Billy Porter

Quick Facts

Full Name	Billy Porter
Occupation	Stage Actor
Date Of Birth	Sep 21, 1969(1969-09-21)
Age	55
Birthplace	Pittsburgh
Country	United States
Birth City	Pennsylvania
Horoscope	Virgo

Billy Porter Biography

Billy Porter is one of the most popular and richest Stage Actor who was born on September 21, 1969 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Broadway actor and performer who was awarded the award in 2013 for his performance as a Tony Award for his portrayal of Lola in the musical production Kinky Boots. The year after, he started playing the role on FX’s Pose.

He was awarded an Tony for his role on stage in Kinky Boots. The musical featured music by pop star He won a Tony for his performance in Kinky Boots. The musical featured a score by pop singer Cyndi Lauper..

During the summers of 1985–1987, Porter was a member of entertainment groups, “Spirit” and “Flash,” which performed daily at Kennywood Park in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania.

Porter was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to William E. Porter and Cloerinda Jean Johnson Porter Ford. His sister is Mary Martha Ford-Dieng. After attending Reizenstein Middle School, Porter went to Taylor Allderdice High School and then the Pittsburgh Creative and Performing Arts School, where he graduated in 1987. He graduated from the College of Fine Arts at Carnegie Mellon University with a B.F.A. in Drama and earned a certification from the graduate-level Professional Program in Screenwriting at UCLA.

The place where he was raised is Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Billy Porter Net Worth

Billy Porter is one of the richest Stage Actor from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Billy Porter 's net worth $4 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He earned his degree in drama from Carnegie Mellon University and also trained in screenwriting at UCLA.

He was a part of his 1994 Broadway production of Grease.

Billy Porter (born September 21, 1969) is an American Broadway theater performer, singer, and actor. He attended the Musical Theater program at Pittsburgh Creative and Performing Arts School’s School of Drama, graduated from Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama, and achieved fame performing on Broadway before starting a solo career as a singer and actor.

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Who is Billy Porter Dating?

According to our records, Billy Porter married to Adam Smith. As of December 1, 2023, Billy Porter’s is not dating anyone.

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

Facts & Trivia

Billy Ranked on the list of most popular Stage Actor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Billy Porter celebrates birthday on September 21 of every year.

Porter won the 2013 Best Actor in a Musical for his role as Lola in Kinky Boots at the 67th Tony Awards. He credits the part for “cracking open” his feminine side to confront toxic masculinity. 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. He currently stars in the television series Pose for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and won the 2019 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, becoming the first openly gay black man to be nominated and win in any lead acting category at the Primetime Emmys.

When did Billy Porter get diagnosed?

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”.

How did Billy Porter get famous?

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. Porter played Teen Angel in the 1994 Broadway revival of Grease.

What song is Billy Porter famous for?

Billy Porter – Show Me – YouTube.

Is Billy Porter still married?

Billy Porter and Adam Smith recently celebrated five years of marriage , but the two have a much longer history than that. They actually first met back in February 2009 at a dinner party for mutual friends.

How old is prayer from Pose?

Yes, he won his first Emmy in 2019 for portraying Pray Tell, the cantankerous fashion designer who moonlights as an emcee in New York City’s underground ball scene. But for the 51-year-old industry veteran, playing a character who is HIV-positive has also offered a kind of personal catharsis.