Shameless
2011
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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...
May 17, 2019 · “When I suggested that we make Davina and Shea HIV-positive so we could tell the story of what it’s like to be a trans person living with HIV, that was the first time that I saw the glimmer...
Nov 1, 2010 · October 31 2010 8:00 PM EST. After coming out to his parents at 18, Wilson Cruz's father threw him out of the house, leaving him to live in his car for months. Cruz took off for Hollywood, but he ...
Mar 3, 2020 · Published: March 3, 2020 | Last Updated: August 14, 2023. 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 ...
Jun 24, 2020 · June 24 2020 1:22 PM EST. Wilson is an icon at this point. The actor and activist has made history multiple times over, most notably being the first openly gay actor to play a gay character in a ...
Feb 12, 2020 · Wilson Cruz—who executive-produces the series alongside Wanda Sykes—similarly brings clarity and a breadth of historical and political knowledge to his interviews. ... an HIV-positive, ...
Jun 1, 2021 · In 1994, Wilson Cruz became the first openly gay actor to play an openly gay teen on primetime TV, as Rickie Vasquez on “My So-Called Life.”. Nearly three decades later, Cruz says it’s the ...
