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Joey Arias
Acting

Joey Arias
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1949-10-03,Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
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.

Filmography

Naked in New York

4.381

Naked in New York
1993-11-10

God Save the Queens

0

God Save the Queens
1995-06-23

Arias With a Twist

5

Arias With a Twist
2010-02-14

4

The Zanctuary
2016-07-06

Wigstock: The Movie

5.455

Wigstock: The Movie
1995-06-09

Cirque du Soleil: LoveSick

5.2

Cirque du Soleil: LoveSick
2008-06-06

6.615

Jobriath A.D.
2012-06-15

6.2

Flawless
1999-11-26

5.6

Deadly Game
1991-07-10

4.35

Mondo New York
1988-04-22

6.239

The Nomi Song
2004-10-14

Elvira: Mistress of the Dark

6.7

Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
1988-09-30

0

Dragtime
1997-10-11

Big Top Pee-wee

4.9

Big Top Pee-wee
1988-07-22

Mermaids on Heroin

0

Mermaids on Heroin
1985-07-01

4.933

After Louie
2017-03-17

5.467

Wig
2019-05-04

The Long Island Four

5

The Long Island Four
1980-12-23

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

7.373

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
1995-09-08

2.667

Drunks
1997-03-14

Vandemonium Plus

0

Vandemonium Plus
1987-12-31

She's Living for This

0

She's Living for This
2012-02-24

Saturday Night Live

6.95

Saturday Night Live
1975-10-11