
Billy Porter
Born September 21, 1969 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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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80 for Brady

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Our Son

Noel

The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy

Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love

Broadway: The Next Generation

Little Richard: I Am Everything

PRIDE: To Be Seen - A Soul of a Nation Presentation

Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to All!

Christmas Karma

Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema

Every Act of Life

25 Years of Rent: Measured in Love

I Was Born This Way

Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon

Where Love Lives: A Story of Dancefloor Culture & Expression

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Eric André Live Near Broadway

Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It

Let the Canary Sing

Together in Pride: You Are Not Alone

Pose-a-Thon for Pride

Colorz of Rage

Indie Sex: Teens

Smoke, Lilies and Jade

Disco's Revenge

Raquel: Total Beauty and Fitness

All Aboard! Rosie's Family Cruise

Heart of Broadway: The Ensemble Behind Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS

Queen of New York

Twisted

Truth Be Told
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