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Michael Kearns
Acting
Born January 8, 1950 · St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Also known as Grant Tracy Saxon
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.
Filmography9 titles

Cheers
1982as Richard
1982as Richard

Murder, She Wrote
1984as Reporter
1984as Reporter

Beverly Hills, 90210
1990as Hal
1990as Hal

The Execution
1985
1985

Knots Landing
1979as Stan
1979as Stan

Body Double
1984as Male Porn Star
1984as Male Porn Star

And the Band Played On
1993as Cleve
1993as Cleve

The Perfect Gentleman
2010as Charles
2010as Charles

Old Dogs & New Tricks
as Bill Shannon
as Bill Shannon