Billy Porter

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1969-09-21 (56 years old)

Place of Birth

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Billy Porter

Biography

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 televi...

Production

2021

Sanctuary

as Writer

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To Be Real

as Director

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To Be Real

as Executive Producer

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Camp

as Director

2006

Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema

as Original Music Composer

2022

2024

(pride/prom)

as Executive Producer

2025

I Was Born This Way

as Executive Producer

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