Although I wonder, had he lived, how well he would have been able to transition - because even between the early 80s and late 80s/early 90s the style of comedy in movies changed SO much. They were in "The Rothschilds" together when Robby was 13-14. He died in 1996 from AIDS related Lymphoma. [1] After attending James Madison High School,[1] he studied art at Cooper Union, with designs on becoming a painter, then switched to acting at New York City's Neighborhood Playhouse[1] under acting coach Sanford Meisner, and pursued a career in theater. To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. Frey, who was gay, died at age 49 from the complications of AIDS in New York on August 24, 1988, 11 days before his 50th birthday. She was a fat, nasty, prejudiced bitch who sold horrible food but you never saw paparazzi or blue police barriers or limos at her place. Ray Sharkey continued to have sex with and infect women with HIV after he was diagnosed. Remi Laurent -- he played the son in the original film of La Cage aux Folles (1978) and died in 1989. Whenever I watch the movie version of "The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas" , I.wonder how many of those beautiful talented dancers in the football team locker room number are still with us. With Brad's death, it was always about AIDS. Become a contributor - post when you want with no ads. I googled this and his publicist did say this to gay press soon after Ritts' death: "Herb was HIV-positive, but this particular pneumonia was not PCP (pneumocystis pneumonia), a common opportunistic infection of AIDS. R150 No-- I just did a little research and found him, but it turns out he was killed by a cop. What happens to Helix Studio boys once theyre no longer twinks? Just checked the Wikipedia page for Brad Davis and it contradicts the commonly held belief he died of AIDS. For years, I thought that Keene Curtis died of AIDS. He was mainly known for his disco hit 'Like An Eagle'. On August 24, 1988, Leonard Frey died of non-communicable disease. Rue was an even bigger slut than Blanche. I went through his illness with him and was with him the day before he passed away. Not me, R172. Light-skinned black actor -- I think his first name may have been Ray? He must have been a pushy bottom then.He was kind of an outcast in Germany as he was half Jewish. Here's another shot. He was replaced by Brent Barrett, the handsome gentleman in the video linked at R94, but managed to nab a Tony nomination for his performance. McLinden was part inspiration for the lead character in "It's a Sin," from the pen of Russell T. Davies. He had a couple of big solo hits: Instant Replay in the late 70s and I Can Dream About You in 1984. Sadly, while playing Larry Kramer in a play about the impact of AIDS, he was a major whore. He is survived by a brother, Charles Frey Jr., and a nephew, Charles Frey 3d. Armstrong was dubbed. Rue McClanahan wrote that Brad mowed her lawn and plowed her pussy. In 1991, in the year of Leonard H Frey's passing, on November 7th, legendary basketball player Magic Johnson announced that he had HIV. Frey was attending the Oscar night party at Elaine's. Thanks for the info. Gary Bond, aged 55, who died in 1995. It's traumatic for me to read these. I was an active member of our alumni association and he passed shortly before a reunion. Everyone said, "I never knew Harry had a drinking problem. Cade Frey (Michael) Cade Michael Frey, 18, of Farmersburg, passed away on Tuesday, November 24, 2020. Season 5, Episode 23 Ted Baxter's Famous Broadcasters School", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Leonard_Frey&oldid=1148592397, Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre alumni, James Madison High School (Brooklyn) alumni, Short description is different from Wikidata, Internet Off-Broadway Database person ID same as Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 7 April 2023, at 03:41. A lot of people who are familiar with his solo career don't realize that he was also part of the Edgar Winter Group in the early 70s & sang lead on their huge hit, Free Ride (which he also wrote). who should have been famous if they hadn't been taken from the world prematurely. The Patriots did not announce a cause of death. Not actors, but the founders of the fun, doomed FILMEX in LA, Gary and Gary. 'I want to preserve him.'. He was a serious actor but suddenly disappeared in 1988. The series centers on a powerful head of Century Studios and a group of up-and-coming starlets. Sadly almost six hundred entries including directors, choreographers, and even porn stars. I've always wondered. I meant to post this as evidence of Joel Crothers' beauty. Is this why we're such bitter old things? R295 Is Miss Hal a bottom? Died in December 11, 1986 the day after his 31st birthday. That eulogy is not in the play of "THe Normal Heart". [quote] What kind of idiot puts dust in a "dessert". Truly the loss of all of the talent and beauty from the early years of the epidemic are devastating .. And so many in so many other important professions. I really, truly believe that's why we have such a shitty generation of music that is so repetitive, of pop culture that keeps feeding on itself, why we have a lack of new ideas.because our beautiful artists and creators all died in the AIDS holocaust, while Reagan (and others) sat by and watched. I just found this post online regarding Dennis Parker (Wade Nichols): [quote] Dennis and I were friends from the early 80s until his death. r4 Lenny Baker was str8 and died of throat cancer. He has a wife and two children whom by now must be teens or young adults. The flamboyant Brooklyn native, who died Wednesday at Beth Israel Hospital in New York City, received an Oscar nomination as best supporting actor for his performance as Motel. Dennis C. Stewart, the guy who played crater face in Grease. (There is some disagreement over this, since other bios say he died of cancer from smoking.). He was Alfonso Ribeiro's dad on the show. Now it's all amusement park Disney crap with unimaginative staging. He was in lots of films around then, and is naked in "The Breaking of Bumbo" with the lovely fragrant Joanna Lumley in 1970. I'm sure they liked each other a lot. ", Broadway was more tolerant but not all that much earlier (A Chorus Line - and only nominations for the gay roles). Get details on someones death such as date of death, place of death, surviving relatives, assets, and more! Merritt Buttrick, Kirk's son David in Star Trek II/II, died at age 30 in 1989. But any excuse to watch this What a sad thread. Ron Vawter - Supporting actor in films and member of the Wooster group. Had never seen that before. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Leonard H Frey. Either youre too young or your memory is failing you, but clearly you forget what it was (and in some instances, still is) like to be an actor of color in 1981. R90, the guy who played Al was also a longtime Solid Gold dancer who got this young gay hot week after week. He died in 1994. Robby has nothing good to say about him and clearly regarded him as a child molester (Robby never took him up on the offer). Aug. 25, 1988 12 AM PT Leonard Frey, who played the role of Motel the tailor in the 1971 movie Fiddler on the Roof after being featured in the Broadway Oh, hey there R169. [quote]Micheal Jeter From Evening Shade died of Aids. The shame and embarrassment that was such a force for people then. All those plays that won't get written now. - IMDb Mini Biography By: TPK Trivia (4) Studied acting at New York City's prestigious Neighborhood Playhouse under famed I grew up in the midst of this and was scared beyond scared to think it was something I could contract. Not an actor, but I want to add Ricky Wilson of The B-52's. John Hargreaves, Australian actor who was in Don's Party died of AIDS. Performed in Comic Roles. Sad to see that Baltimora "Tarzan Boy" and comedian Frank Maya both died of AIDS. Other film credits included roles in The Magic Christian (1969), Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon (1970), Where the Buffalo Roam (1980),[3] Up the Academy (1980),[3] and Tattoo (1981).[3]. In a remembrance of McLinden, Ian Temple paints a vivid picture of youthful energy, sex, love and loss in the 1980s through to the 1990s. George Pesatura who replaced Sammy Williams in ACL. No, he died on 08/24/1988, He was 49 years old when he died. Of the men, Im one of only 3 cast-members who was still alive in the 1990s. With the exception of Cliff Gorman, who died of cancer, and Laurence Luckinbill, Peter White, and Reuben Greene, who are all still living, all the BITB actors (Frey, Kenneth Nelson, Frederick Combs, Keith Prentice, and Robert LaTourneaux) were killed by AIDS. A collection of cardboard tombstones, bound together with a rubber band. Sharkey's daughter was just arrested for beating her boyfriend's mother to death with a baseball bat. Recently watched the movie If. (1968) and was struck by actor Richard Warwick; I was sure Id seen him in something else and sure enough he also appeared in Nicholas and Alexandra (1971) and Sebastiane (1976) interestingly, in all 3 films, his character was implied to be or definitely was gay. Agreed! not the AIDS. Brad Davis was molested by his mother so his "plowing" of Rue was really just a "repetition compulsion" regarding his childhood trauma. He had wonderful timing which I remember best in a Mary Tyler Moore Show episode in which he played the only student who shows up for Ted Baxter's Famous School of Broadcasting. [quote] Dan Hartman, singer/musician. He was a smart and lovely guy. James Frey, the disgraced author whose literary career was supplanted by turns as a reality TV star, ad pitchman, and philanthropist, was found dead of a heart attack in his Los Angeles mansion. You might want to stop talking to it.]. r331, in another thread, somebody claimed that it was Timothy Patrick Murphy, mentioned at r2, who unknowingly infected Fuccello. Apparently Keene was always bugging him for sex, promising to give him a blowjob if Robby would suck his dick too. [quote'It's a terrible curse,' Heat star Carroll O'Connor has said of what he calls his friend and co-star's substance-abuse problems. r55 Lypsinka performed "I've Got Your Number" from "Little Me" in a tribute to fashion designer Pauline Trigere in 1992. Handsome Paul Keenan best known from his work on "Days of Our Lives" and "Dynasty" is notable in that he was one of the first actors to admit he was suffering from AIDS and was gay, rather than trying to cover it up. Today is the Anniversary of Wayland Flowers death in 1988. As in, right now, my shoulders. I never saw him drink more than 2 or 3 drinks.". He was a model for Yves St. Laurent and others. I thought he had been living with AIDS for 20 years, but it's 30, which is a huge difference. Official cause of death was an intentional overdose of narcotics (assisted suicide). [quote]In one of entertainment's most bizarre career moves, he went straight from the Oscar nom to a role on the soap Another World. Other stage credits included revivals of The Time of Your Life (1969), Beggar on Horseback (1970), Twelfth Night (1972) and The Man Who Came to Dinner (1980). West End actor Martin Smith is also mentioned in the piece above. Was he the Bufferin or Anacin guy? I loved this song. It had been well He was really good looking. Strange that they didn't just make Bracken a woman and have Eleanor Parker play that. Died at 49 in 1989 - GREAT actor, so sad to lose him (used to see him around the UWS when I lived in NYC in the 80's.). Anyone remember partner's name? R237, it just occurred to me today that the onset of AIDS and it's mysterious and sudden tragic effects are just as fresh/old in our minds as the devastation of the WWII holocaust was in the minds of Jews back in 1975 (as Bette Midler would let us know in her stage act, when talking about visiting Germany, right around then). Timothy Scott was the boyfriend of Norman Buckley, Betty Lynn's brother. Dan Hartman, singer/musician. He was a fucking knockout, for me, perfectly emblematic of what was "young and handsome" in the sixties. But at the end of the day, his immune system was compromised.". Steven Gelfer, 'Carbucketty' in the original Broadway production of "Cats", December 26, 1988. Another handsome British stage and tv actor Americans might not know was Geoffrey Burridge. I had such a mad crush on David Oliver. [quote]Merritt Buttrick, Kirk's son David in Star Trek II/II, died at age 30 in 1989. Shame about drag queen Craig "Outrageous" Russell, Larry Kert, with Liza in "New York New York". A recent study from Brazil showed that the average age at death for RA was 67 years -- the same age as Glenn Frey. I can;t stand Swen Swenson's voice singing "I've Got Your Number." Glenn Frey, a co-founder of the Eagles and a hit-maker in his own right, died on January 18, 2016, at the age of 67. For the most part I remember reading each of these in the newspaper at the time. That first guy was smoking hot..to bad he got a dirty load. He's one of the sweetest, gentlest men I know, and one of the most gifted actors,' O'Connor told a small group of TV writers in Los Angeles earlier this year. An incredibly nice man. I have the book right here in my bookcase. I sure would have liked to have a piece of that! They seemed to get along famously. Ooh, you should see what Robby Benson has to say about Queen Curtis in his autobiography. I loved Michael Jeter in Green Mile and The Gift. He wanted me to clean the toilet every time I used it. R267 I don't think so. Officially, Glenn Frey's cause of death was listed as complications from rheumatoid arthritis, acute ulcerative colitis, and pneumonia. He died in 1995 and was 52. r319 There have always been many gays and bis in the military, independent of not allowed. He was 49. r10--how can you POSSIBLY have left out mention of Frey as Harold in "The Boys in the Band"? The trouble was that he would leave the office about 4 and have a couple at the VFW, a couple at the Legion, a couple at the country club and so on, so that by the time he rolled home about 7:30 he was flying high. He had a couple of big solo hits: Instant Replay in the late 70s and I Can Dream About You in 1984. I was shocked and saddened to see that he died of AIDS at age 52 in 1997. Anyway, most of these people (Southerns, Mid-Westerns) just COULDN'T" WAIT to see Disney's musical, "Alladin". 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