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Billy Porter - Wikipedia. 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.
Billy Porter is a multi-talented performer who has starred in Broadway shows, pop music, and TV series such as Pose and Cinderella. IMDb provides his biography, filmography, awards, photos, videos, and more.
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Oct 19, 2021 · Actor Billy Porter grew up in Pittsburgh, immersed in the Pentecostal church and convinced that he would be damned for being gay.
- Terry Gross
May 19, 2021 · 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".
Nov 4, 2022 · Billy Porter says he was adjacent to the ballroom scene, and his new memoir, "Unprotected" - now out in paperback - shows some of the parallels between his life and that of Pray Tell.
- Terry Gross
Billy Porter is a Grammy, Emmy, and 2x Tony Award winner and a music artist with a new album The Black Mona Lisa. Explore his music, awards, memoir, and film projects on his official site.
May 19, 2021 · The Pose star and Emmy winner shares his story of hiding his diagnosis from his family, friends and colleagues in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter. He says he is now ready to move on and experience joy, peace and intimacy after overcoming shame and isolation.
