Divine
- Oyunculuk
- 19 Ekim 1945 · Towson, Maryland, USA
- 7 Mart 1988
Biyografi
Divine (October 19, 1945 – March 7, 1988), né Harris Glenn Milstead, was an American actor, singer and drag queen. Described by People magazine as the "Drag Queen of the Century", Divine often performed female roles in both cinema and theater and also appeared in women's clothing in musical performances. Even so, he considered himself to be a character actor and performed male roles in a number of his later films. He was often associated with independent filmmaker John Waters and starred in ten of Waters's films, 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 disco 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 Polyester, Lust in the Dust and Hairspray. The New York Times said of Milstead's '80s films: "Those who could get past the unremitting weirdness of Divine's performance discovered that the actor/actress had genuine talent, including a natural sense of comic timing and an uncanny gift for slapstick." He was also described as "one of the few truly radical and essential artists of the century… was an audacious symbol of man's quest for liberty and freedom." Since his death, Divine has remained a cult figure, particularly with those in the LGBT community.
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Filmografi
- Too Disgusting To Be Confused · Kendisi
- My Life with the Waters · Kendisi
- Disclosure · Edna Turnblad (archive footage)
- BEAT. Contour. Snatched. How Drag Queens Shaped the Biggest Makeup Trends · Kendisi
- Crime and Beauty: Making ‘Female Trouble’ · Kendisi
- Crime and Beauty: Remembering "Female Trouble" · Kendisi
- Studio 54 - tr · Kendisi
- Howard · Dawn Davenport / Earl Peterson (archive footage)
- Discolocos · Kendisi
- Night Flight: Born Again · Kendisi
- Tab Hunter Confidential · Kendisi
- I Am Divine · Kendisi
- Cachitos de hierro y cromo · Kendisi
- The Sex of Death e o Homem Invisível · Singer (archive footage)
- The British Guide to Showing Off · Kendisi
- Uncle Bob · Kendisi
- Starz Inside: In the Gutter · Kendisi
- The Roots of 'Hairspray' · Kendisi
- DIVINE R.I.P. · Kendisi
- Girls and Boys - Sex and British Pop · Kendisi
- Sex 'n' Pop · Kendisi
- The Cockettes · Kendisi
- Divine Trash · Kendisi
- Divine: Shoot Your Shot & Live at the Hacienda · Kendisi
- In Bad Taste · Kendisi
- Agujetas en el alma · Actriz cantante (Singer actress)
- Divine: Shoot Your Shot
- Rhythm Divine: The Story of Disco · Kendisi
- The Neon Woman · Flash Storm (archive footage)
- The Incredibly Strange Film Show · Kendisi
- Out of the Dark · Det. Langella, In Memory Of
- Hairspray · Edna Turnblad / Arvin Hodgepile
- Queen: The Magic Years vol. 3 · Kendisi
- Queen: The Magic Years vol. 1 · Kendisi
- Queen: Magic Years - A Visual Anthology · Kendisi
- Büyük Bela · Hilly Blue
- Lust in the Dust · Rosie Velez
- Divine Waters · Kendisi
- Tales from the Darkside
- Late Night with David Letterman · Kendisi
- Polyester · Francine Fishpaw
- The Alternative Miss World · Kendisi
- Tally Brown, New York
- Underground and Emigrants · Kendisi
- Female Trouble · Dawn Davenport / Earl Peterson
- Pembe Flamingolar · Divine / Babs Johnson
- Multiple Maniacs · Lady Divine
- The Diane Linkletter Story · Diane Linkletter, Yazar
- Mondo Trasho · Divine / Greaser in Alley
- Eat Your Makeup · Jacqueline Kennedy
- Roman Candles · Party Guest / Man with Scarf
- Divine: Live at the Hacienda · Yazar
- New Line: Independent Legacies · Kendisi