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William Ellis Porter II (born September 21, 1969) is an American actor and singer. [2] [3] Porter gained notice performing on Broadway before starting a solo career as a singer and actor. [4]Porter won the 2013 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his role as Lola in Kinky Boots.He credits the part for "cracking open" his feminine side to confront toxic masculinity. [5]
Billy Porter is a Grammy, Emmy, and 2x Tony Award winner. Porter began his music career in 1997 with the release of his self-titled (aka Untitled) debut album which spawned the Top 10 “Bubbling Under” single, “Show Me,” and the monster ballad, “Love Is On The Way,” which also appeared at the pivotal moment in the film, “First Wives Club.”
May 19, 2021 · Reuters. Pose actor Billy Porter has revealed he has been living with HIV for the past 14 years. The US star was diagnosed in 2007 but said he had since "lived with that shame in silence". Making ...
May 19, 2021 · May 19, 2021. Billy Porter takes a long deep breath. “I have to start in 2007,” he says, having settled in across the table. He’s here, at Little Owl in the West Village, to get something ...
May 19, 2021 · Porter, 51, says he hid diagnoses for 14 years out of fear of retaliation. Actor Billy Porter has broken his silence over his HIV diagnosis. The Pose star said in an interview published Wednesday ...
Oct 10, 2021 · Billy Porter finds strength in controlling the narrative, and freedom in being and celebrating who he is. The most important role to him now is to inspire.
Jul 15, 2022 · July 15, 2022 3:04 PM EDT. Billy Porter is known for his work as a pioneering film and television actor, writer, singer, stage director, and musical theater star—but he’s never been behind the ...
May 19, 2021 · Emmy, Tony and Grammy winner Billy Porter has already blazed a trail in Hollywood as an out and proud gay Black man, and he's doing it again by fearlessly declaring he's been living with HIV for 14 years. In an intimate interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the "Pose" actor detailed the trauma he's experienced in his life, from sexual abuse at ...
Billy Porter. Actor: Pose. Before embarking on a career as a mainstream pop vocalist, Billy Porter built a substantial reputation as a theatrical singer in Broadway productions such as Grease and Smokey Joe's Cafe. He made his initial impact by placing 'Love Is On The Way' on the soundtrack to the film First Wives' Club, in 1996. His debut album, Untitled, was firmly anchored in traditional R ...
Sep 23, 2020 · By Cyndi Lauper. September 22, 2020 9:34 PM EDT. Growing up, I was an outcast. I didn’t fit in. I was lonely. But what I had was imagination and creativity. When Billy Porter and I met, we were ...
