Mario Cantone Says He Was Cut From ‘The Tonight Show’ Because He’s Gay

Mario Cantone is beloved by viewers worldwide as Anthony Marentino on “Sex and the City,” but he’s revealed that many of his early efforts to establish a career on the comedy circuit were met with pushback because of his sexuality. In an interview Tuesday on the podcast “Allison Interviews,” Cantone recalled one such instance in which he was cut from the lineup of “The Tonight Show” in 1986 because the show’s talent coordinator worried that his brand of comedy — which included impersonations of Joan Crawford, Judy Garland and other LGBTQ icons ― wouldn’t sit well with then-host Johnny Carson…. Read Full Article