Combs took on the role of Michael's former flame Donald, who recently moved from NYC to the Hamptons in order to turn his life around and undergo psychoanalysis. A stage actor, Combs appeared in productions of The Lady of the Camellias and A Taste of Honey. He later died in 1992 at the age of 56 in Los Angeles of an AIDS-related illness. This role is portrayed by Matt Bomer in the 2020 Netflix adaptation.