Michael Kearns

Michael Kearns

Actor

St. Louis, Missouri, USA
January 8, 1950

Biography

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.

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Representative Works

Body Double
Body Double
6.7
/ English
And the Band Played On
And the Band Played On
6.4
/ English
It's My Party
It's My Party
6.3
/ English
A Mother's Prayer
A Mother's Prayer
8.6
/ English
The Execution
The Execution
7.3
/ English
River Made to Drown In
River Made to Drown In
5.4
/ English
Street Asylum
Street Asylum
5.1
/ English
Rimbaud in L.A.
Rimbaud in L.A.
No Rating Yet
/ English
Dorothy and Alan at Norma Place
Dorothy and Alan at Norma Place
No Rating Yet
/ English
The Perfect Gentleman
The Perfect Gentleman
6.0
/ English
Silent No More
Silent No More
No Rating Yet
/ English
Dream Man
Dream Man
3.0
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Body Double
1984Nominee

Best Performance

Body Double

And the Band Played On
1993Nominee

Best Performance

And the Band Played On

It's My Party
1996Nominee

Best Performance

It's My Party

Career Highlights

A Mother's Prayer
1995Highlight

Best Performance

A Mother's Prayer

The Execution
1985Highlight

Best Performance

The Execution

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