Singer, actor and song writer RuPaul was born Rupaul Andre Charles and does “woman” better than most women. His song ‘Supermodel (You Better Work)’ was a huge hit in the ’90s as was his beauty, eccentric personality and drag queen persona. He gained fame in the 1990s when he appeared in a wide variety of television programs and films, as Rupaul and as well has on occasion performed as a man usually billed as RuPaul Charles. He starred in several low-budget comedy films such as the Starrbooty and Trilogy of Terror series, The Connie Francis Story, Mahogany II, American Porn Star, Psycho Bitch, Voyeur and also appeared in B-52′s video Love Shack.
Rupaul also made noteable appearances in Spike Lee’s Crooklyn, To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything! Julie Newmar, Red Ribbon Blues, A Mother’s Prayer , The Brady Bunch Movie, Wigstock: The Movie , Smoke and A Very Brady Sequel.
Rupaul also made noteable appearances in Spike Lee’s Crooklyn, To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything! Julie Newmar, Red Ribbon Blues, A Mother’s Prayer , The Brady Bunch Movie, Wigstock: The Movie , Smoke and A Very Brady Sequel.
- 2/5/2011
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Photographer-turned-filmmaker Bobby Sheehan began his career documenting the late-'70s NYC punk scene, which was around the time that he befriended cabaret singer and drag artist Joey Arias (also memorably seen in Elvira, Mistress of the Dark and Wigstock: the Movie). However, it wasn't until Arias found and shared his biggest success with puppeteer extraordinaire Basil Twist—their wild 2008 stage collaboration "Arias with a Twist"—that Sheehan decided to turn his camera on the both of them in Arias with a Twist: The Docufantasy:
This euphoric documentary explores the dynamic creative relationship between Arias and Twist, but it also takes us on a tour of downtown New York's club, art, fashion, and performance scene starting in the late '70s, a time when these worlds were in constant dialogue, constantly inspiring each other. Director Bobby Sheehan has unearthed never-before-seen footage from the era of Andy Warhol, David Bowie, Keith Haring,...
This euphoric documentary explores the dynamic creative relationship between Arias and Twist, but it also takes us on a tour of downtown New York's club, art, fashion, and performance scene starting in the late '70s, a time when these worlds were in constant dialogue, constantly inspiring each other. Director Bobby Sheehan has unearthed never-before-seen footage from the era of Andy Warhol, David Bowie, Keith Haring,...
- 4/24/2010
- GreenCine Daily
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