Celebs Living With HIV

The former Two and a Half Men star appeared on the Today show on Nov. 17, 2015 to confirm that he is “in fact” HIV positive. Following tabloid reports about his status, the 50-year-old actor said, "I have a responsibility now to better myself and to help a lot of other people, and hopefully with what we're doing today, others may come forward and say, 'Thanks Charlie. Thanks for kicking the door open.'"

The five-time NBA champ, 56, announced that he was HIV positive in 1991 and has since become an advocate for HIV/AIDS prevention. That same year, Johnson founded the Magic Johnson Foundation to develop and fund programs addressing HIV/AIDS prevention, HIV testing and effective treatment for people living with HIV/AIDS. At the time of his announcement, Johnson stated that neither his wife, Cookie, nor their unborn son, Earvin III (now known as EJ Johnson), were infected with HIV.

Considered one of the greatest Olympic divers of all time, Louganis, 55, won gold medals in springboard and tower diving events in 1988, six months after being diagnosed with HIV. He recounted his story in his autobiography, Breaking the Surface. Louganis married his partner, Johnny Chaillot, in 2013.

In September, the Who's the Boss? star revealed on Oprah: Where Are They Now? that he's been living with HIV for the past 12 years. "It's like anybody hearing you have terminal cancer or something awful," Pintauro, 39, told ET about the diagnosis. "My life is forever changed." He currently works as a restaurant manager in Las Vegas and is married to realtor Wil Tabares.

The 84-year-old Broadway composer was diagnosed in 1985, making him one of the few people diagnosed with HIV in the 1980s who survived to take advantage of the better drug treatments made available in the 1990s. He received the Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre in 2009.

The 67-year-old Styx bassist came out as a gay man living with HIV in 2001. He now tours with the band on a regular basis and has been involved in raising awareness for AIDS and gay rights.

The Frankie Goes to Hollywood singer, 55, was diagnosed with HIV in 1991 and went public about his status in 1994.

The journalist, known for anchoring CBC Newsworld, was one of Canada's first TV personalities to go public with their HIV status.

The Erasure singer, 51, went public with his HIV status in 2004 after first being diagnosed in 1998.

The fashion designer announced that he was HIV positive on Project Runway: All Stars in 2013. By that time, he had been living with HIV for about seven years.

The figure skating champion, 46, took home the bronze medal at the 1996 Olympics. He announced that he was HIV positive in 2000. In 2012, he was elected to the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame.