Stephen F. Kolzak
US television executive and AIDS activist
About Stephen F. Kolzak
Lived 1953 – 1990 (aged 37). Stephen F. Kolzak was an American hIV/AIDS activist, casting director, discrimination against people with HIV/AIDS and lGBT rights.
Stephen F. Kolzak was an American Los Angeles casting director.
He is best known for Altered States (1980), Cheers (1982) and Bachelor Party (1984). He is reported to have chosen the Cheers cast. He was also was the president of Key Club International in 1970–1971.
In the last two years of his life, he was in a long-term relationship with his partner Paul Monette.
The GLAAD Stephen F. Kolzak Award given to an openly LGBT member of the entertainment or media community for his or her work toward eliminating homophobia has been awarded since 1991, with Kolzak being the posthumous inaugural recipient.
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Who was Stephen F. Kolzak?
US television executive and AIDS activist
When was Stephen F. Kolzak born?
Stephen F. Kolzak was born on 19 February 1953 in Hartford.
When did Stephen F. Kolzak die?
Stephen F. Kolzak died on 19 September 1990 in Sherman Oaks Hospital, Los Angeles.
What was Stephen F. Kolzak's occupation?
Stephen F. Kolzak was a hIV/AIDS activist, casting director, discrimination against people with HIV/AIDS and lGBT rights.
What nationality was Stephen F. Kolzak?
Stephen F. Kolzak was American.
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