Sam Perry: Oprah's "Mr. Man" Revealed, To Be On Show Friday

Oprah's random shoulder to cry on has been identified, and he'll be on her show Friday.

Oprah Winfrey said on her show Wednesday that she did not know the man whose shoulder she cried on during the Obama victory event Tuesday night in Chicago's Grant Park.

"I ended up, I don't know who this guy is," she said while showing a photo of her crying on a nearby celebrator's shoulder. "Friends called me around the country saying, 'Who is with you?' I go, 'I don't know him!' But he was very nice to me. At one point I was just sobbing on his shoulder, mascara everywhere. Anyway, thank you Mr. Man for letting me cry on your shoulder."

The Chicago Sun-Times Thursday identified the man as Silicon Valley resident Sam Perry, who was listed as Obama's communications director for the region:

Perry is apparently an Obama volunteer, listed as the communications director for Silicon Valley for Obama.

Giselle Schmitz, regional field director for the Obama campaign, described Perry as "a great guy" and "tremendous asset to the organization."

"He's a great, great supporter," she said. "He did a ton of work on the campaign."

Watch Oprah talk about her mystery man:

Comments

[betabeta]

I've been there before, during 9/11 when they showed the Pentagon had been attacked, I grabbed a total stranger standing next to me and started crying on his shoulder. He was very kind ,got me water and kleenex and gave me a big hug... even shed some tears of his own, but to this day I don't know who he was.

[rhetoricdog]

I shared a taxi with a total stranger during 9/11. We fled from Newark airport as they evacuated. They then thought another plane was coming for us. I don't know who you were, but I am grateful to have shared that cab with someone. As we drove away from the airport, we got the news first hand: a visual of the Manhattan skyline missing the Towers.

Glad I had a shoulder next to me in that backseat.

[mmgbizgirl]

You need someone to lean on when the sheer impact hits you about this historic event.

Here is my tribute to the President and his family.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5QigRkg9G8

Enjoy!

[toocoldout]

Is it true he's gona be on her show Friday?