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Billy Porter

Highest Rated: 100% A Tree of Life: The Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting (2021)

Lowest Rated: 22% Like a Boss (2020)

Birthday: Sep 21, 1969

Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

American actor and singer Billy Porter gained popularity after starring in roles on the Ryan Murphy-produced television shows "American Horror Story: Apocalypse" (FX, 2018) and "Pose" (FX, 2018- ). Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Porter always wanted to entertain people for a living. He got his first taste of performing in front of a live audience when he was a teenager. Porter and a group of friends, who collectively called themselves "Flash," would perform live entertainment for folks at Kennywood Park, just outside of Pittsburgh. The experience left Porter exhilarated. Wanting nothing more than to make his living as an actor, he went on to study drama at Carnegie Mellon University, where he would later go on to earn his BFA. After graduating from Carnegie Mellon in the early 90s, Porter set his sights on Broadway. In 1994 he appeared in a Broadway revival of "Grease!" and followed it up with several more Broadway appearances in the ensuing decades. His more notable Broadway roles included: "Smokey Joe's Café" (1995-97), "Miss Saigon" (1998-99), and "Little Shop of Horrors" (2004). Throughout his stage career, Porter also appeared in films and on television. He made his feature film debut in 1997's "Twisted," and also appeared in "The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy" (2000) and "Noel" (2004). With nearly two decades of professional acting work behind him, Porter became a recognizable face to mainstream television audiences in 2018 when he simultaneously appeared on two popular shows: "American Horror Story: Apocalypse" and "Pose." Both shows were co-created and produced by Ryan Murphy. After coming off what was arguably the biggest year of his career, Porter followed it up with a part in the comedy "Limited Partners" (2019). Directed by Miguel Arteta, the film also starred Rose Byrne, Salma Hayek and Tiffany Hadish. Porter also became a viral sensation at the 2019 Oscars, where he served as one of the red-carpet interviewers wearing a tuxedo that had a full floor-length skirt.

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Highest rated movies

100% 77% A Tree of Life: The Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting
Watchlist
87% 58% Anything's Possible Watchlist 85% 79% Our Son Watchlist 83% 94% Let the Canary Sing Watchlist
64% 72% The Broken Hearts Club
Watchlist
60% Twisted
Watchlist
58% 89% 80 for Brady Watchlist
53% 28% The Humbling
Watchlist
41% 57% Cinderella Watchlist
38% 28% Intern
Watchlist

Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet Disco's Revenge Self - 2024
No Score Yet No Score Yet Eric André Live Near Broadway Self - 2024
83% 94% Let the Canary Sing Self - 2023
85% 79% Our Son Gabriel (Character) - 2023
No Score Yet 80% Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love Self - 2023
58% 89% 80 for Brady Gugu (Character) $39.3M 2023
No Score Yet 70% Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to All! Guest - 2022
87% 58% Anything's Possible Director,
Executive Producer
- 2022
100% 77% A Tree of Life: The Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting Executive Producer - 2021
41% 57% Cinderella Fairy Godmother (Character) - 2021
22% 65% Like a Boss Barret (Character) $22.1M 2020
53% 28% The Humbling Prince/Priscilla (Character) - 2014
No Score Yet No Score Yet Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema Original Music - 2006
28% 48% Noel Randy (Character) - 2004
38% 28% Intern Sebastian Niederfarb (Character) $4.0K 2000
64% 72% The Broken Hearts Club Taylor (Character) $1.7M 2000
60% No Score Yet Twisted Shiniqua, Angel's friend (Character) - 1996

TV

Credit
No Score Yet 28% The Drew Barrymore Show Music Performer,
Guest
2020-2021 2024
No Score Yet No Score Yet Celebrity Family Feud Guest 2023
No Score Yet 12% The View Guest 2020-2023
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dancing With the Stars Guest 2023
No Score Yet 61% Late Night With Seth Meyers Guest 2020 2022-2023
No Score Yet 55% The Kelly Clarkson Show Guest 2020 2023
No Score Yet 18% The Late Late Show With James Corden Music Performer,
Guest
2019-2023
No Score Yet 56% That's My Jam Guest 2023
No Score Yet No Score Yet Black + Iconic Host 2023
100% 26% The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder Randall Leibowitz-Jenkins (Voice) 2022-2023
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Jennifer Hudson Show Guest 2022
No Score Yet No Score Yet Who's Talking to Chris Wallace? Guest 2022
No Score Yet No Score Yet Rachael Ray Guest 2022
No Score Yet 44% The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Guest 2020-2022
No Score Yet No Score Yet Who Do You Think You Are? Guest 2022
100% 85% Dear... Self 2022
No Score Yet 50% The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Guest 2019 2021
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Graham Norton Show Music Performer,
Guest
2020-2021
No Score Yet No Score Yet Middlemost Post Unknown (Guest Voice) 2021
No Score Yet No Score Yet Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Guest 2019 2021
98% 88% Pose Pray Tell (Character) 2018-2019 2021
No Score Yet 42% Jimmy Kimmel Live! Guest 2020-2021
86% 100% Equal Narrator 2020
67% 44% The Twilight Zone Unknown (Guest Star) 2020
No Score Yet No Score Yet Desus & Mero Guest 2020
85% 76% The Simpsons Desmond (Guest Voice) 2020
No Score Yet No Score Yet Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter Guest 2019
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Wendy Williams Show Guest 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen Guest 2018
38% 76% Maya & Marty Music Performer 2016
No Score Yet No Score Yet Live From Lincoln Center Music Performer 2015
No Score Yet 58% So You Think You Can Dance Unknown (Guest Star) 2014
78% 83% Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Jackie Walker (Guest Star) 2013
No Score Yet No Score Yet Totally Biased With W. Kamau Bell Guest 2013
No Score Yet No Score Yet Shake, Rattle & Roll Unknown (Character) 1999