Michael Kearns

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.

Known For

Murder, She Wrote

1984•TV Series•

7.5

Beverly Hills, 90210

1990•TV Series•

7.3

Cheers

1982•TV Series•

7.6

Knots Landing

1979•TV Series•

6.9

Crazy like a Fox

1984•TV Series•

7.2

Body Double

1984•Movie•

6.8

Old Dogs & New Tricks

2011•TV Series•

1.0

And the Band Played On

1993•Movie•

6.5

Filmography