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Actor Robert Reed , who starred as father Mike Brady in “ The Brady Bunch ,” never came out as gay or HIV-positive in his lifetime . After he died of cancer in 1992 , his death certificate included HIV as a contributing factor .
Professional tennis player Arthur Ashe revealed in 1992 that he had AIDS . Ashe , who said he probably had contracted the virus from a blood transfusion , died in 1993 .
A former child star of the television sitcom “ Who ’ s the Boss ?” actor Danny Pintauro knew he wasn ’ t facing an automatic death sentence when he found out he was HIV positive in March 2003 . Pintauro , who came out in 1997 and got married last year , shared his HIV status with Oprah Winfrey in September 2015 . “ It ’ s just a big deal , you know ?” he said .
Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury , lead-singer-of-the-rock-band-queen-isdead . Revealed his AIDS diagnosis only a day before he died in 1991
Actor Rock Hudson revealed that he had AIDS after he collapsed while seeking treatment in France . He died a few months later
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