RuPaul American Actor Born 1960 in San Diego

RuPaul (17 November 1960, San Diego) is an American actor. Among the titles he is known for are The World's Best (2019) and To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995).

Early life

Schooling on record includes North Atlanta High School, Patrick Henry High School and Gompers Preparatory Academy.

Career

His first listed screen credit dates to 1987, with RuPaul Is: Starbooty!. Work from the 1990s includes But I'm a Cheerleader (1999) and EDtv (1999). Who Is Cletis Tout? (2001) and Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild! (2008) are among his 2000s credits. In the 2010s, he appeared in Show Dogs (2018) and Someone Great (2019). The 2020s brought The Bitch Who Stole Christmas (2021) and Stop! That! Train! (2026).

The list below counts 16 films and 7 TV series from 1987 to 2026. Comedy is the most frequent genre among his listed titles (5), followed by lgbtq-related (2).

Music credits include 20 albums and 9 singles, among them Mamaru (2022). The genres linked to his work are dance-pop and rhythm and blues. He has released music through Rhino Entertainment Company.

Recognition

Among his honours is an Emmy Award, won in 2016. Other wins include seven Primetime Emmy Awards (between 2016 and 2020) and the MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year (2019) for You Need to Calm Down. His awards record shows 10 wins.

Personal life

He has been married to Georges LeBar since 2017.