Soap Opera Hunk & Artist Thom Bierdz Prepares Explicit Hollywood Tell-all

Thom Bierdz is an American actor best-known for his portrayal of Philip Chancellor III on the daytime drama "The Young and The Restless," which he has played periodically over the years. (Chancellor was killed in a drunk-driving accident in 1989, only to return again, this time as a gay man.) He also appeared in guest roles on such series as "Melrose Place," where he had the ongoing role of as the abusive Hank, "Murder She Wrote" and "Matlock." More recently, the out Bierdz played Bobby Burton on the web series "Old Dogs New Tricks" in 2012 and 2013.

At the height of his success, his brother Troy murdered his mother in their Wisconsin home – an event that shattered Thom and his siblings. He went to write about the events in his award-winning book "Forgiving Troy." This year he appeared and narrated an episode of "Evil Lives Here" on the Investigation Discovery (ID) Network. His episode, "The Soap Star's Secret," was based on his award-winning memoir, "Forgiving Troy." In the show he recounts his brother Troy's life and his strange behavior leading up to his mother's murder.

Despite his success an actor, the hunky Bierdz became disillusioned with the industry and left it to concentrate on a career as an artist. He found peace by secluding himself in a cabin in Lake Arrowhead, without TV and minimal contact with the outside world, to concentrate on his art, which Highlight Hollywood once declared is on par with Picasso, Van Gogh, Matisse and Warhol. In Magazine referred to Thom as "The Next Warhol."

After a long self-imposed exile of seven years from Hollywood, the former "Young and The Restless" hunk, through the encouragement of fans on social media, is preparing to release what could possibly be the most explicit sex memoir a celebrity has ever penned. This new tell-all memoir, entitled "Young, Gay and Restless," unveils his every scandalous (often amusing and embarrassing) sex adventure.

Very explicit

Most scandalous sex?

EDGE: What was your most scandalous sex adventure?

Thom Bierdz: I would have to say golden showers. My publisher wanted me to remove it, because it is too taboo to talk about. For me, I was like what's the big deal. Urine is healthy. There is nothing dirty about it - or about any fantasy. I only peed and got peed on once or twice - but I will not be shamed about a fantasy that does not hurt anyone.

EDGE: You were the first openly gay contract player on a major daytime drama. How did that play out?

Thom Bierdz: I was not out when I first came to Hollywood. Even when I joined the show I was still in the closet. I came out in 2004 and when I rejoined the show in in 2009, I came back playing the same character who was dead but gay now.

EDGE: In your early 20s you worked at a gay bar in Milwaukee frequented by serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer. How did you escaped him?

Thom Bierdz: I worked at Club 219 and that is one of the places he often visited. I worked on the third floor and my lover at the time, worked in the basement. While alone down there with him, he heard a voice saying that there is a serial killer in your presence.

EDGE: You are a good-looking guy. Why undergo nine plastic surgeries?

Thom Bierdz: I never thought I was good looking. I tried to make my face look wider, I had my ears pinned back, and had liposuction. I even had some stomach fat removed and added to my penis. It straighten it, added to its girth and length.

Finding happiness

EDGE: You talk about looking for love and having more than 200 sex partners. Have you finally found what you are looking for?

Thom Bierdz: I am what I am looking for. It's a lesson for all of us to be happy with ourselves. I am very happy and content with my life. However, I am open to a partner.

EDGE: What will the readers be surprised to learn about you?

Thom Bierdz: That I suffer from insecurity and social anxiety. I am a very creative guy, but I prefer to see people as little as possible.

EDGE: This is your second book. Do you have plans to write again?

Thom Bierdz: I have six more books soon to be available. Next week, I will have one with 100 black and white prints of my male nude paintings, then when the book is turned over and upside down, it is 100 pictures of the artist, me over the years, in artistic black and white. I also have a book that accounts the stories of men who have been assaulted, and a vegan cookbook.

EDGE: Why have soaps lost their appeal?

Thom Bierdz: Today, we just have more choices. Soap operas are an expensive process to provide. Years ago, there were only three channels to watch. I don't watch dramas myself, I watch a lot of YouTube lectures; news, documentaries - nothing fictional. With today's technology, most of us are fickle and want something new and exciting to watch every five minutes.

For more information on Thom, visit his website. Thom also has high-end paintings, low-end prints, and his autographed books for sale.