hal harry magee sparks iii (born september 25, 1969) is an american stand-up comedian, actor, musician, political commentator, television and radio host and television personality. he is known for his contributions to vh1, hosting e!'s "talk soup", and the role of michael novotny on the american television series "queer as folk", donald davenport in "lab rats" and as the voice of tak in the "tak and the power of juju" television series and video games.