Shannon Tavarez

Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Bone marrow drive set up to honor 11-year-old ‘Lion King’ star

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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Broadway honors late 11-year-old ‘Lion King’ star

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11-year-old ‘Lion King’ star loses battle with cancer

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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

11-year-old 'Lion King' actress gets blood transplant

NEW HYDE PARK, N.Y. (AP) – A family friend says Shannon will remain in the hospital under observation while physicians ensure that her body does not reject the blood transplant…
/ August 18, 2010
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Young 'Lion King' actor getting crucial transplant

NEW YORK (AP) – Shannon Tavarez has leukemia and will get an umbilical-cord blood transplant Tuesday…
/ August 13, 2010
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

50 Cent registers as bone marrow donor to help 11-year-old ‘Lion King’ star

When 50 Cent heard that 11-year-old Shannon Tavarez needed a bone marrow transplant, he and G-Unit member Tony Yayo registered with DKMS and were added to the Be The Match Registry…
/ August 9, 2010
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

‘Lion King’ star’s leukemia battle takes center stage (VIDEO)

theGRIO VIDEO – Shannon Tavarez’s best chance for survival is a bone marrow transplant, but because African-Americans are underrepresented in the national donor registry…
/ July 27, 2010
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

B’way to hold drive for sick ‘Lion King’ kid star

NEW YORK (AP) – 11-year-old actress Shannon Tavarez should have been belting out songs in her starring role as Nala in ‘The Lion King’. Instead, the 78-pound actress lay curled on a hospital bed…
/ July 22, 2010