Michael Kearns, an actor, playwright and pioneering LGBTQ+ rights activist, died on Monday, Oct. 5, at age 76
One of Hollywood's first openly gay actors, Kearns made headlines in 1991 when he publicly revealed that he was HIV positive
His death came just six days before he was scheduled to return to Los Angeles' Celebration Theatre for a special performance
Michael Kearns, a pioneering actor, playwright and AIDS activist who broke barriers as one of Hollywood's first openly gay performers, has died. He was 76.
Kearns died Monday, Oct. 5, according to longtime friend and journalist Karen Ocamb, who reported his death in the Los Angeles Blade. Filmmaker and professor Roland Palencia also confirmed the news in a social media tribute, revealing that Kearns had been in and out of emergency rooms several times in recent months. A cause of death has not been announced.
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One of Hollywood's first openly gay actors, Kearns made headlines in 1991 when he publicly revealed that he was HIV positive
His death came just six days before he was scheduled to return to Los Angeles' Celebration Theatre for a special performance
Michael Kearns, a pioneering actor, playwright and AIDS activist who broke barriers as one of Hollywood's first openly gay performers, has died. He was 76.
Kearns died Monday, Oct. 5, according to longtime friend and journalist Karen Ocamb, who reported his death in the Los Angeles Blade. Filmmaker and professor Roland Palencia also confirmed the news in a social media tribute, revealing that Kearns had been in and out of emergency rooms several times in recent months. A cause of death has not been announced.
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