Acting
RuPaul
Born 1960-11-17
San Diego, California, USA
Department: Acting
Biography
RuPaul Andre Charles (born November 17, 1960), known mononymously as RuPaul, is an American drag queen, television judge, musician, and model. Best known for producing, hosting, and judging the reality competition series RuPaul's Drag Race, he has received several accolades, including eleven Primetime Emmy Awards, three GLAAD Media Awards, a Critics' Choice Television Award, two Billboard Music Awards, and a Tony Award. Description above from the Wikipedia article RuPaul, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Prominent works featuring RuPaul
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The Simpsons
1989
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American Dad!
2005
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
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BoJack Horseman
2014
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
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2 Broke Girls
2011
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
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Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996
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Saturday Night Live
1975
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Nimona
2023
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (249 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judge Judy: Unfiltered, Unforgettable | Self | Movie | 2026 | |
 | RuPaul's Drag Race UK: Rewind | Executive Producer | Movie | 2026 |
 | Drag Race México: Latina Royale | Creator | TV Series | 2026 |
 | Drag Race Down Under vs The World | Creator | TV Series | 2026 |
 | Canada's Drag Race: All Stars | Self - RuMail | TV Series | 2026 |
| Canada's Drag Race: All Stars | Creator | TV Series | 2026 |
 | Stop! That! Train! | President Judy Gagwell | Movie | 2026 |
| Stop! That! Train! | Producer | Movie | 2026 |
 | Drag Race Philippines: Slaysian Royale | Self - RuMail | TV Series | 2025 |
| Drag Race Philippines: Slaysian Royale | Creator | TV Series | 2025 |
| Dancing In the Light | himself | Movie | 2025 | |
 | RuPaul's Drag Race Live: 1,000th Show | Self | Movie | 2025 |
 | Hollywood Squares | Self | TV Series | 2025 |
 | Hitpig! | Polecat (voice) | Movie | 2024 |
 | RuPaul's Drag Race Global All Stars | Self - Host / Judge | TV Series | 2024 |
| RuPaul's Drag Race Global All Stars | Creator | TV Series | 2024 |
 | Bob Mackie: Naked Illusion | Self | Movie | 2024 |
 | RuPaul's Drag Race Live Untucked | Creator | TV Series | 2024 |
 | OZI: Voice of the Forest | Gurd (voice) | Movie | 2024 |
 | Drag Race España All Stars | Production Executive | TV Series | 2024 |
| Drag Race España All Stars | Creator | TV Series | 2024 |
 | Darlo todo | Material de archivo | Movie | 2023 |
 | Trolls Band Together | Miss Maxine (voice) | Movie | 2023 |
 | The Super Models | Self (archive footage) | TV Series | 2023 |
 | Drag Race Germany | Songs | TV Series | 2023 |
| Drag Race Germany | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2023 |
| Drag Race Germany | Creator | TV Series | 2023 |
 | Drag Race Brasil | Creator | TV Series | 2023 |
 | Nimona | Nate Knight (voice) | Movie | 2023 |
 | Drag Race Mexico | Creator | TV Series | 2023 |
 | Drag Race Sweden | Creator | TV Series | 2023 |
 | Drag Race Sverige: Untucked! | Creator | TV Series | 2023 |
 | Drag Race Belgium | Creator | TV Series | 2023 |
 | Commitment to Life | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2023 |
 | The Stroll | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2023 |
 | Lingo | Self - Host | TV Series | 2023 |
 | Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs The World | Self - RuMail | TV Series | 2022 |
| Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs The World | Creator | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Bring Back My Girls | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2022 |
 | The Tiny Chef Show | Announcer (voice) | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Celebrity Lingo | Self - Host | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Drag Race Philippines Untucked! | Creator | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Drag Race Philippines | Creator | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 3 | The Mothership (voice) | Movie | 2022 |
 | Drag Race France | Creator | TV Series | 2022 |
 | PRIDE: To Be Seen - A Soul of a Nation Presentation | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2022 |
 | RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World | Self - Host | TV Series | 2022 |
| RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World | Creator | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Reno 911!: The Hunt for QAnon | Q | Movie | 2021 |
 | The Bitch Who Stole Christmas | Hannah Contour | Movie | 2021 |
 | Queen of the Universe | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2021 |
| Queen of the Universe | Creator | TV Series | 2021 |
 | Painted with Raven | Self - Guest Judge | TV Series | 2021 |
| Painted with Raven | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2021 |
 | Drag Race Italia | Self (uncredited) | TV Series | 2021 |
| Drag Race Italia | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2021 |
| Drag Race Italia | Creator | TV Series | 2021 |
 | Chicago Party Aunt | Gideon (voice) | TV Series | 2021 |
 | Dragging the Classics: The Brady Bunch | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2021 |
 | Being BeBe | self | Movie | 2021 |
 | Drag Race España | Creator | TV Series | 2021 |
 | Workhorse Queen | Self (archival footage) | Movie | 2021 |
 | Drag Race Down Under | Self - Host / Judge | TV Series | 2021 |
| Drag Race Down Under | Creator | TV Series | 2021 |
 | Celebrity Wheel of Fortune | Self - Contestant | TV Series | 2021 |
 | The Big New Year's In | Herself | Movie | 2020 |
 | RuPaul's Drag Race: Bring Back My Ghouls | Himself (archive footage) | Movie | 2020 |
| RuPaul's Drag Race: Bring Back My Ghouls | Executive Producer | Movie | 2020 |
 | Drag Race Holland | Self - RuMail | TV Series | 2020 |
| Drag Race Holland | Creator | TV Series | 2020 |
 | RuPaul's Drag Race: Vegas Revue | Self | TV Series | 2020 |
 | Muppets Now | Self | TV Series | 2020 |
 | Canada's Drag Race | Self - RuMail | TV Series | 2020 |
| Canada's Drag Race | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2020 |
| Canada's Drag Race | Creator | TV Series | 2020 |
 | How's Your Head, Hun? | Self | TV Series | 2020 |
 | Secret Celebrity RuPaul's Drag Race | Self - Host | TV Series | 2020 |
| Secret Celebrity RuPaul's Drag Race | Creator | TV Series | 2020 |
 | AJ and the Queen | Robert Lee / Ruby Red | TV Series | 2020 |
| AJ and the Queen | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2020 |
| AJ and the Queen | Writer | TV Series | 2020 |
| AJ and the Queen | Creator | TV Series | 2020 |
 | RuPaul's Drag Race UK | Self - Host / Judge | TV Series | 2019 |
| RuPaul's Drag Race UK | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2019 |
| RuPaul's Drag Race UK | Creator | TV Series | 2019 |
 | A Little Late with Lilly Singh | Self | TV Series | 2019 |
 | The Queens | Self | Movie | 2019 |
 | SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout | Self | Movie | 2019 |
 | Stonewall Outloud | Narrator (voice) | Movie | 2019 |
 | Amphibia | Mr. X (voice) | TV Series | 2019 |
 | RuPaul | Self - Host | TV Series | 2019 |
 | The X Change Rate | Self - Special Guest | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Wig | Self | Movie | 2019 |
 | Trixie Mattel: Moving Parts | Self | Movie | 2019 |
 | Someone Great | Hype | Movie | 2019 |
 | The World's Best | Judge | TV Series | 2019 |
 | BEAT. Contour. Snatched. How Drag Queens Shaped the Biggest Makeup Trends | Self | Movie | 2018 |
 | RuPaul's Drag Race Holi-Slay Spectacular | Self - Host | Movie | 2018 |
| RuPaul's Drag Race Holi-Slay Spectacular | Executive Producer | Movie | 2018 |
 | The Alec Baldwin Show | Self | TV Series | 2018 |
| Drag Tots | Corny the Unicorn (voice) | TV Series | 2018 | |
 | Follow Me | Self | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Show Dogs | Persephone (voice) | Movie | 2018 |
 | Forbidden | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2018 |
 | The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom | Self | Movie | 2018 |
 | Drag Race Thailand | Creator | TV Series | 2018 |
 | The Trixie & Katya Show | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2017 |
 | Katy Perry: Will You Be My Witness? | Self | Movie | 2017 |
 | Susanne Bartsch: On Top | Self | Movie | 2017 |
 | Girlboss | Lionel | TV Series | 2017 |
 | Not Today, Bianca | RuPaul | TV Series | 2016 |
 | Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party | Self | TV Series | 2016 |
 | The $100,000 Pyramid | Self | TV Series | 2016 |
 | Match Game | Self - Panelist | TV Series | 2016 |
 | Straight Outta OZ | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2016 |
 | Skin Wars: Fresh Paint | Self - Host | TV Series | 2016 |
 | To Tell the Truth | Self - Panelist | TV Series | 2016 |
 | Hurricane Bianca | Weatherman | Movie | 2016 |
 | The Real O'Neals | RuPaul | TV Series | 2016 |
 | Animals. | Dr. Labcoat | TV Series | 2016 |
 | Kocktails With Khloé | Self | TV Series | 2016 |
 | RuPaul's Drag Race: Green Screen Christmas | Self | Movie | 2015 |
 | Adam Ruins Everything | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2015 |
 | The Muppets | Self | TV Series | 2015 |
 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self | TV Series | 2015 |
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter | Self | TV Series | 2015 |
 | RuPaul's Drag Race: RuVealed | Self | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Grace and Frankie | Benjamin Le Day | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Drag Becomes Him | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2015 |
 | Harvey Beaks | Jackie Slitherstein (voice) | TV Series | 2015 |
 | BoJack Horseman | Queen Antonia (voice) | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Skin Wars | Self - Judge | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Trailblazer Honors | Self - Speaker | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Hey Qween! | Self | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | Self | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self | TV Series | 2014 |
 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Broad City | Marcel | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular | Self | Movie | 2013 |
| RuPaul Drives... | Self - Host | TV Series | 2013 | |
 | The Out List | Herself (archive footage) | Movie | 2013 |
 | Alyssa's Secret | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2013 |
 | RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED | Self - Narrator | TV Series | 2012 |
 | RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars | Self - Host / Judge | TV Series | 2012 |
| RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars | Theme Song Performance | TV Series | 2012 |
| RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars | Creator | TV Series | 2012 |
 | Finding Your Roots | Self | TV Series | 2012 |
 | 2 Broke Girls | Himself | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Happy Endings | KrisJahn | TV Series | 2011 |
 | RuPaul's Drag U | Himself | TV Series | 2010 |
| RuPaul's Drag U | Creator | TV Series | 2010 |
 | RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked | Self - Narrator | TV Series | 2010 |
| RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2010 |
 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2009 |
 | RuPaul's Drag Race | Self - Host | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Under the Hood | Self - Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | TV Series | 2009 |
| RuPaul's Drag Race | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2009 |
| RuPaul's Drag Race | Creator | TV Series | 2009 |
| Under the Hood | Creator | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Starz Inside: Ladies or Gentlemen | Narrator | Movie | 2008 |
 | Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild! | Tyrell Tyrelle | Movie | 2008 |
 | Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World | Tyler (voice) | TV Series | 2007 |
 | Starrbooty | Starrbooty / Cupcake | Movie | 2007 |
| Starrbooty | Producer | Movie | 2007 |
| Starrbooty | Writer | Movie | 2007 |
 | The Graham Norton Show | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2007 |
| The Graham Norton Show | Self | TV Series | 2007 |
 | Ugly Betty | Rudolph | TV Series | 2006 |
 | The One Show | Self | TV Series | 2006 |
 | More Dangerous: The Making of Michael Lucas' 'Dangerous Liaisons' | Self | Movie | 2006 |
 | Queer Duck: The Movie | Theme Song Performance | Movie | 2006 |
 | Zombie Prom | Miss Strict | Movie | 2006 |
 | Encounters 1: The Heat of the Moment | Director | Movie | 2006 |
 | Whitepaddy | Radio Kissin' | Movie | 2006 |
 | Disco: Spinning The Story | self | Movie | 2005 |
 | The Comeback | RuPaul | TV Series | 2005 |
 | American Dad! | (voice) | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Dangerous Liaisons | Self - Non-sexual Role | Movie | 2005 |
 | Project Runway | Self - Guest Judge | TV Series | 2004 |
 | The Soup | Self | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self - Guest Host | TV Series | 2003 |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2003 |
 | The Groovenians | Champagne Courvoisier | Movie | 2002 |
| Sylvester: Mighty Real | Self | Movie | 2002 | |
 | Who Is Cletis Tout? | Ginger Markum | Movie | 2001 |
 | The Truth About Jane | Jimmy | Movie | 2000 |
 | But I'm a Cheerleader | Mike | Movie | 2000 |
 | VH1 Divas 2000: A Tribute to Diana Ross | Self | Movie | 2000 |
 | Son of the Beach | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2000 |
 | The Eyes of Tammy Faye | Narrator | Movie | 2000 |
 | Time of Your Life | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1999 |
 | Popular | Sweet Honey Chile | TV Series | 1999 |
 | After Stonewall | Self | Movie | 1999 |
 | EDtv | RuPaul | Movie | 1999 |
 | V.I.P. | Pepe Dutille | TV Series | 1998 |
 | Hollywood Squares | Self - Panelist | TV Series | 1998 |
 | Hercules | Rock Guardian (voice) | TV Series | 1998 |
 | An Unexpected Life | Charles | Movie | 1998 |
 | Motown 40: The Music Is Forever | Self | Movie | 1998 |
 | Veronica's Closet | Brett | TV Series | 1997 |
 | The View | Self | TV Series | 1997 |
| The RuPaul Show | Self - Host | TV Series | 1997 | |
| Shantay | Shantay | Movie | 1997 | |
 | Sabrina, the Teenage Witch | Witch Judge | TV Series | 1996 |
 | A Very Brady Sequel | Ms. Cummings | Movie | 1996 |
 | Fled | Himself | Movie | 1996 |
 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show | Self | TV Series | 1996 |
 | Nash Bridges | Simone Dubois | TV Series | 1996 |
 | Catwalk | Self | Movie | 1995 |
 | The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special | Self | Movie | 1995 |
 | MADtv | Self | TV Series | 1995 |
 | Blue in the Face | Dancer | Movie | 1995 |
 | To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar | Rachel Tensions | Movie | 1995 |
 | Red Ribbon Blues | Duke | Movie | 1995 |
 | Wigstock: The Movie | Self | Movie | 1995 |
 | A Mother's Prayer | Deacon "Dede" | Movie | 1995 |
 | The Brady Bunch Movie | Mrs. Cummings | Movie | 1995 |
 | Crooklyn | Bodega Woman | Movie | 1994 |
 | Sister, Sister | Marje | TV Series | 1994 |
 | Nelson Sullivan's World Of Wonder | Self | Movie | 1994 |
 | RuPaul's Christmas Ball | Host | Movie | 1993 |
| RuPaul's Christmas Ball | Writer | Movie | 1993 |
 | Out There | Self | Movie | 1993 |
 | A Simple Matter of Justice | Self | Movie | 1993 |
 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Bob | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine: Inaugural Issue | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1993 |
 | Inferno | Party Guest | Movie | 1992 |
 | Real Sex | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1990 |
 | The Word | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1990 |
 | The Simpsons | Queen Chante (voice) | TV Series | 1989 |
 | Nelson Sullivan | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1989 |
 | Nelson Sullivan's Video Diaries | Himself | Movie | 1989 |
 | Pickle Surprise | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1989 |
 | Starbooty Trilogy | Starbooty | Movie | 1987 |
| RuPaul & Felecia Having Fun in New York - October 18, 1984 | Himself | Movie | 1984 | |
 | Trilogy Of Terror | Sheila Jones | Movie | 1984 |
| Trilogy Of Terror | Writer | Movie | 1984 |
 | MTV Video Music Awards | Self | TV Series | 1984 |
 | American Playhouse | Self (archive footage) | TV Series | 1982 |
 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Host | TV Series | 1975 |
| Saturday Night Live | Danielle (uncredited) | TV Series | 1975 |
 | The Emmy Awards | Self | TV Series | 1949 |
| Just Between Friends | Self / Appearance | Movie | — | |
| American Porn Star | Cherry Grind | Movie | — | |
 | RuPaul's Drag Race UK All Stars | Self - Host / Judge | TV Series | — |
 | Drag Race South Africa | Creator | TV Series | — |
| Drag Race Japan | Creator | TV Series | — | |
| RuPaul's Drag Race UK All Stars | Creator | TV Series | — |