Rusty Joiner solid in "Close to Home" guest spot...

You might recognize Rusty Joiner from the countless men's fitness magazine covers on which he has appeared or hos workout DVD, calendar, or maybe he poured you a drink at iCandy in West Hollywood. He made me a few lemon drop martinis last year and I chatted him up about his acting career (We also realized that it was a picture of his abs that accompanied my Advocate cover story on gay polygamy).
Rusty seemed very sincere about his ambitions and about transitioning from model/trainer type to actor and had by that time already appeared in the Ben Stiller comedy "Dodgeball." So I was glad to see him last night in an episode of the CBS series "Close to Home" He played the coach of a college kid who killed his dad and he did very nicely in his scene! Rusty is straight - but obviously very gay-friendly - and I hope he lands a lot more gigs on TV and in movies.