Billy Porter trivia: 60 facts about the eccentric American entertainer!

Billy Porter is an American entertainer that has stunned multiple times over the years with his appereance on the red carpet!

So let’s find out some trivia and facts about his life and his career!

1. Billy Porter was born on September 21, 1969
2. He is an American stage performer, pop singer, and actor
3. He attended the Musical Theatre program at Pittsburgh Creative and Performing Arts School’s School of Drama
4. He graduated from Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama
5. And achieved fame performing on Broadway
6. Before starting a solo career as a singer
7. Billy Porter won the 2013 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical
8. This was for his role as Lola in Kinky Boots at the 67th Tony Awards
9. For the role, Porter also won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical
10. And Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical
11. Billy Porter also won the 2014 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album for Kinky Boots
12. He currently stars in the television series Pose
13. Bill Porter was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
14. His parents were William E. Porter and Clorinda Jean Johnson Ford
15. His sister is Mary Martha Ford
16. He is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University College of Fine Arts
17. He has a B.F.A. in Drama
18. As well as a certification from the graduate- level Professional Program In Screenwriting at UCLA
19. During the summers of 1985-1987, Porter was a member of an entertainment group called “Flash”
20. It was performed daily at Kennywood Park in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania
21. He played the Teen Angel in the 1994 Broadway revival of Grease!
22. Other shows he has been in include Topdog/Underdog at City Theatre (2004), Jesus Christ Superstar and Dreamgirls at Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera (2004)
23. And the song cycles Myths and Hymns and Songs for a New World (Off-Broadway, 1995)
24. Billy Porter wrote and performed in his one- man autobiographical show
25. Ghetto Superstar (The Man That I Am) at Joe’s Pub in New York City in February and March 2005
26. Billy Porter was nominated for “Outstanding New York Theater: Broadway & Off Broadway Award” at the 17th GLAAD Media Awards
27. In September 2010, Porter appeared as Belize in Signature Theatre Company’s 20th Anniversary production of Tony Kushner’s Angels in America
28. Porter originated the role of “Lola” in Kinky Boots on Broadway in 2013
29. With songs by Cyndi Lauper
30. Book by Harvey Fierstein
31. And directed/choreographed by Jerry Mitchell
32. Billy Porter won both the 2013 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical
33. And Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for this role
34. Billy Porter has also appeared in a number of films
35. He played a major role as Shiniqua, a drag queen who befriends Angel (David Norona)
36. And Lee (Keivyn McNeill Graves) in Seth Michael Donsky’s Twisted (1997), an adaptation of Oliver Twist
37. He has also appeared on an episode of The RuPaul Show
38. He has had a musical career with three solo albums released
39. Billy Porter on DV8/A&M Records in 1997
40. At the Corner of Broadway + Soul in 2005
41. On Sh-K-Boom Records and Billy’s Back on Broadway (Concord Music Group) in 2014
42. 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
43. He sings on Adam Guettel’s 1999 album Myths and Hymns studio cast album on Nonesuch Records
44. He also covered “Only One Road” that was included on the Human Rights Campaign compilation album Love Rocks
45. Billy Porter wrote the play While I Yet Live, which premiered Off-Broadway at Primary Stages on September 24, 2014 in previews, officially on October 12
46. In addition to Porter, the cast included Lillias White and S. Epatha Merkerson
47. Porter released Billy Porter Presents the Soul of Richard Rodgers in April, 2017
48. The album, which features new, soulful takes on classic Richard Rodgers songs, includes solos and duets
49. Billy Porter reprised the role of Lola in Kinky Boots in September 2017 on Broadway
50. There he did a 15-week run
51. In 2018, Porter starred in the FX show, Pose in the role of Pray Tell
52. Pose has been picked up for a second season to be aired in 2019
53. In August 2018, Porter confirmed via Instagram that he was joining the cast of American Horror Story for its eighth season, subtitled Apocalypse
54. Porter duetted with Pose co- star Dyllón Burnside
55. He sang from his album in a benefit concert emceed by Burnside on July 23, 2018
56. To celebrate the season 1 finale and raising money for GLSEN
57. Porter and Adam Smith were married on January 14, 2017
58. Billy Porter has performed at various venues in New York City
59. Including Lincoln Center, which was broadcast on PBS in 2015
60. And Joe’s Pub in New York City