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Heterosexual male; former runaway who returned to his family after contracting HIV; died of an AIDS-related illness. He was the world's first soap opera character to contract the disease, and also the first to portray an HIV/AIDS character on a major television show outside North America. 1991: Neon Rider: CTV: Walt: Philip Granger
American actor, nominated for the 1981 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the film Ragtime [44] Sean Sasser (1968–2013) American MTV actor, AIDS activist, and pastry chef. [45] Franklyn Seales (1952–1990) St. Vincent-born American actor (sitcom Silver Spoons) [46] Tommy Sexton (1955–1993) Canadian actor and ...
John Carroll Dye (January 31, 1963 – January 10, 2011) [1] was an American film and television actor known for his role as Andrew in the spiritual television drama series Touched by an Angel. Early life
Since 1981, nearly 39 million people globally have died from AIDS-related illnesses, the result of HIV if left untreated. In the 1980s and '90s, the height of the epidemic, gay and bisexual men ...
Herrera was born on January 19, 1944, in Wiggins, Mississippi, to Theresa Jewel (née Blackburn) and Rafael Antonio Herrera. [3] His paternal grandfather was French-born Gaston Louis Malécot, an instructor at Columbia University and a World War I veteran, and his paternal grandmother was Spanish.
This is a timeline of HIV/AIDS, including but not limited to cases before 1980. Pre-1980s See also: Timeline of early HIV/AIDS cases Researchers estimate that some time in the early 20th century, a form of Simian immunodeficiency virus found in chimpanzees (SIVcpz) first entered humans in Central Africa and began circulating in Léopoldville (modern-day Kinshasa) by the 1920s. This gave rise ...
On this day in 1985, actor Rock Hudson died from AIDS. One of the most famous actors of his day, Rock Hudson was the quintessential leading man. With his dark brown hair, 6'4'' built, overall good ...
1997 Men in Video Awards winner of Best Top. [9] 1998 Men in Video Awards winner of Best Actor. [10] 1998 Grabby Awards winner Best performer. [11] [12] 1998 GayVN Awards winner of Gay performer of the year and Best supporting actor. [13] 2000 GayVN Awards winner of Special Achievement Award for AIDS causes. [14] 2000 Grabby Awards Hall of Fame.