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Joey Arias

Acting
Known For

75 Years Old

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.

Born

Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA on 3rd October 1949

All Credits

Saturday Night Live Image
Saturday Night Live
Self - David Bowie Backup Singer (uncredited)
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar Image
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
Justine
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark Image
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
Hitchhiker
Flawless Image
Flawless
Stormy
She's Living for This Image
She's Living for This
Joey Arias / Various Characters
Big Top Pee-wee Image
Big Top Pee-wee
Shim
Naked in New York Image
Naked in New York
Self
Wig Image
Wig
Self
God Save the Queens Image
God Save the Queens
Drunks Image
Drunks
Ruby
Deadly Game Image
Deadly Game
Ramirez
The Nomi Song Image
The Nomi Song
Self
After Louie Image
After Louie
Jai the Chanteuse
Jobriath A.D. Image
Jobriath A.D.
Himself
Cirque du Soleil: LoveSick Image
Cirque du Soleil: LoveSick
Himself
Wigstock: The Movie Image
Wigstock: The Movie
Self
Mondo New York Image
Mondo New York
Fish Out Of Water / A Hard Days Night
No Image
The Long Island Four
Dragtime Image
Dragtime
Self
The Zanctuary Image
The Zanctuary
Dora Ramona del Pilar
Vandemonium Plus Image
Vandemonium Plus
Mermaids on Heroin Image
Mermaids on Heroin
Meridian
Arias With a Twist Image
Arias With a Twist
Himself