Divine - Фильмы

Божественное (19 Октября 1945 Года – 7 марта 1988), родился Harris Glenn Milstead, was an American actor, singer and drag queen. Described by журнал People as the "Drag-Queen of the Century", " Божественная often performed female roles in both cinema and theater and also appeared in women's clothing in musical производительность. Even so, he considered himself to be a character actor and performed male roles in a number of his later фильмы. He was often associated with independent filmmaker John Waters and starred in ten of Waters's фильмы, usually in a leading role. Concurrent with his acting career, he also had a successful career as a disco singer during the 1980s, at one point being described as "the most successful and in-demand диско performer in the world." Born in Baltimore, Maryland, into a conservative, wealthy middle class family, he became involved with John Waters and his acting troupe, the Dreamlanders, in the mid-1960s and starred in a number of Waters's early films such as Mondo Trasho, Multiple Maniacs, Pink Flamingos and Female Trouble. These films have since become cult classics. In the 1970s, Milstead made the transition to theater and appeared in a number of productions, including Women Behind Bars and The Neon Woman, while continuing to star in such films as Полиэстер, Lust in the Dust and Hairspray. The New York Times said of Milstead's '80s фильмы: "Those who could get past the unremitting таинственность of Divine's performance discovered that the actor/actress had genuine талант, including a natural sense of comic timing and an uncanny gift for фарс." He was also described as "one of the few truly radical and essential artists of the century... was an astronomical symbol of man's quest for liberty and freedom." Since his death, Divine has remained a cult рисунок, particularly with those in the LGBT community.