Model, Pietra Thornton former Playboy model, previously married to Billy Bob Thornton also has lupus.
Trick Daddy
American Rapper Trick Daddy had been fighting a secret battle with discoid lupus since 1998, after going to the doctor seeking treatment for severe dry skin that had begun to appear spotted and discolored. The Miami, Florida star, real name Maurice Young, finally revealed his health struggle during a radio interview in March 2009.
He has refused to take any medication for lupus but encourages others to do so saying, “it gets so serious to that point, with the needles and doctor visits, I know it discourages people and I just need to encourage them to do whatever they need to do to make themselves better.”
Ted Turner
Ted Turner is an American media mogul and philanthropist. As a businessman, he is known as founder of the cable news network CNN, the first dedicated 24-hour cable news channel. He famously married actress Jane Fonda in 1991, they divorced in 2001.
When he was a teenager, his younger sister Mary Jane aged contracted a form of lupus, and suffered terribly before dying a relatively short while later aged just 17.
In 2001 the Turner Foundation gave $1 million to lupus research in the USA. He said “Lupus is a serious and sometimes deadly challenge affecting young people and their families. The Turner Foundation is pleased to help combat this terrible disease by making a contribution to research directed at a better understanding of the cause and treatment of this disease in children and teens.”
Blair Underwood
Blair Underwood. Actor, appeared in LA Law as Jonathan Rollins, Dirty Sexy money as Simon Elder and as Dr Robert Leeds in Sex in the City. Voted one of People's ‘50 Most Beautiful People’.
“My uncle has suffered from Lupus for many years, and the pain that it unleashes is inhumane".
Ray Walston
Actor Ray Walston lost a 6 year battle with lupus and died just after his 86th Birthday in 2001. He appeared in films such as, Paint your Wagon, South Pacific, Buck Rogers and The Sting and regularly on various TV programmes such as My Favourite Martian in the 1960’s and Star Trek the Next Generation & Voyager.
Michael Wayne
Michael Wayne, the eldest son of late actor John Wayne who helped produce several of his father's films, died aged 68 of heart failure following complications from lupus.
Randall Winston
Randall Winston (pictured with Dick Van Dyke). Producer for the hit series, Scrubs and Cougar Town, donated a kidney to sister Karen after she developed lupus-related kidney disease, which caused her own kidneys to fail.
Morgan Woolard
Morgan Woolard, runner up to Miss USA. Morgan caused a massive uproar when she said she had been ‘cured of lupus’, people went so far as to raise petitions to get her to withdraw her comments.
Some statements she made seemed to indicate that she actually had drug induced lupus, which can usually be reversed by stopping the medication that causes the condition.
Eduardo Xol
ABC's Extreme Home Makeover landscaper Eduardo's sister has Lupus.
He helped his sister relax and relieve stress by creating a garden oasis designed with sun sensitivity in mind.
Mercedes Yvette
American fashion model and actress Mercedes Yvette was a finalist on America's Next Top model. During the show she revealed that she had lupus.
She is now a spokesperson for the Lupus Foundation of America.
