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Billy Porter
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William Ellis Porter II (born September 21, 1969) is an American actor and singer. Porter gained notice performing on Broadway before starting a solo career as a singer and actor. For his role as Lola in Kinky Boots, Porter won the 2013 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical and the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical. He credits the part for "cracking open" his feminine side to confront toxic masculinity. Porter also won the 2014 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album for the musical's accompanying album.
Porter starred in all three seasons of the television series Pose, for which he was nominated for t…
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William Ellis Porter II (born September 21, 1969) is an American actor and singer. Porter gained notice performing on Broadway before starting a solo career as a singer and actor. For his role as Lola in Kinky Boots, Porter won the 2013 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical and the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical. He credits the part for "cracking open" his feminine side to confront toxic masculinity. Porter also won the 2014 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album for the musical's accompanying album. Porter starred in all three seasons of the television series Pose, for which he was nominated for three Golden Globe Awards and won the 2019 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, becoming the first gay black man to be nominated and win in any lead acting category at the Primetime Emmys. In 2020, he was included on Time's list of the 100 most influential people in the world. In 2022, he won another Tony Award for Best Musical as a producer for the musical A Strange Loop. He made his directorial debut in 2022 with the romantic comedy film Anything's Possible. Porter received the Isabelle Stevenson Award at the 77th Tony Awards for his humanitarian work with the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation and Entertainment Community Fund. Description above from the Wikipedia article Billy Porter, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping
as Magno Stift
Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It
as Self
Christmas Karma
as The Ghost of Christmas Present
I Was Born This Way
as Self
Disco's Revenge
as Self
Eric André Live Near Broadway
as Self
Queen of New York
Our Son
as Gabriel
Truth Be Told
Let the Canary Sing
as Self
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
as Self - Guest
Little Richard: I Am Everything
as Self
80 for Brady
as Gugu
Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to All!
as Self
Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon
as Self
PRIDE: To Be Seen - A Soul of a Nation Presentation
as Pray Tell (archive footage)
Cinderella
as Fabulous Godmother
Smoke, Lilies and Jade
Where Love Lives: A Story of Dancefloor Culture & Expression
as (Himself)
25 Years of Rent: Measured in Love
Pose-a-Thon for Pride
as Self
Together in Pride: You Are Not Alone
as Self
Like a Boss
as Barrett
Every Act of Life
as Self
The Humbling
as Prince
The Savoy King: Chick Webb & the Music That Changed America
as Dizzy Gillespie (voice)
Heart of Broadway: The Ensemble Behind Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
as Himself
No Poster
The Shoe
Indie Sex: Teens
All Aboard! Rosie's Family Cruise
as Himself
Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema
as Self
Noel
as Randy
The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy
as Taylor
Intern
as Sebastian Niederfarb
Colorz of Rage
as Street Performer
Twisted
as Shiniqua, Angel's friend
Raquel: Total Beauty and Fitness
Broadway: The Next Generation
as Self
No Poster
Camp
as Mark