Billy Porter (entertainer)
| Billy Porter | |
|---|---|
| Born |
September 21, 1969 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Carnegie-Mellon University |
| Occupation | Pop singer, actor |
| Spouse(s) | Adam Smith |
| Awards | 2013 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical 2013 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical |
Billy Porter (born September 21, 1969, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a stage performer, pop singer, film and television actor and vocal coach. He attended the Musical Theatre Program at Pittsburgh Creative and Performing Arts School's School of Drama and achieved fame performing on Broadway before starting a solo career as a singer.
Porter won the 2013 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his role as Lola in Kinky Boots at the 67th Tony Awards. For the role, Porter also won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical and Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical.
He is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University College of Fine Arts with a B.F.A in Drama as well as a certification from The Professional Program In Screenwriting at UCLA. During the summers of 1985, 1986 and 1987, Porter was a member of an entertainment group called "Flash" which performed daily at Kennywood Park in West Mifflin, Pa.
He played the Teen Angel in the 1994 revival of Grease!. Other shows he has been in include Topdog/Underdog at City Theatre (2004),Jesus Christ Superstar and Dreamgirls at Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera (2004) and the song cycles "Myths and Hymns" and "Songs for a New World" (Off-Broadway, 1995).
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