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Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

19

Gender

Male

Birthday

1950-01-08 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Also Known As

Grant Tracy Saxon

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

Acting

Rimbaud in L.A.

1982

Rimbaud in L.A.

as

Tom Verlaine

Dream Man

1991

Dream Man

as

Body Double

1984

Body Double

as

Male Porn Star

It's My Party

1996

It's My Party

as

Party Guest

Street Asylum

1990

Street Asylum

as

Additional Voices

Old Dogs & New Tricks

Old Dogs & New Tricks

as

Bill Shannon

Cheers

Cheers

as

Richard

Production

Crew

Directing