Billy Porter (born September , ) is an American actor and singer. 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.Porter
won the Best Actor in a Musical for his role as Lola in Kinky Boots
at the th 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 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 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.Porter is included in Time magazine 's
Most Influential People of .
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.Porter
won the Best Actor in a Musical for his role as Lola in Kinky Boots
at the th 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 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 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.Porter is included in Time magazine 's
Most Influential People of .
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