Stephen Kolzak
Stephen F. Kolzak | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 19, 1953 |
| Died | September 19, 1990 (aged 37) |
| Cause of death | HIV/AIDS |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | casting director LGBT rights advocate AIDS sufferer rights advocate |
| Partner | Paul Monette[1] |
Stephen F. Kolzak (born 19 February 1953 in Hartford, CT - died 19 September 1990 in Los Angeles, CA)[2] was an American Los Angeles casting director.[3]
He is best known for Altered States (1980), Cheers (1982) and Bachelor Party (1984).[4] He is reported to have chosen the Cheers cast.[5]
In the last two years of his life, he was in a long-term relationship with his partner Paul Monette.[1]
He devoted the last part of his life to fighting homophobia and AIDS-phobia within the entertainment industry.[6]
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.
References
- ^ a b Weinraub, Judith (July 13, 1991). "LOVE IN THE TIME OF AIDS". Washington Post. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Stephen Kolzak". IMDb. Retrieved 2022-05-15.
- ^ "Stephen F. Kolzak TV Executive, 37". New York Times. September 22, 1990. Retrieved 2022-05-15.
- ^ "Stephen Kolzak - Biography". IMDb. Retrieved 2022-05-15.
- ^ "S.F. Kolzak; Chose 'Cheers' Cast", LA Times, 21 September 1990, retrieved 2022-05-15
- ^ "Stephen F. Kolzak, Casting Supervisor for "Cheers," Dead at 37". AP News. Retrieved 2022-05-15.