Michael Callen (April 11, 1955 – December 27, 1993) was a singer, songwriter, composer, author, and AIDS activist. He was a significant architect of the response to the AIDS crisis in the United States.First diagnosed with "Gay related immune deficiency" (GRID) in 1982, Callen quickly became a leader in the response to the epidemic. He was a founding member of the People With AIDS Self-Empowerment Movement among other organizations, and he testified before the President's Commission on AIDS and both houses of the United States Congress.Callen died of AIDS-related complications in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 38.
April 11, 1955, Rising Sun, Indiana, United States
Died
December 27, 1993, Los Angeles, California, United States
Place Of Birth
Indiana, USA
Profession
Actor
Albums
Purple Heart, Legacy Top Disc, Legacy Bottom Disc, Legacy
Movies
Zero Patience, Philadelphia, Positive
Star Sign
Aries
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Fact
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Michael Callen appeared in only two feature films as an actor, both of which featured primary plots related to the HIV/AIDS epidemic, Philadelphia (1993) and _Zero Patience (1993)_, and both were released theatrically in 1993, also the same year of Callen's death from AIDS at age 38.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Philadelphia
1993
The Flirtations
Zero Patience
1993
Miss HIV
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
America Undercover
1993
TV Series documentary
Himself
Die Aids-Trilogie: Positiv - Die Antwort schwuler Männer in New York auf AIDS
1990
Documentary
Himself
Bright Eyes
1987
Documentary
Himself
Our Time
1983
TV Series
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Battle of Amfar
2013
Documentary short
Himself - Author
Known for movies
Philadelphia (1993) as The Flirtations
Die Aids-Trilogie: Positiv - Die Antwort schwuler Männer in New York auf AIDS (1990) as Himself
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