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Michael Kearns

Michael Kearns

Michael Kearns (born January 8, 1950, in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American actor, writer, director, teacher, producer, and activist. He is noted for being one of the first openly gay actors, and after an announcement on Entertainment Tonight in 1991, the first openly HIV-positive actor in Hollywood.

Known for

The Perfect Gentleman
The Perfect Gentleman
2010 • Charles
River Made to Drown In
River Made to Drown In
1997 • Arthur
It's My Party
It's My Party
1996 • Party Guest
A Mother's Prayer
A Mother's Prayer
1995 • Buddy
And the Band Played On
And the Band Played On
1993 • Cleve
Dream Man
Dream Man
1991
Street Asylum
Street Asylum
1990 • Additional Voices
The Execution
The Execution
1985

Full filmography

It's My Party
It's My Party
1996 • Party Guest
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Street Asylum
Street Asylum
1990 • Additional Voices
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Body Double
Body Double
1984 • Male Porn Star
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Rimbaud in L.A.
Rimbaud in L.A.
1982 • Tom Verlaine
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Michael Kearns – Biography, Known For & Filmography