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class="infobox-above" style="font-size:125%;"><div class="fn">Billy Porter</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><a href="/wiki/File:Billy_Porter_Gershwin_Prize_2024_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Billy_Porter_Gershwin_Prize_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Billy_Porter_Gershwin_Prize_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="294" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Billy_Porter_Gershwin_Prize_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Billy_Porter_Gershwin_Prize_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Billy_Porter_Gershwin_Prize_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg/440px-Billy_Porter_Gershwin_Prize_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1215" data-file-height="1621" /></a><div class="infobox-caption">Porter in 2024</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">William Ellis Porter II<a href="#cite_note-wdytya1-1">[1]</a></div> (1969-09-21) September 21, 1969 (age 55) <div style="display:inline" class="birthplace"><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh" title="Pittsburgh">Pittsburgh</a>, Pennsylvania, U.S.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Education</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Carnegie_Mellon_University" title="Carnegie Mellon University">Carnegie Mellon University</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Fine_Arts" title="Bachelor of Fine Arts">BFA</a>)</li><li><a href="/wiki/University_of_California,_Los_Angeles" title="University of California, Los Angeles">University of California, Los Angeles</a> (<a href="/wiki/GrDip" class="mw-redirect" title="GrDip">GrDip</a>)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupations</th><td class="infobox-data role"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dt::after{content:": "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li::after{content:" · ";font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li:last-child::after{content:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:first-child::before{content:" (";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Actor</li><li>singer</li><li>writer</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Years active</th><td class="infobox-data">1992–present</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151524712">.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-display-ws{display:inline;white-space:nowrap}</style> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;margin-top:1px;white-space:normal;">Adam Smith</div> <div class="marriage-line-margin2px"></div> <div style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:1px;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 2017; <abbr title="separated">sep.</abbr> 2023)</div></td></tr></tbody></table> William Ellis Porter II (born September 21, 1969) is an American actor and singer.<a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a><a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a> Porter gained notice performing on <a href="/wiki/Broadway_theatre" title="Broadway theatre">Broadway</a> before starting a solo career as a singer and actor.<a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a> Porter won the 2013 <a href="/wiki/Tony_Award_for_Best_Actor_in_a_Musical" title="Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical">Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical</a> for his role as Lola in <a href="/wiki/Kinky_Boots_(musical)" title="Kinky Boots (musical)">Kinky Boots</a>. He credits the part for "cracking open" his feminine side to confront <a href="/wiki/Toxic_masculinity" title="Toxic masculinity">toxic masculinity</a>.<a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a> For the role, Porter also won the <a href="/wiki/Drama_Desk_Award_for_Outstanding_Actor_in_a_Musical" title="Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical">Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical</a> and <a href="/wiki/Outer_Critics_Circle_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Outer Critics Circle Award">Outer Critics Circle Award</a> for Outstanding Actor in a Musical. In 2014, Porter won the <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Musical_Theater_Album" title="Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album">Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album</a> for Kinky Boots. Porter starred in all three seasons of the television series <a href="/wiki/Pose_(TV_series)" title="Pose (TV series)">Pose</a>, for which he was nominated for three <a href="/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Golden Globe Award">Golden Globe Awards</a> and won the 2019 <a href="/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Lead_Actor_in_a_Drama_Series" title="Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series">Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series</a>, becoming the <a href="/wiki/List_of_LGBT_firsts_by_year" class="mw-redirect" title="List of LGBT firsts by year">first</a> gay black man to be nominated and win in any lead acting category at the Primetime Emmys.<a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a> In 2020, he was included on <a href="/wiki/Time_(magazine)" title="Time (magazine)">Time</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Time_100" title="Time 100">list of the 100 most influential people in the world</a>.<a href="#cite_note-7">[7]</a> In 2022, he won another Tony Award for <a href="/wiki/Tony_Award_for_Best_Musical" title="Tony Award for Best Musical">Best Musical</a> as a producer for the musical <a href="/wiki/A_Strange_Loop" title="A Strange Loop">A Strange Loop</a>. He made his directorial debut in 2022 with the romantic comedy film <a href="/wiki/Anything%27s_Possible_(film)" title="Anything's Possible (film)">Anything's Possible</a>. Porter received the <a href="/wiki/Isabelle_Stevenson_Award" title="Isabelle Stevenson Award">Isabelle Stevenson Award</a> at the <a href="/wiki/77th_Tony_Awards" title="77th Tony Awards">77th Tony Awards</a> for his humanitarian work with the <a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Taylor_AIDS_Foundation" class="mw-redirect" title="Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation">Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation</a> and <a href="/wiki/Entertainment_Community_Fund" title="Entertainment Community Fund">Entertainment Community Fund</a>. <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_education">Early life and education</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Billy_Porter&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and education">edit</a>]</div> Porter was born on September 21, 1969 in <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh" title="Pittsburgh">Pittsburgh</a>, Pennsylvania, to William Ellis Porter and Cloerinda Jean Johnson Porter Ford.<a href="#cite_note-wdytya1-1">[1]</a><a href="#cite_note-8">[8]</a><a href="#cite_note-9">[9]</a> His sister is Mary Martha E. Ford.<a href="#cite_note-10">[10]</a><a href="#cite_note-11">[11]</a><a href="#cite_note-12">[12]</a> He grew up in a "very religious" <a href="/wiki/Pentecostal" class="mw-redirect" title="Pentecostal">Pentecostal</a> family<a href="#cite_note-THR_2021-05-19-13">[13]</a> and has described being <a href="/wiki/Sexually_abused" class="mw-redirect" title="Sexually abused">sexually abused</a> by his stepfather between the ages of 7 and 12.<a href="#cite_note-THR_2021-05-19-13">[13]</a> He attended Reizenstein Middle School, before graduating from <a href="/wiki/Allderdice_High_School" class="mw-redirect" title="Allderdice High School">Allderdice High School</a> in Pittsburg and <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Creative_and_Performing_Arts_School" title="Pittsburgh Creative and Performing Arts School">Pittsburgh Creative and Performing Arts School</a> in 1987.<a href="#cite_note-14">[14]</a> 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.[18] Although he was eager to move to New York City, one of Porter's high school teachers encouraged him to apply to <a href="/wiki/Carnegie_Mellon_University" title="Carnegie Mellon University">Carnegie Mellon University</a>.<a href="#cite_note-:1-15">[15]</a> He credits his teachers as "angels in his life" for guiding him towards educational opportunities that prepared him for his career. Porter once reflected upon this decision: <blockquote>"It's about access. It's about opportunity. It's about knowledge. I lived a 12-minute drive from Carnegie Mellon University for my entire life and had no idea that it was one of the best drama schools in the world. How did I not know that? This is what we mean when we say it's not equal—it's not a level playing field. Had [my teacher] not said something, I would have moved to New York City unprepared and tanked. It was because of teachers, the angels in my life who saw me before I could even see myself, and said, 'You're going over here. Just listen.' And I knew enough to actually shut up and listen."<a href="#cite_note-:1-15">[15]</a></blockquote>He graduated from the <a href="/wiki/Carnegie_Mellon_College_of_Fine_Arts" title="Carnegie Mellon College of Fine Arts">College of Fine Arts</a> at <a href="/wiki/Carnegie_Mellon_University" title="Carnegie Mellon University">Carnegie Mellon University</a> with a <a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Fine_Arts" title="Bachelor of Fine Arts">Bachelor of Fine Arts</a> in Drama in 1991<a href="#cite_note-16">[16]</a> and later earned a certification from the graduate-level Professional Program in Screenwriting at <a href="/wiki/UCLA" class="mw-redirect" title="UCLA">UCLA</a>.<a href="#cite_note-17">[17]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Billy_Porter&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career">edit</a>]</div> Porter appeared on American talent show <a href="/wiki/Star_Search" title="Star Search">Star Search</a> in 1992 and won $100,000, appearing on the same show as other future stars, such as a young <a href="/wiki/Britney_Spears" title="Britney Spears">Britney Spears</a>.<a href="#cite_note-18">[18]</a> Porter played Teen Angel in the 1994 Broadway revival of <a href="/wiki/Grease_(musical)" title="Grease (musical)">Grease</a>. Other shows he has been in include <a href="/wiki/Topdog/Underdog" title="Topdog/Underdog">Topdog/Underdog</a> at <a href="/wiki/City_Theatre_(Pittsburgh)" title="City Theatre (Pittsburgh)">City Theatre</a> (2004),<a href="#cite_note-19">[19]</a> <a href="/wiki/Jesus_Christ_Superstar" title="Jesus Christ Superstar">Jesus Christ Superstar</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dreamgirls" title="Dreamgirls">Dreamgirls</a> at <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Civic_Light_Opera" title="Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera">Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera</a> (2004),<a href="#cite_note-20">[20]</a> and the song cycles <a href="/wiki/Myths_and_Hymns" title="Myths and Hymns">Myths and Hymns</a> and <a href="/wiki/Songs_for_a_New_World" title="Songs for a New World">Songs for a New World</a> (Off-Broadway, 1995).<a href="#cite_note-IOBDB-21">[21]</a> Porter wrote and performed in his one-person autobiographical show, Ghetto Superstar (The Man That I Am) at <a href="/wiki/Joe%27s_Pub" title="Joe's Pub">Joe's Pub</a> in New York City in February and March 2005.<a href="#cite_note-IOBDB-21">[21]</a><a href="#cite_note-22">[22]</a><a href="#cite_note-23">[23]</a> He was nominated for "Outstanding New York Theater: Broadway & Off Broadway Award" at the <a href="/wiki/17th_GLAAD_Media_Awards" title="17th GLAAD Media Awards">17th GLAAD Media Awards</a>.<a href="#cite_note-24">[24]</a> In September 2010, Porter appeared as Belize in <a href="/wiki/Signature_Theatre_Company" title="Signature Theatre Company">Signature Theatre Company</a>'s 20th Anniversary production of <a href="/wiki/Tony_Kushner" title="Tony Kushner">Tony Kushner</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Angels_in_America" title="Angels in America">Angels in America</a>.<a href="#cite_note-IOBDB-21">[21]</a><a href="#cite_note-25">[25]</a> Porter originated the role of "Lola" in <a href="/wiki/Kinky_Boots_(musical)" title="Kinky Boots (musical)">Kinky Boots</a> on Broadway in 2013, with songs by <a href="/wiki/Cyndi_Lauper" title="Cyndi Lauper">Cyndi Lauper</a>, book by <a href="/wiki/Harvey_Fierstein" title="Harvey Fierstein">Harvey Fierstein</a> and directed/choreographed by <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Mitchell" title="Jerry Mitchell">Jerry Mitchell</a>. Porter won both the 2013 <a href="/wiki/Drama_Desk_Award_for_Outstanding_Actor_in_a_Musical" title="Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical">Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tony_Award_for_Best_Actor_in_a_Musical" title="Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical">Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical</a> for this role.<a href="#cite_note-26">[26]</a><a href="#cite_note-27">[27]</a> Porter has also appeared in many films. He played a major role as Shiniqua, a <a href="/wiki/Drag_queen" title="Drag queen">drag queen</a> who befriends Angel (<a href="/wiki/David_Norona" title="David Norona">David Norona</a>) and Lee (Keivyn McNeill Graves) in <a href="/wiki/Seth_Michael_Donsky" title="Seth Michael Donsky">Seth Michael Donsky</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Twisted_(1996_film)" title="Twisted (1996 film)">Twisted</a> (1997), an adaptation of <a href="/wiki/Oliver_Twist" title="Oliver Twist">Oliver Twist</a>.<a href="#cite_note-28">[28]</a> He has also appeared on <a href="/wiki/The_RuPaul_Show" title="The RuPaul Show">The RuPaul Show</a>. He has had a musical career with three solo albums released, Billy Porter on DV8/<a href="/wiki/A%26M_Records" title="A&M Records">A&M Records</a> in 1997, At the Corner of Broadway + Soul in 2005 on <a href="/wiki/Sh-K-Boom_Records" title="Sh-K-Boom Records">Sh-K-Boom Records</a> and Billy's Back on Broadway (<a href="/wiki/Concord_Music_Group" title="Concord Music Group">Concord Music Group</a>) in 2014. He featured in a number of songs in the tribute album <a href="/wiki/John_Bucchino" title="John Bucchino">It's Only Life: The Songs of John Bucchino</a> in 2006, released on PS Classics.<a href="#cite_note-life-29">[29]</a> He sings on Adam Guettel's 1999 album Myths and Hymns studio cast album on Nonesuch Records.<a href="#cite_note-30">[30]</a> He also covered "<a href="/wiki/Only_One_Road" title="Only One Road">Only One Road</a>" that was included on the <a href="/wiki/Human_Rights_Campaign" title="Human Rights Campaign">Human Rights Campaign</a> compilation album <a href="/wiki/Love_Rocks" title="Love Rocks">Love Rocks</a>. Porter wrote the play While I Yet Live, which premiered Off-Broadway at <a href="/wiki/Primary_Stages" title="Primary Stages">Primary Stages</a> in September 2014 in previews, officially on October 12. In addition to Porter, the cast included <a href="/wiki/Lillias_White" title="Lillias White">Lillias White</a> and <a href="/wiki/S._Epatha_Merkerson" title="S. Epatha Merkerson">S. Epatha Merkerson</a>.<a href="#cite_note-IOBDB-21">[21]</a><a href="#cite_note-31">[31]</a> Porter released Billy Porter Presents the Soul of Richard Rodgers in April 2017.<a href="#cite_note-32">[32]</a> The album, which features new, soulful takes on classic <a href="/wiki/Richard_Rodgers" title="Richard Rodgers">Richard Rodgers</a> songs, includes solos and duets from the following artists (in addition to Porter himself): Tony and Grammy Award winners <a href="/wiki/Cynthia_Erivo" title="Cynthia Erivo">Cynthia Erivo</a> (<a href="/wiki/The_Color_Purple_(musical)" title="The Color Purple (musical)">The Color Purple</a>), <a href="/wiki/Ren%C3%A9e_Elise_Goldsberry" title="Renée Elise Goldsberry">Renée Elise Goldsberry</a> (<a href="/wiki/Hamilton_(musical)" title="Hamilton (musical)">Hamilton</a>) and <a href="/wiki/Leslie_Odom_Jr." title="Leslie Odom Jr.">Leslie Odom Jr.</a> (Hamilton), Tony Award-winner <a href="/wiki/Patina_Miller" title="Patina Miller">Patina Miller</a> (<a href="/wiki/Pippin_(musical)" title="Pippin (musical)">Pippin</a>), Grammy Award winners <a href="/wiki/Pentatonix" title="Pentatonix">Pentatonix</a>, <a href="/wiki/India_Arie" title="India Arie">India Arie</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ledisi" title="Ledisi">Ledisi</a>, Tony Award nominees <a href="/wiki/Brandon_Victor_Dixon" title="Brandon Victor Dixon">Brandon Victor Dixon</a> (<a href="/wiki/Shuffle_Along" title="Shuffle Along">Shuffle Along</a>), <a href="/wiki/Joshua_Henry" title="Joshua Henry">Joshua Henry</a> (<a href="/wiki/Violet_(musical)" title="Violet (musical)">Violet</a>), and <a href="/wiki/Christopher_Jackson_(actor)" title="Christopher Jackson (actor)">Christopher Jackson</a> (Hamilton), alongside YouTube and <a href="/wiki/Kinky_Boots_(musical)" title="Kinky Boots (musical)">Kinky Boots</a> star <a href="/wiki/Todrick_Hall" title="Todrick Hall">Todrick Hall</a> and multiple Grammy Award nominee <a href="/wiki/Deborah_Cox" title="Deborah Cox">Deborah Cox</a>.<a href="#cite_note-:0-33">[33]</a> Porter reprised the role of Lola in Kinky Boots in September 2017 on Broadway, where he did a 15-week run.<a href="#cite_note-34">[34]</a> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:F20211202ES-0223_(51897976011).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/F20211202ES-0223_%2851897976011%29.jpg/220px-F20211202ES-0223_%2851897976011%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/F20211202ES-0223_%2851897976011%29.jpg/330px-F20211202ES-0223_%2851897976011%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/F20211202ES-0223_%2851897976011%29.jpg/440px-F20211202ES-0223_%2851897976011%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="2000" /></a><figcaption>Porter performs during the <a href="/wiki/National_Christmas_Tree_(United_States)" title="National Christmas Tree (United States)">National Christmas Tree Lighting</a> on December 2, 2021, in Washington, D.C.</figcaption></figure> In 2018, Porter starred in the FX show <a href="/wiki/Pose_(TV_series)" title="Pose (TV series)">Pose</a> 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 <a href="/wiki/Instagram" title="Instagram">Instagram</a> that he was joining the cast of <a href="/wiki/American_Horror_Story" title="American Horror Story">American Horror Story</a> for its eighth season, subtitled <a href="/wiki/American_Horror_Story:_Apocalypse" title="American Horror Story: Apocalypse">Apocalypse</a>.<a href="#cite_note-35">[35]</a><a href="#cite_note-36">[36]</a> Porter duetted with Pose co-star <a href="/wiki/Dyll%C3%B3n_Burnside" title="Dyllón Burnside">Dyllón Burnside</a> and sang from his album in a benefit concert <a href="/wiki/Master_of_ceremonies" title="Master of ceremonies">emceed</a> by Burnside on July 23, 2018, to celebrate the season 1 finale and to raise money for <a href="/wiki/GLSEN" title="GLSEN">GLSEN</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Time_Out_2018-07-17-37">[37]</a><a href="#cite_note-Playbill_2018-07-14-38">[38]</a><a href="#cite_note-Boy_Culture_2018-07-24-39">[39]</a> In June 2019, to mark the <a href="/wiki/Stonewall_50_%E2%80%93_WorldPride_NYC_2019" title="Stonewall 50 – WorldPride NYC 2019">50th anniversary</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Stonewall_riots" title="Stonewall riots">Stonewall riots</a>, sparking the start of the modern <a href="/wiki/LGBTQ_rights_movement" class="mw-redirect" title="LGBTQ rights movement">LGBTQ rights movement</a>, <a href="/wiki/Queerty" title="Queerty">Queerty</a> named him one of the Pride50 "trailblazing individuals who actively ensure society remains moving towards <a href="/wiki/LGBT_equality" class="mw-redirect" title="LGBT equality">equality</a>, acceptance, and dignity for all <a href="/wiki/Queer" title="Queer">queer</a> people".<a href="#cite_note-40">[40]</a> Also in June 2019, he presented the Excellence in Theatre Education Award at the <a href="/wiki/73rd_Tony_Awards" title="73rd Tony Awards">73rd Tonys</a> at <a href="/wiki/Radio_City_Music_Hall" title="Radio City Music Hall">Radio City Music Hall</a>. However, he earned media coverage for his <a href="/wiki/Haute_couture" title="Haute couture">haute couture</a> red and pink gown, <a href="/wiki/Upcycle" class="mw-redirect" title="Upcycle">upcycled</a> from <a href="/wiki/Kinky_Boots_(musical)" title="Kinky Boots (musical)">Kinky Boots</a>' stage curtains, in a <a href="/wiki/Uterine" class="mw-redirect" title="Uterine">uterine</a> shape,<a href="#cite_note-41">[41]</a> and his impromptu performance of "<a href="/wiki/Everything%27s_Coming_up_Roses" class="mw-redirect" title="Everything's Coming up Roses">Everything's Coming up Roses</a>" from <a href="/wiki/Gypsy_(musical)" title="Gypsy (musical)">Gypsy</a>, for host <a href="/wiki/James_Corden" title="James Corden">James Corden</a>'s "Broadway karaoke".<a href="#cite_note-42">[42]</a> In September 2019, Porter was nominated for a <a href="/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Golden Globe Award">Golden Globe Award</a> and won the <a href="/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Lead_Actor_in_a_Drama_Series" title="Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series">Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series</a> for Pose, becoming the first openly gay black man to be nominated and win in any lead acting category at the Primetime Emmys.<a href="#cite_note-43">[43]</a> Also, in 2019, Porter had a <a href="/wiki/Cameo_appearance" title="Cameo appearance">cameo appearance</a> in <a href="/wiki/Taylor_Swift" title="Taylor Swift">Taylor Swift</a>'s "<a href="/wiki/You_Need_to_Calm_Down" title="You Need to Calm Down">You Need to Calm Down</a>" music video that featured twenty LGBTQ icons.<a href="#cite_note-44">[44]</a> Porter performed "<a href="/wiki/For_What_It%27s_Worth" title="For What It's Worth">For What It's Worth</a>" with <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Stills" title="Stephen Stills">Stephen Stills</a> during the <a href="/wiki/2020_Democratic_National_Convention" title="2020 Democratic National Convention">2020 Democratic National Convention</a>.<a href="#cite_note-45">[45]</a> His memoir, Unprotected, was released in 2021.<a href="#cite_note-46">[46]</a> 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.<a href="#cite_note-47">[47]</a> In April 2023, he was set to play <a href="/wiki/James_Baldwin" title="James Baldwin">James Baldwin</a> in an upcoming biopic.<a href="#cite_note-48">[48]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Fashion">Fashion</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Billy_Porter&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Fashion">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:New_York_Pride_50_-_2019-1171_(48166781336).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/New_York_Pride_50_-_2019-1171_%2848166781336%29.jpg/220px-New_York_Pride_50_-_2019-1171_%2848166781336%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="320" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/New_York_Pride_50_-_2019-1171_%2848166781336%29.jpg/330px-New_York_Pride_50_-_2019-1171_%2848166781336%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/New_York_Pride_50_-_2019-1171_%2848166781336%29.jpg/440px-New_York_Pride_50_-_2019-1171_%2848166781336%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="1310" /></a><figcaption>Porter at <a href="/wiki/New_York_Pride" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Pride">New York Pride</a> 2019</figcaption></figure> Porter attributes his love of fashion from an early age to growing up in the black church which he describes as "a fashion show".<a href="#cite_note-49">[49]</a> His style has gone through many phases over the years, including vintage, <a href="/wiki/Abercrombie_and_Fitch" class="mw-redirect" title="Abercrombie and Fitch">Abercrombie and Fitch</a> and <a href="/wiki/Geek_chic" class="mw-redirect" title="Geek chic">geek chic</a>.<a href="#cite_note-InStyle_2021-50">[50]</a> He has said that he intentionally set out to use fashion in a political way, to be a "walking piece of political art".<a href="#cite_note-BBC_News_2019-51">[51]</a> Porter's stylist Sam Ratelle estimated that as of January 2020 they had worked on 150 red carpet looks together<a href="#cite_note-Bryant-52">[52]</a> many designed by Porter himself.<a href="#cite_note-Burgum_2020-53">[53]</a> As of 2021<a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Billy_Porter&action=edit">[update]</a>, Porter's stylist is Ty Hunter, who has previously worked with <a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Beyoncé">Beyoncé</a>.<a href="#cite_note-InStyle_2021-50">[50]</a> He later became known for wearing a <a href="/wiki/Gucci" title="Gucci">Gucci</a> outfit to the Met Gala. At the 2019 Golden Globes, Porter gained attention for wearing an embroidered suit and pink cape designed by <a href="/wiki/Randi_Rahm" title="Randi Rahm">Randi Rahm</a>.<a href="#cite_note-54">[54]</a> 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.<a href="#cite_note-Allaire-55">[55]</a> He continued to make fashion waves that year when he wore a <a href="/wiki/Black_Christian_Siriano_gown_of_Billy_Porter" title="Black Christian Siriano gown of Billy Porter">fitted tuxedo jacket and a velvet gown</a> by <a href="/wiki/Christian_Siriano" title="Christian Siriano">Christian Siriano</a> with 6" <a href="/wiki/Rick_Owens" title="Rick Owens">Rick Owens</a> boots to the <a href="/wiki/91st_Academy_Awards" title="91st Academy Awards">91st Academy Awards</a>.<a href="#cite_note-56">[56]</a> In February 2019, Porter was an Official <a href="/wiki/Council_of_Fashion_Designers_of_America" title="Council of Fashion Designers of America">Council of Fashion Designers of America</a> (CFDA) Ambassador for <a href="/wiki/New_York_Fashion_Week" title="New York Fashion Week">New York Fashion Week</a>: Mens.<a href="#cite_note-57">[57]</a> Porter attended the 2019 Met Gala and embraced the <a href="/wiki/Camp:_Notes_on_Fashion" title="Camp: Notes on Fashion">Camp: Notes on Fashion</a> 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 10 ft (3.0 m) wings, a 24-karat gold headpiece, as well as custom gold-leaf <a href="/wiki/Giuseppe_Zanotti" title="Giuseppe Zanotti">Giuseppe Zanotti</a> shoes and fine jewels by Andreoli, <a href="/wiki/John_Hardy_(jewelry)" title="John Hardy (jewelry)">John Hardy</a>, and Oscar Heyman.<a href="#cite_note-58">[58]</a> In 2020, Porter wore a floor-length pink poncho style gown with a wide-brimmed black hat, a look he characterized as "<a href="/wiki/The_Handmaid%27s_Tale_(TV_series)" title="The Handmaid's Tale (TV series)">Handmaid's Tale</a> 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.<a href="#cite_note-ABC7_Los_Angeles_2020-59">[59]</a> He wore a sparkling turquoise bodysuit with matching bolero<a href="#cite_note-ABC7_Los_Angeles_2020-59">[59]</a> and a motorised hat to the Grammy awards.<a href="#cite_note-Samaha_2020-60">[60]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Concerts">Concerts</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Billy_Porter&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Concerts">edit</a>]</div> Porter has performed at various venues in New York City, including <a href="/wiki/Lincoln_Center" title="Lincoln Center">Lincoln Center</a>, which was broadcast on <a href="/wiki/PBS" title="PBS">PBS</a> in 2015<a href="#cite_note-61">[61]</a> and <a href="/wiki/Joe%27s_Pub" title="Joe's Pub">Joe's Pub</a> in New York City.<a href="#cite_note-62">[62]</a> In 2019 Porter headlined at <a href="/wiki/Pride_in_London" title="Pride in London">London Pride</a>.<a href="#cite_note-BBC_News_2019-51">[51]</a> Porter performed "For What It's Worth" with Stephen Stills at the 2020 Democratic National Convention. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Billy_Porter&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Personal life">edit</a>]</div> Porter is gay, having come out at the age of 16 "in the middle of the <a href="/wiki/History_of_HIV/AIDS#Spread_to_the_Western_Hemisphere" title="History of HIV/AIDS">AIDS crisis</a>".<a href="#cite_note-THR_2021-05-19-13">[13]</a> He married Adam Smith on January 14, 2017, after meeting him in 2009.<a href="#cite_note-Playbill_2017-01-17-63">[63]</a> He was very keen to get married "while <a href="/wiki/Obama" class="mw-redirect" title="Obama">Obama</a> was still president and before <a href="/wiki/First_inauguration_of_Donald_Trump" title="First inauguration of Donald Trump">January 20th, 2017</a>", so the two got engaged on December 29, 2016, and married two weeks later.<a href="#cite_note-Playbill_2017-01-17-63">[63]</a> In July 2023, it was announced that Porter and Smith had separated.<a href="#cite_note-64">[64]</a> Porter shared his views on <a href="/wiki/Race_in_the_US" class="mw-redirect" title="Race in the US">race in the US</a> in a 2020 interview with <a href="/wiki/Vanity_Fair_(magazine)" title="Vanity Fair (magazine)">Vanity Fair</a>, saying: "The reason why our country is in the mess we're in is simply because of whiteness. <a href="/wiki/White_supremacy" title="White supremacy">White supremacy</a>. White people <a href="/wiki/Chokehold" title="Chokehold">choke-holding</a> power and sucking the life out of humanity."<a href="#cite_note-65">[65]</a> Porter opposed the cultural <a href="/wiki/Boycott_of_Israel" class="mw-redirect" title="Boycott of Israel">boycott of Israel</a>.<a href="#cite_note-66">[66]</a> In October 2023, he signed an open letter supporting Israel during the <a href="/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war" title="Israel–Hamas war">Israel–Hamas war</a>.<a href="#cite_note-67">[67]</a> In May 2021, Porter told <a href="/wiki/The_Hollywood_Reporter" title="The Hollywood Reporter">The Hollywood Reporter</a> that he had been diagnosed with HIV in June 2007;<a href="#cite_note-THR_2021-05-19-13">[13]</a> he was also diagnosed with <a href="/wiki/Type-2_diabetes" class="mw-redirect" title="Type-2 diabetes">type-2 diabetes</a> in February 2007 and filed for bankruptcy in March 2007.<a href="#cite_note-THR_2021-05-19-13">[13]</a> In the same interview, he talked about renting a house on <a href="/wiki/Long_Island" title="Long Island">Long Island</a> during the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_New_York_City" title="COVID-19 pandemic in New York City">COVID-19 pandemic</a> due to a pre-existing health condition<a href="#cite_note-THR_2021-05-19-13">[13]</a> and about having intermittently attended <a href="/wiki/Psychotherapy" title="Psychotherapy">psychotherapy</a> since the age of 25.<a href="#cite_note-THR_2021-05-19-13">[13]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Discography">Discography</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Billy_Porter&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Discography">edit</a>]</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Albums">Albums</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Billy_Porter&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Albums">edit</a>]</div> <ul><li>1997: Billy Porter (DV8/<a href="/wiki/A%26M_Records" title="A&M Records">A&M Records</a>)<a href="#cite_note-albums-68">[68]</a></li> <li>2005: At the Corner of Broadway + Soul (<a href="/wiki/Sh-K-Boom_Records" title="Sh-K-Boom Records">Sh-K-Boom Records</a>)<a href="#cite_note-albums-68">[68]</a><a href="#cite_note-69">[69]</a></li> <li>2014: Billy's Back on Broadway (<a href="/wiki/Concord_Music_Group" title="Concord Music Group">Concord Music Group</a>)<a href="#cite_note-albums-68">[68]</a></li> <li>2017: Billy Porter Presents the Soul of Richard Rodgers (<a href="/wiki/Masterworks_Broadway" title="Masterworks Broadway">Masterworks Broadway</a>)<a href="#cite_note-:0-33">[33]</a></li> <li>2023: Black Mona Lisa</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Singles">Singles</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Billy_Porter&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Singles">edit</a>]</div> <ul><li>1997: "Show Me"/"What Iz Time"</li> <li>2005: "Awaiting You"/"Time" (Live) (Sh-K-Boom Records)</li> <li>2007: Billy Porter – Somewhere</li> <li>2009: Degrees Of Motion Featuring Billy Porter – Show Me</li> <li>2017: "Edelweiss"</li> <li>2019: "<a href="/wiki/Love_Yourself_(Billy_Porter_song)" title="Love Yourself (Billy Porter song)">Love Yourself</a>"</li> <li>2020: "For What It's Worth"</li> <li>2020: The Shapeshifters feat. Billy Porter "Finally Ready"<a href="#cite_note-70">[70]</a></li> <li>2021: "Children"</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_songs">Other songs</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Billy_Porter&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Other songs">edit</a>]</div> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Only_One_Road" title="Only One Road">Only One Road</a>" on <a href="/wiki/Love_Rocks" title="Love Rocks">Love Rocks</a> compilation album</li> <li>"Love Is on the Way" on <a href="/wiki/The_First_Wives_Club" title="The First Wives Club">The First Wives Club</a> album</li> <li>"Destiny" with <a href="/wiki/Jordan_Hill_(singer)" title="Jordan Hill (singer)">Jordan Hill</a> on <a href="/wiki/Jim_Brickman" title="Jim Brickman">Jim Brickman</a>'s Greatest Hits album</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Where_Is_Love%3F" title="Where Is Love?">Where Is Love?</a>" with <a href="/wiki/Liz_Callaway" title="Liz Callaway">Liz Callaway</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Appears_in">Appears in</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Billy_Porter&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Appears in">edit</a>]</div> <ul><li>Featured on a number of songs on tribute album It's Only Life: The Songs of John Bucchino<a href="#cite_note-life-29">[29]</a></li> <li>Sings "O Holy Night" on <a href="/wiki/Rosie_O%27Donnell" title="Rosie O'Donnell">Rosie O'Donnell</a>'s Christmas album, A Rosie Christmas (1999)</li> <li>Adam Guettel's album <a href="/wiki/Myths_and_Hymns" title="Myths and Hymns">Myths and Hymns</a> in 1999<a href="#cite_note-71">[71]</a></li> <li>He is featured with <a href="/wiki/Alan_Cumming" title="Alan Cumming">Alan Cumming</a>, <a href="/wiki/David_Raleigh" title="David Raleigh">David Raleigh</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ari_Gold_(musician)" title="Ari Gold (musician)">Ari Gold</a> in a cover of "<a href="/wiki/That%27s_What_Friends_Are_For#Other_versions" title="That's What Friends Are For">That's What Friends Are For</a>", for "The Friends Project" in support of the Ali Forney Center, a NYC shelter for homeless LGBT youth. The song was arranged and produced by <a href="/wiki/Nathan_Leigh_Jones" title="Nathan Leigh Jones">Nathan Leigh Jones</a> and directed by Michael Akers.<a href="#cite_note-72">[72]</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Filmography">Filmography</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Billy_Porter&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Filmography">edit</a>]</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Film">Film</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Billy_Porter&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Film">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Title </th> <th>Role </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>1996 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Twisted_(1996_film)" title="Twisted (1996 film)">Twisted</a> </td> <td>Siniqua </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-73">[73]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1996 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_First_Wives_Club" title="The First Wives Club">The First Wives Club</a> </td> <td>Singer </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1997 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Anastasia_(1997_film)" title="Anastasia (1997 film)">Anastasia</a> </td> <td>Ensemble and character voices </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Intern_(2000_film)" title="The Intern (2000 film)">The Intern</a> </td> <td>Sebastian Niederfarb </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-74">[74]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Broken_Hearts_Club:_A_Romantic_Comedy" class="mw-redirect" title="The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy">The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy</a> </td> <td>Taylor </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-75">[75]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2004 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Noel_(film)" title="Noel (film)">Noel</a> </td> <td>Randy </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-76">[76]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2014 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Humbling_(film)" title="The Humbling (film)">The Humbling</a> </td> <td>Prince </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-77">[77]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2020 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Like_a_Boss_(film)" title="Like a Boss (film)">Like a Boss</a> </td> <td>Barrett </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2021 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cinderella_(2021_American_film)" title="Cinderella (2021 American film)">Cinderella</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fairy_godmother" title="Fairy godmother">Fabulous Godmother</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-nbc_cinderella-78">[78]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2022 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Anything%27s_Possible_(film)" title="Anything's Possible (film)">Anything's Possible</a> </td> <td>— </td> <td>Directorial debut<a href="#cite_note-79">[79]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2023 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/80_for_Brady" title="80 for Brady">80 for Brady</a> </td> <td>Gugu </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-80">[80]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Our_Son" title="Our Son">Our Son</a> </td> <td>Gabriel </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Television">Television</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Billy_Porter&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Television">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Title </th> <th>Role </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>1998 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Another_World_(TV_series)" title="Another World (TV series)">Another World</a> </td> <td>Billy Rush </td> <td>Unknown episodes </td></tr> <tr> <td>1999 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shake,_Rattle_and_Roll:_An_American_Love_Story" title="Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story">Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Little_Richard" title="Little Richard">Little Richard</a> </td> <td>Television movie </td></tr> <tr> <td>2004 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Law_%26_Order" title="Law & Order">Law & Order</a> </td> <td>Greg Ellison </td> <td>Episode: "Cry Wolf" </td></tr> <tr> <td>2007–12 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/So_You_Think_You_Can_Dance" title="So You Think You Can Dance">So You Think You Can Dance</a> </td> <td>Performer </td> <td>4 episodes </td></tr> <tr> <td>2012 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Big_C_(TV_series)" title="The Big C (TV series)">The Big C</a> </td> <td>Eric </td> <td>Episode: "Thin Ice" </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2013 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Law_%26_Order:_Special_Victims_Unit" title="Law & Order: Special Victims Unit">Law & Order: Special Victims Unit</a> </td> <td>Jackie Walker </td> <td>Episode: "Dissonant Voices" </td></tr> <tr> <td>Land of Lola: Backstage at Kinky Boots </td> <td>Host </td> <td>8 episodes </td></tr> <tr> <td>2014 </td> <td>Christmas at Rockefeller Plaza </td> <td rowspan="2">Performer </td> <td rowspan="2">Television special </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015 </td> <td>Billy Porter: Broad & Soul </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Get_Down" title="The Get Down">The Get Down</a> </td> <td>DJ Malibu </td> <td>Episode: "Where There Is Ruin, There Is Hope for a Treasure" </td></tr> <tr> <td>2018–21 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pose_(TV_series)" title="Pose (TV series)">Pose</a> </td> <td>Pray Tell </td> <td>24 episodes <a href="/wiki/Black_Reel_Award_for_Outstanding_Actor,_Drama_Series" title="Black Reel Award for Outstanding Actor, Drama Series">Black Reel Award for Outstanding Actor, Drama Series</a> (2019) <a href="/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Lead_Actor_in_a_Drama_Series" title="Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series">Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series</a> (2019) Nominated—<a href="/wiki/Critics%27_Choice_Television_Award_for_Best_Actor_in_a_Drama_Series" title="Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series">Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series</a> (2019–2020) Nominated—<a href="/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Actor_%E2%80%93_Television_Series_Drama" title="Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama">Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama</a> (2019–2020) Nominated—<a href="/wiki/NAACP_Image_Award_for_Outstanding_Actor_in_a_Drama_Series" title="NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series">NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series</a> Nominated—<a href="/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Lead_Actor_in_a_Drama_Series" title="Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series">Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series</a> (2020) Nominated—<a href="/wiki/TCA_Award_for_Individual_Achievement_in_Drama" title="TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Drama">Television Critics Association Award for Individual Achievement in Drama</a> Nominated—<a href="/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Lead_Actor_in_a_Drama_Series" title="Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series">Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series</a> (2021) </td></tr> <tr> <td>2018 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/American_Horror_Story:_Apocalypse" title="American Horror Story: Apocalypse">American Horror Story: Apocalypse</a> </td> <td>Behold Chablis </td> <td>5 episodes </td></tr> <tr> <td>2019 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Saturday_Night_Live" title="Saturday Night Live">Saturday Night Live</a> </td> <td>Himself </td> <td>Episode: "<a href="/wiki/David_Harbour" title="David Harbour">David Harbour</a>/<a href="/wiki/Camila_Cabello" title="Camila Cabello">Camila Cabello</a>" </td></tr> <tr> <td>2019–2023 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dick_Clark%27s_New_Year%27s_Rockin%27_Eve" title="Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve">Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve</a> </td> <td>Himself </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Orleans" title="New Orleans">New Orleans</a> correspondent (2019–20, 2021–22, 2022–23), <a href="/wiki/Times_Square" title="Times Square">Times Square</a> correspondent (2020–21) </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">2020 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a> </td> <td>Desmond </td> <td>Voice, episode: "<a href="/wiki/Highway_to_Well" title="Highway to Well">Highway to Well</a>" </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Twilight_Zone_(2019_TV_series)" title="The Twilight Zone (2019 TV series)">The Twilight Zone</a> </td> <td>Keith </td> <td>Episode: "The Who of You" Nominated—<a href="/wiki/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Guest_Starring_Role_on_Television" title="Saturn Award for Best Guest Starring Role on Television">Saturn Award for Best Guest Starring Role on Television</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Saturday_Night_Seder" title="Saturday Night Seder">Saturday Night Seder</a> </td> <td>Himself </td> <td>Television special </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">2021 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/That_Damn_Michael_Che" title="That Damn Michael Che">That Damn Michael Che</a> </td> <td>Atomic Twan / Security Guard </td> <td>2 episodes </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Middlemost_Post" title="Middlemost Post">Middlemost Post</a> </td> <td>Recycle King </td> <td>Voice, episode: "BURT! The Musical"<a href="#cite_note-Dar_2021-81">[81]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Gossip_Girl_(2021_TV_series)" title="Gossip Girl (2021 TV series)">Gossip Girl</a> </td> <td>Himself </td> <td>Episode: "Hope Sinks" </td></tr> <tr> <td>2021–22 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fairfax_(TV_series)" title="Fairfax (TV series)">Fairfax</a> </td> <td>Hiroki Hassan </td> <td>Voice, 6 episodes </td></tr> <tr> <td>2022–23 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Proud_Family:_Louder_and_Prouder" title="The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder">The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder</a> </td> <td>Randall Leibowitz-Jenkins </td> <td>Voice, 5 episodes </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2023 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Black_%2B_Iconic" title="Black + Iconic">Black + Iconic</a> </td> <td>Host </td> <td>Episode: "Style Gods" </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dancing_with_the_Stars_(American_season_32)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dancing with the Stars (American season 32)">Dancing with the Stars</a> </td> <td>Guest Judge </td> <td>Season 32 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Theater">Theater</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Billy_Porter&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Theater">edit</a>]</div> Sources: <a href="/wiki/Playbill_Vault" class="mw-redirect" title="Playbill Vault">Playbill Vault</a>;<a href="#cite_note-vault-82">[82]</a> Off-Broadway Database<a href="#cite_note-83">[83]</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Miss_Saigon" title="Miss Saigon">Miss Saigon</a>, Ensemble/John (u/s), Broadway (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grease_(musical)" title="Grease (musical)">Grease</a>, Teen Angel, Broadway (1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Merchant_of_Venice" title="The Merchant of Venice">The Merchant of Venice</a>, Solanio, Off-Broadway (1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Songs_for_a_New_World" title="Songs for a New World">Songs for a New World</a>, performer, Off-Broadway (1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smokey_Joe%27s_Cafe_(revue)" title="Smokey Joe's Cafe (revue)">Smokey Joe's Cafe</a>, performer, Broadway (1995–97)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miss_Saigon" title="Miss Saigon">Miss Saigon</a>, John (replacement), Broadway (1998–99)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jesus_Christ_Superstar" title="Jesus Christ Superstar">Jesus Christ Superstar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jesus_of_Nazareth" class="mw-redirect" title="Jesus of Nazareth">Jesus of Nazareth</a>, Helen Hayes Performing Arts Center, Nyack, NY (1998)<a href="#cite_note-84">[84]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dreamgirls" title="Dreamgirls">Dreamgirls</a>, James Thunder Early, New York Actors Fund concert (September 2001)<a href="#cite_note-85">[85]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radiant_Baby" title="Radiant Baby">Radiant Baby</a>, Various, Off-Broadway (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Topdog/Underdog" title="Topdog/Underdog">Topdog/Underdog</a>, <a href="/wiki/City_Theatre_(Pittsburgh)" title="City Theatre (Pittsburgh)">City Theatre</a>, Pittsburgh, PA (2004)<a href="#cite_note-86">[86]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Little_Shop_of_Horrors_(musical)" title="Little Shop of Horrors (musical)">Little Shop of Horrors</a>, Audrey ll (replacement), Broadway (2004)</li> <li>Chef's Theater: A Musical Feast, Performer, Off-Broadway (2004)</li> <li>Ghetto Superstar, Performer, Off-Broadway (2005) – also playwright</li> <li>Birdie Blue, Bam/Little Pimp/Sook/Minerva, Off-Broadway (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Putting_It_Together" title="Putting It Together">Putting It Together</a>, performer, New York (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Angels_in_America" title="Angels in America">Angels in America</a>, Belize, Off-Broadway (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kinky_Boots_(musical)" title="Kinky Boots (musical)">Kinky Boots</a>, Lola, Broadway (2013–2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kinky_Boots_(musical)" title="Kinky Boots (musical)">Kinky Boots</a>, Lola (replacement), Tour (2014)</li> <li>HAM: A Musical Memoir, Off-Broadway (2015) – director</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shuffle_Along,_or,_the_Making_of_the_Musical_Sensation_of_1921_and_All_That_Followed" title="Shuffle Along, or, the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed">Shuffle Along, or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed</a>, <a href="/wiki/Aubrey_Lyles" title="Aubrey Lyles">Aubrey Lyles</a>, Broadway (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/White_Rabbit_Red_Rabbit" class="mw-redirect" title="White Rabbit Red Rabbit">White Rabbit Red Rabbit</a>, Off-Broadway (2016)<a href="#cite_note-87">[87]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kinky_Boots_(musical)" title="Kinky Boots (musical)">Kinky Boots</a>, Lola (replacement), Broadway (2017)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_nominations">Awards and nominations</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Billy_Porter&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Awards and nominations">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col">Award </th> <th scope="col">Category </th> <th scope="col">Work </th> <th scope="col">Result </th> <th scope="col">Ref. </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="8">2013 </td> <td rowspan="3">Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards </td> <td>Favorite Leading Actor in a Broadway Musical </td> <td rowspan="9"><a href="/wiki/Kinky_Boots_(musical)" title="Kinky Boots (musical)">Kinky Boots</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-88">[88]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Favorite Funny Performance </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="#cite_note-:17-89">[89]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Onstage Pair with <a href="/wiki/Stark_Sands" title="Stark Sands">Stark Sands</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Drama_League_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="Drama League Awards">Drama League Awards</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Drama_League_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="Drama League Awards">Distinguished Performance Award</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-:13-90">[90]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Drama_Desk_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="Drama Desk Awards">Drama Desk Awards</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Drama_Desk_Award_for_Outstanding_Actor_in_a_Musical" title="Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical">Outstanding Leading Actor in a Musical</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-:10-91">[91]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Fred_and_Adele_Astaire_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="Fred and Adele Astaire Awards">Fred and Adele Astaire Awards</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_theatre_awards" title="List of theatre awards">Outstanding Male Dancer in a Broadway Musical Show</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-:13-90">[90]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Outer_Critics_Circle_Awards" title="Outer Critics Circle Awards">Outer Critics Circle Awards</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Outer_Critics_Circle_Awards" title="Outer Critics Circle Awards">Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-:10-91">[91]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/67th_Tony_Awards" title="67th Tony Awards">Tony Awards</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tony_Award_for_Best_Actor_in_a_Musical" title="Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical">Best Leading Actor in a Musical</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-92">[92]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2014 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/56th_Annual_Grammy_Awards" title="56th Annual Grammy Awards">Grammy Awards</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Best_Musical_Theater_Album" class="mw-redirect" title="Best Musical Theater Album">Best Musical Theater Album</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-:10-91">[91]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/28th_GLAAD_Media_Awards" title="28th GLAAD Media Awards">GLAAD Media Awards</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Vito_Russo_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Vito Russo Award">Vito Russo Award</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-93">[93]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="6">2019 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/9th_Critics%27_Choice_Television_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="9th Critics' Choice Television Awards">Critics' Choice Awards</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Critics%27_Choice_Television_Award_for_Best_Actor_in_a_Drama_Series" title="Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series">Best Television Drama Series Actor</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Pose_(TV_series)" title="Pose (TV series)">Pose</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-94">[94]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Dorian_Awards" title="Dorian Awards">Dorian Awards</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dorian_Awards" title="Dorian Awards">TV Performance of the Year – Actor</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="#cite_note-:15-95">[95]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dorian_Awards" title="Dorian Awards">TV Musical Performance of the Year</a> </td> <td>"Home" (with <a href="/wiki/Mj_Rodriguez" class="mw-redirect" title="Mj Rodriguez">Mj Rodriguez</a> and <a href="/wiki/Our_Lady_J" title="Our Lady J">Our Lady J</a>) </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/71st_Primetime_Emmy_Awards" title="71st Primetime Emmy Awards">Primetime Emmy Awards</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Lead_Actor_in_a_Drama_Series" title="Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series">Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series</a> </td> <td>Pose </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-96">[96]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/76th_Golden_Globe_Awards" title="76th Golden Globe Awards">Golden Globe Awards</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Actor_%E2%80%93_Television_Series_Drama" title="Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama">Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama</a> </td> <td rowspan="4">Pose </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-:11-97">[97]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/35th_TCA_Awards" title="35th TCA Awards">Television Critics Association</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/TCA_Award_for_Individual_Achievement_in_Drama" title="TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Drama">Individual Achievement in Drama</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-98">[98]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="8">2020 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/10th_Critics%27_Choice_Television_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="10th Critics' Choice Television Awards">Critics' Choice Awards</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Critics%27_Choice_Television_Award_for_Best_Actor_in_a_Drama_Series" title="Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series">Best Television Drama Series Actor</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-99">[99]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Dorian_Awards" title="Dorian Awards">Dorian Awards</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dorian_Awards#History" title="Dorian Awards">TV Performance of the Year – Actor</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="#cite_note-:14-100">[100]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Wilde Wit of the Year </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Wilde Artist of the Decade </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/77th_Golden_Globe_Awards" title="77th Golden Globe Awards">Golden Globe Awards</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Actor_%E2%80%93_Television_Series_Drama" title="Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama">Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">Pose </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-:11-97">[97]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/72nd_Primetime_Emmy_Awards" title="72nd Primetime Emmy Awards">Primetime Emmy Awards</a> </td> <td>Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-101">[101]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Queerties" class="mw-redirect" title="Queerties">Queerties</a> </td> <td colspan="2">Badass of the Year </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-102">[102]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Black_Reel_Awards_of_2020" title="Black Reel Awards of 2020">Black Reel Television Awards</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Black_Reel_Award_for_Outstanding_Actor,_Drama_Series" title="Black Reel Award for Outstanding Actor, Drama Series">Outstanding Actor, Drama Series</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">Pose </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-103">[103]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2021 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/73rd_Primetime_Emmy_Awards" title="73rd Primetime Emmy Awards">Primetime Emmy Awards</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Lead_Actor_in_a_Drama_Series" title="Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series">Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Taylor_AIDS_Foundation" class="mw-redirect" title="Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation">Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation</a> </td> <td colspan="2">Elizabeth Taylor Commitment to End AIDS award (with <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Fauci" title="Anthony Fauci">Anthony Fauci</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sandra_Thurman" title="Sandra Thurman">Sandra Thurman</a> and <a href="/wiki/AmFAR" class="mw-redirect" title="AmFAR">amFAR</a>) </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-104">[104]</a><a href="#cite_note-105">[105]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2022 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/79th_Golden_Globe_Awards" title="79th Golden Globe Awards">Golden Globe Awards</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Actor_%E2%80%93_Television_Series_Drama" title="Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama">Best Actor in a Television Series - Drama</a> </td> <td>Pose </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> 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style="text-align:center;"><a href="#cite_note-107">[107]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2024 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/77th_Tony_Awards" title="77th Tony Awards">Tony Awards</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Isabelle_Stevenson_Award" title="Isabelle Stevenson Award">Isabelle Stevenson Award</a> </td> <td>Recognition of his work with <a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Taylor_AIDS_Foundation" class="mw-redirect" title="Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation">Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation</a> and <a href="/wiki/Entertainment_Community_Fund" title="Entertainment Community Fund">Entertainment Community Fund</a>. </td> <td style="background: #F8EABA; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Honored </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="#cite_note-2024Winner-108">[108]</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Billy_Porter&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: See 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Marshall</a> (1963)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Van_Dyke" title="Dick Van Dyke">Dick Van Dyke</a> (1964)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leonard_Bernstein" title="Leonard Bernstein">Leonard Bernstein</a> / <a href="/wiki/Lynn_Fontanne" title="Lynn Fontanne">Lynn Fontanne</a> / <a href="/wiki/Alfred_Lunt" title="Alfred Lunt">Alfred Lunt</a> / <a href="/wiki/Barbra_Streisand" title="Barbra Streisand">Barbra Streisand</a> / <a href="/wiki/Dick_Van_Dyke" title="Dick Van Dyke">Dick Van Dyke</a> (1965)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Cosby" title="Bill Cosby">Bill Cosby</a> (1966)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Cosby" title="Bill Cosby">Bill Cosby</a> (1967)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Cosby" title="Bill Cosby">Bill Cosby</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carl_Betz" title="Carl Betz">Carl Betz</a> (1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Young_(actor)" title="Robert Young (actor)">Robert Young</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hal_Holbrook" title="Hal Holbrook">Hal Holbrook</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Falk" title="Peter Falk">Peter Falk</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Thomas_(actor)" title="Richard Thomas (actor)">Richard Thomas</a> (1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telly_Savalas" title="Telly Savalas">Telly Savalas</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Blake_(actor)" title="Robert Blake (actor)">Robert Blake</a> (1975)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #F9EFAA;;width:1%">1976–2000</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Falk" title="Peter Falk">Peter Falk</a> (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Garner" title="James Garner">James Garner</a> (1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Asner" title="Ed Asner">Ed Asner</a> (1978)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ron_Leibman" title="Ron Leibman">Ron Leibman</a> (1979)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Asner" title="Ed Asner">Ed Asner</a> (1980)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daniel_J._Travanti" title="Daniel J. Travanti">Daniel J. Travanti</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daniel_J._Travanti" title="Daniel J. Travanti">Daniel J. Travanti</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Flanders" title="Ed Flanders">Ed Flanders</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Selleck" title="Tom Selleck">Tom Selleck</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Daniels" title="William Daniels">William Daniels</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Daniels" title="William Daniels">William Daniels</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Willis" title="Bruce Willis">Bruce Willis</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Kiley" title="Richard Kiley">Richard Kiley</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carroll_O%27Connor" title="Carroll O'Connor">Carroll O'Connor</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Falk" title="Peter Falk">Peter Falk</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Earl_Jones" title="James Earl Jones">James Earl Jones</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christopher_Lloyd" title="Christopher Lloyd">Christopher Lloyd</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Skerritt" title="Tom Skerritt">Tom Skerritt</a> (1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Franz" title="Dennis Franz">Dennis Franz</a> (1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mandy_Patinkin" title="Mandy Patinkin">Mandy Patinkin</a> (1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Franz" title="Dennis Franz">Dennis Franz</a> (1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Franz" title="Dennis Franz">Dennis Franz</a> (1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andre_Braugher" title="Andre Braugher">Andre Braugher</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Franz" title="Dennis Franz">Dennis Franz</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Gandolfini" title="James Gandolfini">James Gandolfini</a> (2000)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #F9EFAA;;width:1%">2001–present</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/James_Gandolfini" title="James Gandolfini">James Gandolfini</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Chiklis" title="Michael Chiklis">Michael Chiklis</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Gandolfini" title="James Gandolfini">James Gandolfini</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Spader" title="James Spader">James Spader</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Spader" title="James Spader">James Spader</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kiefer_Sutherland" title="Kiefer Sutherland">Kiefer Sutherland</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Spader" title="James Spader">James Spader</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bryan_Cranston" title="Bryan Cranston">Bryan Cranston</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bryan_Cranston" title="Bryan Cranston">Bryan Cranston</a> (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bryan_Cranston" title="Bryan Cranston">Bryan Cranston</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kyle_Chandler" title="Kyle Chandler">Kyle Chandler</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Damian_Lewis" title="Damian Lewis">Damian Lewis</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Daniels" title="Jeff Daniels">Jeff Daniels</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bryan_Cranston" title="Bryan Cranston">Bryan Cranston</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jon_Hamm" title="Jon Hamm">Jon Hamm</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rami_Malek" title="Rami Malek">Rami Malek</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sterling_K._Brown" title="Sterling K. 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Brown</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Rhys" title="Matthew Rhys">Matthew Rhys</a> (2018)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Billy Porter</a> (2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Strong" title="Jeremy Strong">Jeremy Strong</a> (2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Josh_O%27Connor" title="Josh O'Connor">Josh O'Connor</a> (2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lee_Jung-jae" title="Lee Jung-jae">Lee Jung-jae</a> (2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kieran_Culkin" title="Kieran Culkin">Kieran Culkin</a> (2023)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hiroyuki_Sanada" title="Hiroyuki Sanada">Hiroyuki Sanada</a> (2024)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Isabelle_Stevenson_Award" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background: #C0C0C0;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Isabelle_Stevenson_Award" title="Template:Isabelle Stevenson Award"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Isabelle_Stevenson_Award" title="Template talk:Isabelle Stevenson Award"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Isabelle_Stevenson_Award" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Isabelle Stevenson Award"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Isabelle_Stevenson_Award" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Isabelle_Stevenson_Award" title="Isabelle Stevenson Award">Isabelle Stevenson Award</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Phyllis_Newman" title="Phyllis Newman">Phyllis Newman</a> (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Hyde_Pierce" title="David Hyde Pierce">David Hyde Pierce</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eve_Ensler" title="Eve Ensler">Eve Ensler</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bernadette_Peters" title="Bernadette Peters">Bernadette Peters</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Kramer" title="Larry Kramer">Larry Kramer</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rosie_O%27Donnell" title="Rosie O'Donnell">Rosie O'Donnell</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Schwartz" title="Stephen Schwartz">Stephen Schwartz</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Stokes_Mitchell" title="Brian Stokes Mitchell">Brian Stokes Mitchell</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baayork_Lee" title="Baayork Lee">Baayork Lee</a> (2017)</li> <li>Nick Scandalios (2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judith_Light" title="Judith Light">Judith Light</a> (2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Julie_Halston" title="Julie Halston">Julie Halston</a> (2020/21)</li> <li>Robert E. 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href="/wiki/Richard_Kiley" title="Richard Kiley">Richard Kiley</a> (1959)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jackie_Gleason" title="Jackie Gleason">Jackie Gleason</a> (1960)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Burton" title="Richard Burton">Richard Burton</a> (1961)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Morse" title="Robert Morse">Robert Morse</a> (1962)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zero_Mostel" title="Zero Mostel">Zero Mostel</a> (1963)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bert_Lahr" title="Bert Lahr">Bert Lahr</a> (1964)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zero_Mostel" title="Zero Mostel">Zero Mostel</a> (1965)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Kiley" title="Richard Kiley">Richard Kiley</a> (1966)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Preston_(actor)" title="Robert Preston (actor)">Robert Preston</a> (1967)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Goulet" title="Robert Goulet">Robert Goulet</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Orbach" title="Jerry Orbach">Jerry Orbach</a> (1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cleavon_Little" title="Cleavon Little">Cleavon Little</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hal_Linden" title="Hal Linden">Hal Linden</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phil_Silvers" title="Phil Silvers">Phil Silvers</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ben_Vereen" title="Ben Vereen">Ben Vereen</a> (1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christopher_Plummer" title="Christopher Plummer">Christopher Plummer</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Cullum" title="John Cullum">John Cullum</a> (1975)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #C0C0C0;;width:1%">1976–2000</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/George_Rose_(actor)" title="George Rose (actor)">George Rose</a> (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barry_Bostwick" title="Barry Bostwick">Barry Bostwick</a> (1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Cullum" title="John Cullum">John Cullum</a> (1978)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Len_Cariou" title="Len Cariou">Len Cariou</a> (1979)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Dale" title="Jim Dale">Jim Dale</a> (1980)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Kline" title="Kevin Kline">Kevin Kline</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ben_Harney_(actor)" title="Ben Harney (actor)">Ben Harney</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tommy_Tune" title="Tommy Tune">Tommy Tune</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Hearn" title="George Hearn">George Hearn</a> (1984)</li> <li>No Award (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Rose_(actor)" title="George Rose (actor)">George Rose</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Lindsay_(actor)" title="Robert Lindsay (actor)">Robert Lindsay</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Crawford" title="Michael Crawford">Michael Crawford</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jason_Alexander" title="Jason Alexander">Jason Alexander</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Naughton" title="James Naughton">James Naughton</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Pryce" title="Jonathan Pryce">Jonathan Pryce</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gregory_Hines" title="Gregory Hines">Gregory Hines</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brent_Carver" title="Brent Carver">Brent Carver</a> (1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boyd_Gaines" title="Boyd Gaines">Boyd Gaines</a> (1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Broderick" title="Matthew Broderick">Matthew Broderick</a> (1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nathan_Lane" title="Nathan Lane">Nathan Lane</a> (1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Naughton" title="James Naughton">James Naughton</a> (1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Cumming" title="Alan Cumming">Alan Cumming</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_Short" title="Martin Short">Martin Short</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Stokes_Mitchell" title="Brian Stokes Mitchell">Brian Stokes Mitchell</a> (2000)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #C0C0C0;;width:1%">2001–present</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" 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Kulish</a> (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_Hodge" title="Douglas Hodge">Douglas Hodge</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norbert_Leo_Butz" title="Norbert Leo Butz">Norbert Leo Butz</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Kazee" title="Steve Kazee">Steve Kazee</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Porter_(actor)" class="mw-redirect" title="Billy Porter (actor)">Billy Porter</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neil_Patrick_Harris" title="Neil Patrick Harris">Neil Patrick Harris</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Cerveris" title="Michael Cerveris">Michael Cerveris</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leslie_Odom_Jr." title="Leslie Odom Jr.">Leslie Odom Jr.</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ben_Platt" title="Ben Platt">Ben Platt</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Shalhoub" title="Tony Shalhoub">Tony Shalhoub</a> (2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santino_Fontana" title="Santino Fontana">Santino Fontana</a> (2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aaron_Tveit" title="Aaron 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