Acting
Ryan White
Born — Died
1971-12-06 — 1990-04-08
Place of birth
Kokomo, Indiana, USA
Known for
Acting
Credits
3 titles
Ryan White was born in Kokomo, Indiana in 1971. A hemophiliac, Ryan regularly needed injections of blood products to survive. In 1985 at the age of 13, it was discovered that Ryan contracted the AIDS virus sometime during the previous year from tainted blood. His case got national attention when his school expelled him when they learned about his disease. Not wanting to lie down and die that easily, Ryan and his parents took the school to court where they won the right for him to return to class. As a result of Ryan's courage and outspokeness to take on his own school board, be became one of the USA's most visible spokesperson on the AIDS crisis. During 1985-1989 he appeared at schools and A…
Known for
7.3'Basketball: A Love Story' is a series of 62 interconnected short stories that creates a vibrant mosaic of the game, featuring 165 exclusive interviews. The cast encompasses basketball's most prominent figures and explores the complex nature of love as it relates to the game.
Basketball: A Love Story
2018
NRAgainst a rich Hollywood backdrop, "Commitment to Life" documents the true story of the fight against HIV/AIDS in Los Angeles - and how an intrepid group of people living with HIV/AIDS, doctors, movie stars, studio moguls and activists changed the course of the epidemic.
Commitment to Life
2023
6.5The story of Ryan White, a 13-year-old haemophiliac who contracted AIDS from factor VIII, which was used to control this disorder.
The Ryan White Story
1989