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Porter has also appeared in a number of films. He landed a major role as Shiniqua, a drag queen who befriends Angel ([[David Norona]]) and Lee (Keivyn McNeill Grayes) in [[Seth Michael Donsky]]'s ''[[Twisted (1996 film)|Twisted]]'', an adaptation of ''Oliver Twist''. |
Porter has also appeared in a number of films. He landed a major role as Shiniqua, a drag queen who befriends Angel ([[David Norona]]) and Lee (Keivyn McNeill Grayes) in [[Seth Michael Donsky]]'s ''[[Twisted (1996 film)|Twisted]]'', an adaptation of ''Oliver Twist''. |
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He has had a musical career with two albums released, ''Billy Porter'' on A&M Records in 1997 and ''At the Corner of Broadway + Soul'' in 2005 on Sh-k Boom Records. He was also featured in a number of songs in the tribute album ''It's Only Life: The Songs of John Bucchino'' in 2006 released on PS Classics and in Adam Guettel's album ''Myths and Hymns'' on Nonesuch Records. |
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Billy Porter | |
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| Born | September 21, 1969 |
| Occupation(s) | pop singer, theatre actor |
Billy Porter (born September 21, 1969 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a Broadway performer, pop vocalist and film and television actor. He graduated from the Musical Theatre Program at Anderson High School's[disambiguation needed] School of Drama and achieved fame performing on Broadway before going off on a solo career as a singer .
He is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University College of Fine Arts with a B.F.A in Drama.
He is probably best known for his portrayal of the Teen Angel in the 1994 revival of Grease!. Other plays he has been in include Ghetto Superstar (The Man That I Am) and Topdog/Underdog at City Theatre, Jesus Christ Superstar and Dreamgirls at Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, and the song cycles Myths and Hymns and Songs for a New World. In September 2010, Porter appeared as Belize in Signature Theatre Company's 20th Anniversary production of Tony Kushner's Angels in America.[1]
Porter has also appeared in a number of films. He landed a major role as Shiniqua, a drag queen who befriends Angel (David Norona) and Lee (Keivyn McNeill Grayes) in Seth Michael Donsky's Twisted, an adaptation of Oliver Twist.
He has had a musical career with two albums released, Billy Porter on A&M Records in 1997 and At the Corner of Broadway + Soul in 2005 on Sh-k Boom Records. He was also featured in a number of songs in the tribute album It's Only Life: The Songs of John Bucchino in 2006 released on PS Classics and in Adam Guettel's album Myths and Hymns on Nonesuch Records.
It's Only Life: The Songs Of John Bucchino
Discography
Albums
- 1997: Billy Porter (A&M Records)
- 2005: At the Corner of Broadway + Soul (Sh-k Boom Records)
Singles
- 2005: "Awaiting You" (from Myths and Hymns) / "Time" (Live) (Sh-k Boom Records)
Filmography
- 1996: Twisted as Shiniqua, drag queen and Angel's friend
- 1998: Another World as Billy Rush (TV series)
- 1999: Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story as Little Richard (TV movie)
- 2000: The Intern as Sebastian Niederfarb
- 2000: The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy as Taylor
- 2004: Noel as Randy
Theatre
- Grease! as Teen Angel
- Ghetto Superstar (The Man That I Am)
- Topdog/Underdog
- Jesus Christ Superstar
- Dreamgirls
- Angels in America as Belize (2010)
References
External links
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