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Wilson Cruz (born Wilson Echevarría; December 27, 1973) is an American actor known for playing Rickie Vasquez on My So-Called Life, [1] Dr. Hugh Culber on Star Trek: Discovery, [2] and the recurring character Junito on Noah's Arc. As a gay man of Afro-Puerto Rican ancestry, he has served as an advocate for gay youth, especially gay minorities.
Sep 1, 2011 · On the show, Wilson Cruz (best known for his role as Rickie Vasquez on the '90s teen drama My So-Called Life) plays the incredibly sexy HIV-positive doc who falls in love with the sexually free ...
Wilson Cruz celebrated how far LGBTQ representation on TV has come at Paley Honors in New York City. ... “When I suggested that we make Davina and Shea HIV-positive so we could tell the story of ...
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May 15, 2013 · It also won the Tony Award for Best Musical, and Wilson Jermaine Heredia won a Tony for his performance as Angel Dumott Schunard, the HIV-positive Latina drag queen character. The show features ...
Apr 9, 2020 · Years later, a segment on the AIDS activist group ACT UP on “60 Minutes” is credited with pushing the government to fund more aggressive HIV/AIDS research. For Cruz, he can’t imagine having ...
Mar 3, 2020 · The first openly gay actor to play an openly gay series regular in a leading role on TV, Wilson Cruz has witnessed firsthand the changing tides of TV representation. Cruz paved the way for shows such as "Will & Grace" and "Ellen" with his portrayal of Rickie Vasquez, the troubled gay Latino high schooler on the teen drama "My So-Called Life ...