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| 2 | [[caption-width-right:350:[-''"My goal is to be a walking piece of political art every time I show up. To challenge expectations. What is masculinity? What does that mean? Women show up every day in pants, but the minute a man wears a dress, the seas part."''-]]] |
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| 4 | '''Billy Porter''' (born September 21, 1969 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American actor, singer and performer. He started his acting career on Platform/{{Broadway}} in TheNineties, becoming well-known for performing and writing. In 2013, he landed the role of Lola in the first Broadway run of ''Film/KinkyBoots'' (based on the film), which was his breakout into further stardom as well as earning him a [[MediaNotes/TonyAwardWinners Tony award]]. He acted on stage and in film and television regularly before landing a lead role in ''Series/{{Pose}}'' as Pray Tell, which earned him an [[MediaNotes/EmmyAward Emmy award]] in 2019 for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, and the distinction of being the first openly gay black man to win any leading acting award in Emmy history. |
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| 6 | Also known for his flamboyant CampGay personality and penchant for wearing luxurious outfits and dresses at social functions. |
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| 8 | In 2021, he revealed that he is HIV-positive, one of the few well-known figures in the entertainment industry to reveal such a diagnosis. |
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| 10 | !!Partial Filmography |
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| 12 | [[AC: Film]] |
| 13 | * ''Film/{{Twisted|1996}}'' (1996) - Shiniqua |
| 14 | * ''Film/TheBrokenHeartsClubARomanticComedy'' (2000) - Taylor |
| 15 | * ''Film/TheHumbling'' (2014) - Prince |
| 16 | * ''Film/LikeABoss'' (2020) - Barrett |
| 17 | * ''Film/{{Cinderella|2021}}'' (2021) - Fabulous Godmother |
| 18 | * ''Film/AnythingsPossible'' (2022) - director |
| 19 | * ''Film/EightyForBrady'' (2023) - Gugu |
| 20 | * ''Film/OurSon'' (2023) - Gabriel |
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| 22 | [[AC: Television]] |
| 23 | * ''Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story'' (1999) - Music/LittleRichard |
| 24 | * ''Series/TheBigC'' (2012) - Eric, 1 episode |
| 25 | * ''Series/TheGetDown'' (2016) - DJ Malibu, 1 episode |
| 26 | * ''Series/{{Pose}}'' (leading role) (2018-2021) - Pray Tell |
| 27 | * ''Series/AmericanHorrorStoryApocalypse'' (2018) - Behold Chablis, 5 episodes |
| 28 | * ''That Damn Michael Che'' (2021) - Atomic Twan/Security Guard, 2 episodes |
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| 30 | [[AC: Western Animation]] |
| 31 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Anastasia}}'' (1997) - Ensemble/Character Vocals |
| 32 | * ''WesternAnimation/MiddlemostPost'' (2021) - Recycle King, 1 episode |
| 33 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Fairfax}}'' (2021) - Hiroki Hassan |
| 34 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheProudFamilyLouderAndProuder'' (2022) - Randall Leibowitz-Jenkins |
| 35 | * ''WesternAnimation/CentralPark'' (2022) - Vance, 1 episode |
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| 37 | !!Theatre |
| 38 | * ''Film/{{Grease}}'' - 1994 |
| 39 | * ''Music/JesusChristSuperstar'' - 1998 |
| 40 | * ''Theatre/AngelsInAmerica'' - 2010 |
| 41 | * ''Film/KinkyBoots'' - 2013 |
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