Line #21 Creator/WillamBelli


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2	->''I'm trying to bring attention to one of my favorite causes, [[ItsAllAboutMe which is me]]. ''
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4	Willam Bart Belli (born June 30, 1982), often known mononymously as Willam, is an American actor, musician, and {{drag queen}} from UsefulNotes/{{Philadelphia}}.
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6	Known for her abrasive personality and vain persona, Willam is perhaps one of the most notorious contestants to ever appear on ''Series/RuPaulsDragRace'', having been only one of two contestants (to date, the other being Sherry Pie) to be [[NoodleIncident ejected from the competition]], despite having been one of the favorites to win that season. Outside of drag, he's also known for his bit parts in film and television, most notably the recurring role of Cherry Peck on ''Nip/Tuck'', and Emerald in the 2018 remake of ''Film/{{A Star is Born\|2018}}'', alongside fellow ''Drag Race'' alumnus Creator/{{Shangela}}.
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8	Willam is also a recording artist, having released two studio albums and a bevy of singles throughout his career. From 2012 to 2014, he was a member of the pop group DWV, alongside drag queens Vicky Vox and Detox Icunt. Some of their most popular songs include "Chow Down" (a parody of Wilson Phillips' "Hold On"), and "Boy Is A Bottom" (a parody of Music/AliciaKeys' "Girl on Fire"). Since their split, Willam has been performing regularly with fellow ''Drag Race'' alumni Creator/CourtneyAct and Creator/AlaskaThunderfuck as The AAA Girls.
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10	In 2018, Willam and Alaska began the ''Race Chaser'' podcast, recapping every season of ''Drag Race'' from the beginning. The success of ''Race Chaser'' led to the creation of [[https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/mom/ Moguls of Media ("M.O.M.")]], an LGBTQ-focused podcast network in association with Forever Dog, which has launched several titles featuring other ''Drag Race'' alumni.
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13	!! Bibliography:
14	* ''Suck Less: Where There's a Willam, There's a Way'' (2016)
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17	!! Selected filmography
18	* ''Film/AmericanPie: The Wedding'' (2003) as Butch Queen
19	* ''Series/NipTuck'' (2004 -- 2006) as Cherry Peck
20	* ''Series/{{CSINY}}'' (2007) as Candy Darling
21	* ''[[Film/AnotherGayMovie Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild!]]'' (2008) as Nancy Needatwat
22	* ''WebAnimation/{{Jiz}}'' (2008-?) as Spooge, a parody of [[WesternAnimation/{{Jem}} Riot]]
23	* ''Series/CriminalMinds'' (2009) as Walter Patterson (episode: "...To Hell")
24	* ''Series/{{Southland}}'' (2009) as Sheila
25	* ''Film/BloodrayneTheThirdReich'' (2011) as Vasyl Tishenko
26	* ''Series/{{Wonder Woman\|2011 Pilot}}'' (2011 pilot) as Fake Creator/MarilynMonroe
27	* ''Series/RuPaulsDragRace'' (2012) {{as himself}}
28	** ''[=RuPaul=]'s Drag U'' (2012)
29	* ''Series/{{CSI}}'' (2012) as Dahlia (episode: "Code Blue Plate Special")
30	* ''Film/FunSize'' (2012) as Qwerty
31	* ''Series/TheNewNormal'' (2013) as Nana Drag Queen (episode: "The Goldie Rush")
32	* ''Series/AtMidnight'' (2016, 2018) as himself (contestant)
33	* ''Film/HurricaneBianca'' (2016) as Bailey
34	* ''WebVideo/UNHhhh'' (2017) as himself (episode: "Willam")
35	* ''Series/WhenWeRise'' (2017) as Jason Snyder
36	* ''Film/{{A Star Is Born\|2018}}'' (2018) as Emerald
37	* ''WesternAnimation/SuperDrags'' (2018 -- present) as Lady Elza (English dub)
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39	!! Discography
40	!!! '''as Willam'''
41	* ''The Wreckoning'' (2012)
42	* ''Shartistry in Motion'' (2015)
43	* ''Now That's What I Call Drag Music, Vol. 1'' (2018)
44	!!! '''with The AAA Girls'''
45	* ''Christmas Queens'' EP (2015)
46	* ''Access All Areas'' (2017)
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48	!! Willam Belli provides examples of the following tropes:
49	* BerserkButton: Do not dare feature [[JitterCam pedestrian quality]] [[WhoForgotTheLights video production]] or [[ImpossiblyTackyClothes bad fashion]]/[[CosmeticCatastrophe makeup advice]] in your so called professional videos, or Willam "will" read you to filth. Case in point: [[https://youtu.be/QHK3H1QQb8Y?t=263 this video.]]
50	** Breeland's mere existence is enough to annoy Willam.
51	* TheCameo: Along with her fellow AAA Girls Creator/AlaskaThunderfuck and Creator/CourtneyAct, Willam appears in the music video for "Power" by Music/LittleMix, since band member Jade Thirlwell is a massive fangirl of drag.
52	* DragQueen: Primarily of the "fishy" variety, but with elements of camp.
53	* TheFashionista: He's pretty open about being a clotheshorse.
54	* GenderBlenderName: Willam isn't firmly associated as being either masculine or feminine.
55	* {{Hypocrite}}: Has gone on record blasting her fellow Ru girls for certain behavior that she, herself, has been guilty of. On her Podcast ''Race Chasers'' she calls out queens for making fun of each other for having messed up teeth as that's not something everyone can control ... but she has (on camera) made fun of Phi Phi O'Hara for having a snaggletooth.
56	* ItsAllAboutMe: Willam's persona; brought up to eleven in the Pride challenge on ''Drag Race'', in which he covered her float with stickers of her face.
57	* NWordPrivileges: Makes liberal use of "faggot", "fag", and other typically homophobic slurs in his videos and performances.
58	* {{Permastubble}}: He's often clocked for having noticeable facial hair while in drag. When he did a video with Creator/TrixieMattel, he put Trixie's hand up to his chin already in drag and Trixie described it as "whatever's beyond sandpaper, that's cactus, a full cactus".
59	* PronounTrouble: Never uses feminine pronouns even when fully in character, making him a very rare case of this trope being applied to a cis person using standard cis pronouns.
60	* RefugeInAudacity: Pretty notable for his lack of filter, ''especially'' in ''Willam's Beatdown,'' her ''Series/TheSoup''-esque web series.
61	* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: His disqualification from ''Drag Race'' was said to be from getting conjugal visits from his husband, which was against the rules, but that's a half-truth. While he ''was'' secretly seeing his partner, he was purposely breaking as many rules as possible to get kicked off, as he clashed with the producers over how contestants were treated, and he ultimately decided he didn't need to win the season to further his career. To this day he's a huge critic of the show and [=RuPaul=] and has understandably not been brought back for ''All-Stars'' or other officially-related productions, despite being a fan-favorite.
62	* [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Spell My Name Without An I]]: As he's quick to tell you, it's not William, it's not [[{{Music/TheBlackEyedPeas}} will.i.am]], it's ''Willam''.
63	* TallPoppySyndrome: Willam is often accused of having a [[SmallNameBigEgo proportionately inflated ego]], owing to the fact that he was already a successful performer before appearing on ''Drag Race''.
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