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Born and raised in Danville, Virginia, he attended Virginia Commonwealth University.
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He was best known for his 1997 Home Box Office comedy special Drop Dead Gorgeous (A Tragi-Comedy): The Power of Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive Thinking, about his experiences living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. Although gay, he was in a lavender marriage to Canadian comedian Lois Bromfield from 1980 to 1995. Moore frequently performed as the warm-up comedian for tapings of Roseanne, on which Bromfield was a writer He also appeared in Roseanne Barr"s 1992 comedy special Roseanne Arnold: Live From Trump Castle, and was a warm-up comedian for Margaret Cho"s sitcom All American Girl.
Diagnosed Human Immunodeficiency Virus-positive in 1989, he came out about both his sexuality and his Human Immunodeficiency Virus status in the mid-1990s, developing a one-man comedy show about life with Human Immunodeficiency Virus which became Drop Dead Gorgeous.
Bromfield came out as lesbian around the same time. He also performed at the inaugural We"re Funny That Way! comedy festival in 1997, and appeared in the festival"s documentary film in 1998, and had supporting roles in the film Love Kills and the sitcom Ellen.
Despite the increased profile and strong critical reviews he gained from the Home Box Office special, however, a subsequent national comedy tour was not as successful. Just nine people attended the tour"s opening show in San Francisco, and several other shows had to be cancelled due to poor ticket sales.
Moore continued to support himself with smaller-scale comedy touring, including performing at Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and LGBT conferences and events, and as a speaker on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and Human Immunodeficiency Virus issues.
He died on May 24, 2014.
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