Billy Porter Explained

Billy Porter
Birth Name:William Ellis Porter II[1]
Birth Date:21 September 1969
Birth Place:Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Years Active:1992–present

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] 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.

In 2014, Porter won the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album for Kinky Boots. 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.[6] In 2020, he was included on Times list of the 100 most influential people in the world.[7] 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.

Early life

Porter was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to William Ellis Porter and Cloerinda Jean Johnson Porter Ford.[1] [8] [9] His sister is Mary Martha E. Ford.[10] [11] [12] He grew up in a "very religious" Pentecostal family and has described being sexually abused by his stepfather between the ages of 7 and 12.

He attended Reizenstein Middle School, before graduating from Allderdice High School and Pittsburgh Creative and Performing Arts School in 1987.[13] He graduated from the College of Fine Arts at Carnegie Mellon University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drama in 1991,[14] and earned a certification from the graduate-level Professional Program in Screenwriting at UCLA.[15]

During the summers of 1985 through 1987, Porter was a member of entertainment groups "Spirit" and "Flash", which performed daily at Kennywood, a Pittsburgh-area amusement park.[16]

Career

Porter appeared on American talent show Star Search in 1992 and won $100,000. He appeared on the same show as other future stars, such as a young Britney Spears.[17]

Porter played Teen Angel in the 1994 Broadway revival of Grease. Other shows he has been in include Topdog/Underdog at City Theatre (2004),[18] Jesus Christ Superstar and Dreamgirls at Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera (2004),[19] and the song cycles Myths and Hymns and Songs for a New World (Off-Broadway, 1995).[20]

Porter wrote and performed in his one-person autobiographical show, Ghetto Superstar (The Man That I Am) at Joe's Pub in New York City in February and March 2005.[20] [21] [22] He was nominated for "Outstanding New York Theater: Broadway & Off Broadway Award" at the 17th GLAAD Media Awards.[23]

In September 2010, Porter appeared as Belize in Signature Theatre Company's 20th Anniversary production of Tony Kushner's Angels in America.[20] [24]

Porter originated the role of "Lola" in Kinky Boots on Broadway in 2013, with songs by Cyndi Lauper, book by Harvey Fierstein and directed/choreographed by Jerry Mitchell. Porter won both the 2013 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical and Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for this role.[25] [26]

Porter has also appeared in many films. He played a major role as Shiniqua, a drag queen who befriends Angel (David Norona) and Lee (Keivyn McNeill Graves) in Seth Michael Donsky's Twisted (1997), an adaptation of Oliver Twist.[27] He has also appeared on The RuPaul Show.

He has had a musical career with three solo albums released, Billy Porter on DV8/A&M Records in 1997, At the Corner of Broadway + Soul in 2005 on Sh-K-Boom Records and Billy's Back on Broadway (Concord Music Group) in 2014. He featured in a number of songs in the tribute album It's Only Life: The Songs of John Bucchino in 2006, released on PS Classics.[28] He sings on Adam Guettel's 1999 album Myths and Hymns studio cast album on Nonesuch Records.[29] He also covered "Only One Road" that was included on the Human Rights Campaign compilation album Love Rocks.

Porter wrote the play While I Yet Live, which premiered Off-Broadway at Primary Stages in September 2014 in previews, officially on October 12. In addition to Porter, the cast included Lillias White and S. Epatha Merkerson.[20] [30]

Porter released Billy Porter Presents the Soul of Richard Rodgers in April 2017.[31] The album, which features new, soulful takes on classic Richard Rodgers songs, includes solos and duets from the following artists (in addition to Porter himself): Tony and Grammy Award winners Cynthia Erivo (The Color Purple), Renée Elise Goldsberry (Hamilton) and Leslie Odom Jr. (Hamilton), Tony Award-winner Patina Miller (Pippin), Grammy Award winners Pentatonix, India Arie and Ledisi, Tony Award nominees Brandon Victor Dixon (Shuffle Along), Joshua Henry (Violet), and Christopher Jackson (Hamilton), alongside YouTube and Kinky Boots star Todrick Hall and multiple Grammy Award nominee Deborah Cox.[32]

Porter reprised the role of Lola in Kinky Boots in September 2017 on Broadway, where he did a 15-week run.[33] In 2018, Porter starred in the FX show Pose in the role of Pray Tell. In 2019, Pose earned its renewal for a third season after airing just one episode from the second season. In August 2018, Porter confirmed via Instagram that he was joining the cast of American Horror Story for its eighth season, subtitled Apocalypse.[34] [35] Porter duetted with Pose co-star Dyllón Burnside and sang from his album in a benefit concert emceed by Burnside on July 23, 2018, to celebrate the season 1 finale and to raise money for GLSEN.[36] [37] [38] In June 2019, to mark the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, sparking the start of the modern LGBTQ rights movement, Queerty named him one of the Pride50 "trailblazing individuals who actively ensure society remains moving towards equality, acceptance, and dignity for all queer people".[39] Also in June 2019, he presented the Excellence in Theatre Education Award at the 73rd Tonys at Radio City Music Hall. However, he earned media coverage for his haute couture red and pink gown, upcycled from Kinky Boots' stage curtains, in a uterine shape,[40] and his impromptu performance of "Everything's Coming up Roses" from Gypsy, for host James Corden's "Broadway karaoke".[41] In September 2019, Porter was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for Pose, becoming the first openly gay black man to be nominated and win in any lead acting category at the Primetime Emmys.[42]

Also, in 2019, Porter had a cameo appearance in Taylor Swift's "You Need to Calm Down" music video that featured twenty LGBTQ icons.[43]

Porter performed "For What It's Worth" with Stephen Stills during the 2020 Democratic National Convention.[44]

His memoir, Unprotected, was released in 2021.[45] In 2022, Porter was included in the book 50 Key Figures in Queer US Theatre, with a chapter written by theatre scholar Eric M. Glover.[46]

In April 2023, he was set to play James Baldwin in an upcoming biopic.[47]

Fashion

Porter attributes his love of fashion from an early age to growing up in the black church which he describes as "a fashion show".[48] His style has gone through many phases over the years, including vintage, Abercrombie and Fitch and geek chic.[49] He has said that he intentionally set out to use fashion in a political way, to be a "walking piece of political art".[50] Porter's stylist Sam Ratelle estimated that as of January 2020 they had worked on 150 red carpet looks together[51] many designed by Porter himself.[52], Porter's stylist is Ty Hunter, who has previously worked with Beyoncé.[49]

He later became known for wearing a Gucci outfit to the Met Gala.

At the 2019 Golden Globes, Porter gained attention for wearing an embroidered suit and pink cape designed by Randi Rahm.[53] He said the fact that people were surprised that he wore a cape inspired him to ask Christian Siriano if he could create him a ball gown because it was something he had always wanted to wear. He felt it seemed like a way to challenge people's ideas of masculinity.[54] He continued to make fashion waves that year when he wore a fitted tuxedo jacket and a velvet gown by Christian Siriano with 6" Rick Owens boots to the 91st Academy Awards.[55]

In February 2019, Porter was an Official Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) Ambassador for New York Fashion Week: Mens.[56] Porter attended the 2019 Met Gala and embraced the theme by being carried on a litter by six shirtless men while sporting a "Sun God" ensemble. The Blonds designed Porter's outfit, and it included a bejeweled catsuit outfitted with wings, a 24-karat gold headpiece, as well as custom gold-leaf Giuseppe Zanotti shoes and fine jewels by Andreoli, John Hardy, and Oscar Heyman.[57]

In 2020, Porter wore a floor-length pink poncho style gown with a wide-brimmed black hat, a look he characterized as "Handmaid's Tale realness", to the AFI Awards and to the Golden Globes he wore an all-white ensemble that included a tuxedo jacket with a feathered train.[58] He wore a sparkling turquoise bodysuit with matching bolero[58] and a motorised hat to the Grammy awards.[59]

In June 2023, Billy Porter was honored with a wax figure at Madame Tussauds New York.[60]

Concerts

Porter has performed at various venues in New York City, including Lincoln Center, which was broadcast on PBS in 2015[61] and Joe's Pub in New York City.[62] In 2019 Porter headlined at London Pride.[50]

Porter performed "For What It's Worth" with Stephen Stills at the 2020 Democratic National Convention.

Personal life

Porter is gay, having come out at the age of 16 "in the middle of the AIDS crisis". He married Adam Smith on January 14, 2017, after meeting him in 2009.[63] He was very keen to get married "while Obama was still president and before January 20th, 2017", so the two got engaged on December 29, 2016, and married two weeks later.[63] In July 2023, it was announced that Porter and Smith had separated.[64]

Porter shared his views on race in the US in a 2020 interview with Vanity Fair, saying: "The reason why our country is in the mess we're in is simply because of whiteness. White supremacy. White people choke-holding power and sucking the life out of humanity."[65]

Porter opposed the cultural boycott of Israel.[66] In October 2023, he signed an open letter supporting Israel during the Israel–Hamas war.[67]

In May 2021, Porter told The Hollywood Reporter that he had been diagnosed with HIV in June 2007;[68] he was also diagnosed with type-2 diabetes in February 2007 and filed for bankruptcy in March 2007.[68] In the same interview, he talked about renting a house on Long Island during the COVID-19 pandemic due to a pre-existing health condition[68] and about having intermittently attended psychotherapy since the age of 25.[68]

Discography

Albums

Singles

Other songs

Appears in

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996TwistedSiniqua[74]
1996The First Wives ClubSinger
1997AnastasiaEnsemble and character voices
2000The InternSebastian Niederfarb[75]
Taylor[76]
2004NoelRandy[77]
2014The HumblingPrince[78]
2020Like a BossBarrett
2021CinderellaFabulous Godmother[79]
2022Anything's Possible—Directorial debut[80]
202380 for BradyGugu[81]
Our SonGabriel

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998Another WorldBilly RushUnknown episodes
1999Little RichardTelevision movie
2004Law & OrderGreg EllisonEpisode: "Cry Wolf"
2007–12So You Think You Can DancePerformer4 episodes
2012The Big CEricEpisode: "Thin Ice"
2013Jackie WalkerEpisode: "Dissonant Voices"
Land of Lola: Backstage at Kinky BootsHost8 episodes
2014Christmas at Rockefeller PlazaPerformerTelevision special
2015Billy Porter: Broad & Soul
2016The Get DownDJ MalibuEpisode: "Where There Is Ruin, There Is Hope for a Treasure"
2018–21PosePray Tell24 episodes
Black Reel Award for Outstanding Actor, Drama Series (2019)
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (2019)
Nominated—Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series (2019–2020)
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama (2019–2020)
Nominated—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (2020)
Nominated—Television Critics Association Award for Individual Achievement in Drama
Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (2021)
2018Behold Chablis5 episodes
2019Saturday Night LiveHimselfEpisode: "David Harbour/Camila Cabello"
2019–2023Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' EveHimselfNew Orleans correspondent (2019–20, 2021–22, 2022–23), Times Square correspondent (2020–21)
2020The SimpsonsDesmondVoice, episode: "Highway to Well"
The Twilight ZoneKeithEpisode: "The Who of You"
Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Guest Starring Role on Television
Saturday Night SederHimselfTelevision special
2021That Damn Michael CheAtomic Twan / Security Guard2 episodes
Middlemost PostRecycle KingVoice, episode: "BURT! The Musical"[82]
Gossip GirlHimselfEpisode: "Hope Sinks"
2021–22FairfaxHiroki HassanVoice, 6 episodes
2022–23Randall Leibowitz-JenkinsVoice, 5 episodes
2023Black + IconicHostEpisode: "Style Gods"
Dancing with the StarsGuest JudgeSeason 32

Theater

Sources: Playbill Vault;[83] Off-Broadway Database[84]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2013Broadway.com Audience Choice AwardsFavorite Leading Actor in a Broadway MusicalKinky Boots[89]
Favorite Funny Performance[90]
Best Onstage Pair with Stark Sands
Drama League AwardsDistinguished Performance Award[91]
Drama Desk AwardsOutstanding Leading Actor in a Musical[92]
Fred and Adele Astaire AwardsOutstanding Male Dancer in a Broadway Musical Show
Outer Critics Circle AwardsOutstanding Lead Actor in a Musical
Tony AwardsBest Leading Actor in a Musical[93]
2014Grammy AwardsBest Musical Theater Album
2017GLAAD Media AwardsVito Russo Award[94]
2019Critics' Choice AwardsBest Television Drama Series ActorPose[95]
Dorian AwardsTV Performance of the Year – Actor[96]
TV Musical Performance of the Year"Home" (with Mj Rodriguez and Our Lady J)
Primetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesPose[97]
Golden Globe AwardsBest Actor in a Television Series – DramaPose[98]
Television Critics AssociationIndividual Achievement in Drama[99]
2020Critics' Choice AwardsBest Television Drama Series Actor[100]
Dorian AwardsTV Performance of the Year – Actor[101]
Wilde Wit of the Year
Wilde Artist of the Decade
Golden Globe AwardsBest Actor in a Television Series – DramaPose
Primetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series[102]
QueertiesBadass of the Year[103]
Black Reel Television AwardsOutstanding Actor, Drama SeriesPose[104]
2021Primetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Elizabeth Taylor AIDS FoundationElizabeth Taylor Commitment to End AIDS award (with Anthony Fauci, Sandra Thurman and amFAR)[105] [106]
2022Golden Globe AwardsBest Actor in a Television Series - DramaPose
Tony AwardBest MusicalA Strange Loop (producer)[107]
2023NAACP Image AwardsOutstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Television)[108]
2024Tony AwardsIsabelle Stevenson AwardRecognition of his work with Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation and Entertainment Community Fund.[109]

See also

External links

Notes and References

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  5. News: Like A Boss star Billy Porter on the influence of strong women in his life . . January 9, 2020 . January 9, 2020 .
  6. News: Billy Porter makes peace with himself: 'I set myself free, honey. No more secrets' . en . NPR.org . October 21, 2022.
  7. Billy Porter: The 100 Most Influential People of 2020. September 23, 2020. Time.
  8. Web site: Billy Porter. Ubuntu Biography Project. September 21, 2017. June 12, 2018. June 12, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612233007/https://ubuntubiographyproject.com/2017/09/21/billy-porter/. dead.
  9. News: Tony Awards Acceptance Speeches From Billy Porter, Patina Miller, Cyndi Lauper, Andrea Martin, Judith Light and More. Playbill. June 12, 2018. May 23, 2014.
  10. News: Celebrating Billy Porter. October 24, 2013. New Pittsburgh Courier. June 12, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612233027/https://newpittsburghcourieronline.com/2013/10/24/celebrating-billy-porter/. June 12, 2018. dead.
  11. Web site: The Realness of Billy Porter. Petrarca. Emilia. May 1, 2019. The Cut. May 1, 2019.
  12. News: Pose Star Billy Porter Reveals Past Sexual Abuse in Searing Op-Ed. October 31, 2018. Out. May 1, 2019.
  13. News: Billy Porter's one-man show traces his life, onstage and off. Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. April 10, 2005. October 10, 2021.
  14. Web site: Billy Porter's Biography . November 6, 2023 . The HistoryMakers . en.
  15. Web site: UCLA Professional Programs. University of California, Los Angeles. December 4, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131204013925/http://www.filmprograms.ucla.edu/index.cfm?action=cs_pps&side=cs. December 4, 2013. dead.
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  17. Watch 'Pose' star Billy Porter win $100k on 'Star Search' and leave host Ed McMahon hanging. April 29, 2021. Entertainment Weekly. en.
  18. News: Rawson. Christopher. Rooting for the Underdog: Homewood native Billy Porter finds his focus in a career with many facets. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. March 5, 2004. August 7, 2015. August 9, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160809165429/http://www.post-gazette.com/frontpage/2004/03/05/Rooting-for-the-Underdog-Homewood-native-Billy-Porter-finds-his-focus-in-a-career-with-many-facets.print. dead.
  19. News: Jones. Kenneth. Norm Lewis and Billy Porter Woo Dreamgirls, Including Frenchie Davis, in Pittsburgh Aug. 10–22. Playbill. August 4, 2004.
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  21. News: Sandman . Jenny . Review. Ghetto Superstar (The Man That I Am) . curtainup.com . March 15, 2005 .
  22. News: Murray. Matthew. Off-Broadway Review. Ghetto Superstar (The Man That I Am). talkinbroadway.com. March 6, 2005.
  23. News: Gans. Andrew. GLAAD Media Awards Nominees Include I Am My Own Wife, Color Purple and Ghetto Superstar. Playbill. January 24, 2006.
  24. Web site: Announcing the Cast of Angels in America. Signature Theatre Company. June 22, 2010. December 4, 2013.
  25. News: Purcell. Carey. Kinky Boots, Vanya and Sonia, Pippin and Virginia Woolf? Are Big Winners at 67th Annual Tony Awards. Playbill. June 10, 2013.
  26. News: Hetrick. Adam. Gans. Andrew. Billy Porter, Andrea Martin, Pippin, Matilda, Vanya and Sonia Win Drama Desk Awards. Playbill. May 20, 2013.
  27. News: Thomas. Kevin. A Twisted Tale of Souls Rising Above Corruption. Los Angeles Times. December 12, 1997.
  28. News: Jones. Kenneth. John Bucchino's Revue It's Only Life Will Be Preserved on CD. Playbill. January 19, 2006.
  29. Web site: Myths and Hymns Studio Cast. CastAlbums.org. August 7, 2015.
  30. News: Hetrick. Adam. Billy Porter's While I Yet Live, with Lillias White and S. Epatha Merkerson, Premieres Off-Broadway. Playbill. September 24, 2014.
  31. Web site: April 13, 2017 . Dave . Quinn . Billy Porter and Pentatonix's 'Oh, What a Beautiful Morning' . March 24, 2022 . People . en.
  32. News: Billy Porter Presents the Soul of Richard Rodgers. The Official Masterworks Broadway Site. July 24, 2017.
  33. Web site: Everybody Say Yeah! Original Kinky Boots Stars Billy Porter & Stark Sands Will Return to Hit Musical . Broadway.com . July 27, 2018.
  34. News: Tony Winner Billy Porter Will Appear in Season Eight of American Horror Story . Eric . King . Broadway.com . August 2, 2018 . November 19, 2018 .
  35. News: Poses Billy Porter joins the cast of American Horror Story: Apocalypse . Allison . Shoemaker . Consequence of Sound . August 3, 2018 . November 19, 2018 .
  36. News: Dyllón Burnside: Up Close and Personal . Adam . Feldman . . July 17, 2018 . August 26, 2018 .
  37. Web site: FX's Pose Stars, Dyllón Burnside, Mj Rodriguez, and Ryan Jamaal Swain, Will Perform NYC Concert . Adam . Hetrick . . July 14, 2018 . August 26, 2018 .
  38. Web site: To Be Real: The Cast Of Pose Gives Back — Already! — At NYC GLSEN Benefit . Boy Culture . July 24, 2018 . November 19, 2018 .
  39. Web site: Red Carpet and 'Pose' star Billy Porter is telling the queer stories we've been waiting for. Galassi. Josh. May 23, 2019. queerty.com. June 14, 2019.
  40. Billy Porter Wore a Uterus Motif to the Tonys to Make a Statement. Time. June 11, 2019.
  41. Web site: Billy Porter Took the Tonys Stage During a Commercial Break and Sang Gypsy. Vulture. June 10, 2019. June 11, 2019.
  42. Web site: Leaver . Joel . January 12, 2022 . Billy Porter recalls feeling a lack of 'joy' whilst having a career high . March 24, 2022 . . en.
  43. Web site: Taylor Swift's new Pride music video is jam-packed with over 20 cameos from LGBTQ icons. Rhodes. Malcolm. June 17, 2019. queerty.com. June 17, 2019.
  44. Web site: Democrats Announce Highlights from Opening Night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention: Uniting America. 2020 Democratic National Convention. August 17, 2020. August 17, 2020. August 17, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200817234612/https://www.demconvention.com/press-releases/democrats-announce-highlights-from-opening-night-of-the-2020-democratic-national-convention-uniting-america/. dead.
  45. News: Billy Porter makes peace with himself: 'I set myself free, honey. No more secrets'. en. NPR.org. October 19, 2021. October 26, 2021.
  46. Book: Glover, Eric M. . 50 Key Figures in Queer US Theatre . Routledge . 2022 . 978-1032067964 . Noriega and Schildcrout . 197–200 . Billy Porter.
  47. News: Billy Porter to play James Baldwin in new biopic . The Guardian . April 12, 2023 . Horton . Adrian .
  48. Web site: Billy Porter on London Pride and being a fashion icon. Jessica. Benjamin. February 2, 2021. Evening Standard.
  49. Web site: Billy Porter Is Finally Free. InStyle. March 10, 2021. March 24, 2021.
  50. Web site: London Pride 2019: Billy Porter on being a 'piece of political art'. BBC News. July 6, 2019. March 24, 2021.
  51. Bryant. Kenzie. Grammys 2020 Red Carpet: How Billy Porter's Motorized Hat Came to Be. Vanity Fair. January 26, 2020 . March 24, 2021.
  52. Web site: Burgum. Becky. Billy Porter's Most Memorable Outfits - From Met Gala To Oscars. ELLE. September 21, 2020. March 24, 2021.
  53. Billy Porter's Golden Globes Look Just Changed My Life. Gonzales. Erica. January 7, 2019. Harper's BAZAAR. May 9, 2019.
  54. Web site: Allaire. Christian. Billy Porter on Why He Wore a Gown, Not a Tuxedo, to the Oscars. Vogue. February 24, 2019 . March 24, 2021.
  55. Why Billy Porter Wore a Gown to the 2019 Oscars. Time. May 9, 2019.
  56. Web site: CFDA. cfda.com. January 1, 2020.
  57. Web site: Billy Porter Just Made the Most Fabulous Entrance in Met Gala History. Vogue. May 6, 2019 . May 9, 2019.
  58. Web site: Billy Porter's best fashion moments from 2020: 'New Year's Rockin' Eve,' the Oscars, Grammys and more. ABC7 Los Angeles. December 29, 2020. March 24, 2021.
  59. Samaha. Barry. Billy Porter Fashion. Harper's Bazaar. August 26, 2020. March 24, 2021.
  60. Web site: Emmy, Tony, and Grammy Award-Winning Singer, Actor, and Fashion Icon Billy Porter Reveals His First Madame Tussauds Wax Figure. Madame Tussauds New York. February 27, 2024.
  61. Gans, Andrew. "Live From Lincoln Center's 40th anniversary season on PBS will continue April 3 with a concert from Tony winner Billy Porter" Playbill, April 2, 2015
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  63. News: Fierberg. Ruthie. January 17, 2017. Billy Porter is a Married Man!. April 29, 2021. Playbill. en.
  64. News: Jordan . Julie . VanHoose . Benjamin . July 6, 2023 . Billy Porter and Husband Adam Smith Break Up After 6 Years of Marriage . . July 6, 2023.
  65. Hennemuth. Britt. August 2020. Billy Porter - Actor. Vanity Fair.
  66. News: Over 200 celebrities sign letter denouncing cultural boycott of Israel . The Times of Israel . October 27, 2021.
  67. News: Ziggy Marley signs letter supporting Israel; also posts 'free Gaza from Hamas' . The Jamaica Gleaner . October 23, 2023.
  68. Web site: Billy Porter Breaks a 14-Year Silence: "This Is What HIV-Positive Looks Like Now". Rose. Lacey. May 19, 2021. . May 19, 2021 .
  69. https://www.allmusic.com/album/at-the-corner-of-broadway-soul-mw0000350420 " 'At the Corner of Broadway + Soul' Listing"
  70. Hetrick, Adam. " 'Kinky Boots' Star Billy Porter Releases "Billy's Back on Broadway" April 15" Playbill, April 15, 2014
  71. Web site: Finally Ready by The Shapeshifters feat. Billy Porter. June 26, 2020 . glitterboxibiza.com.
  72. Web site: Suskin. Steven. On The Record: 'Little Me', 'Charlie Brown', and especially Adam Guettel. Playbill. March 21, 1999.
  73. Web site: David Raleigh THE FRIENDS PROJECT – "That's What Friends Are For" Official Video (HD). https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/M6wokSXKUBg. December 21, 2021. live. YouTube. November 11, 2010. December 4, 2013.
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  75. https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/443328/Intern/ Intern
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  79. Web site: Acevedo. Nicole. Camila Cabello will bring 'Cinderella' to life in Sony's new film. NBC News. April 10, 2019 . April 19, 2019.
  80. Web site: Malkin . Marc . June 1, 2022 . First Look: Billy Porter Makes Directorial Debut With Trans Coming-of-Age Dramedy 'Anything's Possible' (EXCLUSIVE) . June 3, 2022 . Variety . en-US.
  81. Web site: Galuppo . Mia . Billy Porter, Guy Fieri Join Tom Brady Comedy 80 for Brady (Exclusive) . . June 23, 2022 . June 23, 2022.
  82. News: Dar. Taimur. Billy Porter to guest star in Nickelodeon's MIDDLEMOST POST cartoon . The Beat. July 13, 2021. July 14, 2021.
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  88. https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Billy-Porter-Justin-Bartha-and-Stana-Katic-Set-for-September-at-WHITE-RABBIT-RED-RABBIT-20160809 "Billy Porter, Justin Bartha and Stana Katic Set for September at WHITE RABBIT RED RABBIT"
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  90. Web site: Vote Now! Kinky Boots and Matilda Top the 2013 Broadway.com Audience Choice Award Nominations. July 11, 2020. Broadway.com. en.
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  103. Web site: And the winners of the 2020 Queerties are.... Reddish. David. February 26, 2020. Queerty. February 29, 2020.
  104. Web site: Watchmen & Insecure Pace the Black Reel Awards for TV Nominations. Black Reel Awards. June 18, 2020. February 20, 2021. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20200704033848/https://www.blackreelawards.com/watchmen-insecure-pace-the-black-reel-awards-for-tv-nominations/. July 4, 2020.
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  106. News: Billy Porter Says Life Has Been 'Freeing' Since Sharing His HIV Diagnosis: 'I Am No More Silenced'. Scott. Huver. Abigail Adams. People. September 18, 2021. September 20, 2021.
  107. News: Jacobs . Julia . June 12, 2022 . Tony Awards 2022 Live Updates: 'A Strange Loop' Wins Best Musical . en-US . The New York Times . June 13, 2022 . 0362-4331.
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  109. Web site: Billy Porter Will Receive the 2024 Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award. Logan. Culwell-Block. Playbill. May 7, 2024. May 7, 2024.

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