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CELEBRITIES & HIV
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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