Joey Arias

1949-10-03 Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA

Biografia

A fixture of New York City’s vibrant downtown performance scene for 30-plus years, Joey Arias is a bona fide NYC icon. Arias lived and worked with legendary musician Klaus Nomi until Nomi’s death in 1983. However, he has long since stepped out of Nomi’s shadow to gain fame in his own right as a performance artist, cabaret singer and drag artist. Arias has distinguished himself with scandalous wit, sleek style and an extraordinary voice... evocative of Billie Holiday yet uniquely his own. Arias has performed worldwide at venues including Carnegie Hall and the Freedom Theatre in London. Arias was tapped by Cirque du Soleil to originate the role of the emcee in their Las Vegas spectacular Zumanity. After 6 years in that role, Arias returned to New York where he became the star and co-creator of Arias With a Twist with master puppeteer Basil Twist. The show was a critical and commercial hit and extended repeatedly for a total of 8 months. On film, he has appeared in Mondo New York, Big Top Pee Wee, Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, Wigstock - The Movie, Flawless and To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar, among others.

Películas

	Wig	Self	2019-05-04
	After Louie	Jai the Chanteuse	2017-03-17
	The Zanctuary	Dora Ramona del Pilar	2016-07-06
	Jobriath A.D.	Himself	2012-06-15
	Arias With a Twist	Himself	2010-02-14
	Cirque du Soleil: LoveSick	Himself	2008-06-06
	The Nomi Song	Himself	2004-03-23
	Flawless	Stormy	1999-11-26
	Drunks	Ruby	1997-03-14
	Dragtime	Himself	1997-10-11
	To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar	Justine	1995-09-07
	God Save the Queens		1995-06-23
	Wigstock: The Movie	Self	1995-06-09
	Naked in New York	Self	1993-11-10
	Deadly Game	Ramirez	1991-07-10
	Big Top Pee-wee	Shim	1988-07-22
	Elvira: Mistress of the Dark	Hitchhiker	1988-09-30
	Mondo New York	Fish Out Of Water / A Hard Days Night	1988-04-22
	Vandemonium Plus		1987-12-31
	Mermaids on Heroin	Meridian	1985-07-01
	The Long Island Four		1980-12-23