Todrick Hall (born April 4, 1985) is an American singer, songwriter,
actor, director, choreographer and YouTuber. He gained national
attention on the ninth season of the reality singing competition
American Idol, where he made it to the semi-finals. Following this, he
amassed a following on YouTube with viral videos including original
songs, parodies, and skits. He aspires to be a role model for LGBTQ
and people of color, and includes his experiences as a Black gay man
in his art. A documentary series about his video-making process titled
Todrick aired on MTV in 2015.Starting with season eight, Hall became a
resident choreographer on RuPaul's Drag Race, and occasional judge.
From 2016 to 2017, Hall starred as Lola in Kinky Boots on Broadway.
Later in 2017, he began appearances as Billy Flynn in Chicago on
Broadway and the West End.As a singer-songwriter he has released three
studio albums, including the visual albums Straight Outta Oz (2016)
and Forbidden (2018). In 2020 he released an EP, Quarantine Queen, in
response to the COVID-19 pandemic featuring "Mask, Gloves, Soap,
Scrub", and was the international host of Global Pride 2020.Todrick
Hall was born on a farm April 4, 1985 in Plainview, Texas, a farming
community in the state's panhandle. He was raised by a single mother
until she married when he was a teen, gaining a brother and
stepfather. The schools and community supported a system of sports,
especially football, and the related cheerleading; the arts were not a
priority. Later the family would move to Dallas. Raised as a single
child until his teens, he accepts his people skills were lacking. He
did have the family's twelve nephews and their grandsons around but
never fit in with their activities. He knew he was different, he liked
playing with dolls, and worried if his family would still accept him
if he turned out to be one of those gay people they made fun of on
television. They regularly went to church where he would sing. From an
early age he dreamed of becoming "one of these black women who could
sing all these crazy notes", which could have been prompted by his
cousin Dreamgirls’ legend Jennifer Holliday. He also loved The Walt
Disney Company's heroines, "I think I was honestly very naive growing
up and thought I was a Disney princess my whole life".
actor, director, choreographer and YouTuber. He gained national
attention on the ninth season of the reality singing competition
American Idol, where he made it to the semi-finals. Following this, he
amassed a following on YouTube with viral videos including original
songs, parodies, and skits. He aspires to be a role model for LGBTQ
and people of color, and includes his experiences as a Black gay man
in his art. A documentary series about his video-making process titled
Todrick aired on MTV in 2015.Starting with season eight, Hall became a
resident choreographer on RuPaul's Drag Race, and occasional judge.
From 2016 to 2017, Hall starred as Lola in Kinky Boots on Broadway.
Later in 2017, he began appearances as Billy Flynn in Chicago on
Broadway and the West End.As a singer-songwriter he has released three
studio albums, including the visual albums Straight Outta Oz (2016)
and Forbidden (2018). In 2020 he released an EP, Quarantine Queen, in
response to the COVID-19 pandemic featuring "Mask, Gloves, Soap,
Scrub", and was the international host of Global Pride 2020.Todrick
Hall was born on a farm April 4, 1985 in Plainview, Texas, a farming
community in the state's panhandle. He was raised by a single mother
until she married when he was a teen, gaining a brother and
stepfather. The schools and community supported a system of sports,
especially football, and the related cheerleading; the arts were not a
priority. Later the family would move to Dallas. Raised as a single
child until his teens, he accepts his people skills were lacking. He
did have the family's twelve nephews and their grandsons around but
never fit in with their activities. He knew he was different, he liked
playing with dolls, and worried if his family would still accept him
if he turned out to be one of those gay people they made fun of on
television. They regularly went to church where he would sing. From an
early age he dreamed of becoming "one of these black women who could
sing all these crazy notes", which could have been prompted by his
cousin Dreamgirls’ legend Jennifer Holliday. He also loved The Walt
Disney Company's heroines, "I think I was honestly very naive growing
up and thought I was a Disney princess my whole life".
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