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Divine

Divine

Divine (19 October 1945 – 7 March 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.

Personal information

Birthday

1945-10-19

Birth Place

Towson, Maryland, USA

Movies and TV shows :

BEAT. Contour. Snatched. How Drag Queens Shaped the Biggest Makeup Trends

BEAT. Contour. Snatched. How Drag Queens Shaped the Biggest Makeup Trends

2018

0.0

Movie
poster

Cachitos de hierro y cromo

2013

7.7

TV
Disclosure

Disclosure

2020

7.9

Movie
Discolocos

Discolocos

2016

10.0

Movie
DIVINE R.I.P.

DIVINE R.I.P.

2007

0.0

Movie
Divine Trash

Divine Trash

2000

7.3

Movie
Divine Waters

Divine Waters

1985

7.2

Movie
Divine: Live at the Hacienda

Divine: Live at the Hacienda

1994

6.0

Movie
Divine: Shoot Your Shot

Divine: Shoot Your Shot

1995

4.0

Movie
Divine: Shoot Your Shot & Live at the Hacienda

Divine: Shoot Your Shot & Live at the Hacienda

2000

0.0

Movie
Eat Your Makeup

Eat Your Makeup

1968

7.1

Movie
Female Trouble

Female Trouble

1974

7.0

Movie
poster

Girls and Boys - Sex and British Pop

2005

0.0

TV
Hairspray

Hairspray

1988

6.8

Movie
Howard

Howard

2018

6.9

Movie
I Am Divine

I Am Divine

2013

7.4

Movie
In Bad Taste

In Bad Taste

1999

8.0

Movie
Lust in the Dust

Lust in the Dust

1985

6.0

Movie
Mondo Trasho

Mondo Trasho

1969

5.1

Movie
Multiple Maniacs

Multiple Maniacs

1970

6.4

Movie
My Life with the Waters

My Life with the Waters

0.0

Movie
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

2010

7.8

Movie
Night Flight: Born Again

Night Flight: Born Again

2016

0.0

Movie
Out of the Dark

Out of the Dark

1988

5.5

Movie
Pink Flamingos

Pink Flamingos

1972

6.2

Movie
Polyester

Polyester

1981

7.0

Movie
Queen: Magic Years  - A Visual Anthology

Queen: Magic Years - A Visual Anthology

1987

6.5

Movie
Queen: The Magic Years vol. 1

Queen: The Magic Years vol. 1

1987

9.0

Movie
Queen: The Magic Years vol. 3

Queen: The Magic Years vol. 3

1987

0.0

Movie
Rhythm Divine - History of Disco Music

Rhythm Divine - History of Disco Music

1992

0.0

Movie
Roman Candles

Roman Candles

1967

6.4

Movie
poster

Sex 'n' Pop

2004

2.0

TV
Soul Ache

Soul Ache

1998

3.5

Movie
Studio 54

Studio 54

2018

6.4

Movie
Tab Hunter Confidential

Tab Hunter Confidential

2015

7.4

Movie
poster

Tales from the Darkside

1984

7.2

TV
Tally Brown, New York

Tally Brown, New York

1979

5.0

Movie
The Alternative Miss World

The Alternative Miss World

1980

1.0

Movie
The British Guide to Showing Off

The British Guide to Showing Off

2011

6.6

Movie
The Cockettes

The Cockettes

2002

6.7

Movie
The Diane Linkletter Story

The Diane Linkletter Story

1970

5.0

Movie
poster

The Incredibly Strange Film Show

1988

10.0

TV
The Neon Woman

The Neon Woman

1990

0.0

Movie
Trouble in Mind

Trouble in Mind

1985

5.7

Movie
Uncle Bob

Uncle Bob

2010

5.0

Movie
Underground and Emigrants

Underground and Emigrants

1976

0.0

Movie