RuPaul

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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.

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Known For

The Simpsons

Queen Chante (voice)

BoJack Horseman

Queen Antonia (voice)

2 Broke Girls

Himself

Nimona

Nate Knight (voice)

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

Witch Judge

Someone Great

Hype

Trolls Band Together

Miss Maxine (voice)

But I'm a Cheerleader

Mike

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2026	Stop! That! Train! MOVIE	President Gagwell
2025	Drag Race Philippines: Slaysian Royale TV	Self - RuMail
2025	Dancing In the Light MOVIE	himself
2025	RuPaul’s Drag Race Live in Las Vegas 1000th Show MOVIE	Self
2025	Hollywood Squares TV	Self
2024	Hitpig! MOVIE	Polecat (voice)
2024	RuPaul's Drag Race Global All Stars TV	Self - Host / Judge
2024	Bob Mackie: Naked Illusion MOVIE	Self
2024	OZI: Voice of the Forest MOVIE	Gurd
2023	Darlo todo MOVIE	Material de archivo
2023	Trolls Band Together MOVIE	Miss Maxine (voice)
2023	Nimona MOVIE	Nate Knight (voice)
2023	The Stroll MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2023	Lingo TV	Self - Host
2022	Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs The World TV	Self - RuMail
2022	The Tiny Chef Show TV	Announcer (voice)
2022	Celebrity Lingo TV	Self - Host
2022	Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 3 MOVIE	The Mothership (voice)
2022	PRIDE: To Be Seen - A Soul of a Nation Presentation MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2022	RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World TV	Self - Host
2021	Reno 911!: The Hunt for QAnon MOVIE	Q
2021	The Bitch Who Stole Christmas MOVIE	Hannah Contour
2021	Painted with Raven TV	Self - Guest Judge
2021	Drag Race Italia TV	Self (uncredited)
2021	Chicago Party Aunt TV	Gideon (voice)
2021	Dragging the Classics: The Brady Bunch MOVIE	Self
2021	Being BeBe MOVIE	self
2021	Workhorse Queen MOVIE	Self (archival footage)
2021	Drag Race Down Under TV	Self - Host / Judge
2021	Celebrity Wheel of Fortune TV	Self - Contestant
2020	The Big New Year's In MOVIE	Herself
2020	RuPaul's Drag Race: Bring Back My Ghouls MOVIE	Himself (archive footage)
2020	Drag Race Holland TV	Self - RuMail
2020	RuPaul's Drag Race: Vegas Revue TV	Self
2020	Muppets Now TV	Self
2020	Canada's Drag Race TV	Self - RuMail
2020	How's Your Head, Hun? TV	Self
2020	Secret Celebrity RuPaul's Drag Race TV	Self - Host
2020	AJ and the Queen TV	Robert Lee / Ruby Red
2019	RuPaul's Drag Race UK TV	Self - Host / Judge
2019	A Little Late with Lilly Singh TV	Self
2019	The Queens MOVIE	Self
2019	Stonewall Outloud MOVIE	Narrator (voice)
2019	Amphibia TV	Mr. X (voice)
2019	RuPaul TV	Self - Host
2019	The X Change Rate TV	Self - Special Guest
2019	Wig MOVIE	Self
2019	Trixie Mattel: Moving Parts MOVIE	Self
2019	Someone Great MOVIE	Hype
2019	The World's Best TV	Judge
2018	BEAT. Contour. Snatched. How Drag Queens Shaped the Biggest Makeup Trends MOVIE	Self
2018	RuPaul's Drag Race Holi-Slay Spectacular MOVIE	Self - Host
2018	The Alec Baldwin Show TV	Self
2018	Follow Me TV	Self
2018	Show Dogs MOVIE	Persephone (voice)
2018	Forbidden MOVIE	Self
2018	The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom MOVIE	Self
2017	Katy Perry: Will You Be My Witness? MOVIE	Self
2017	Susanne Bartsch: On Top MOVIE	Self
2017	Girlboss TV	Lionel
2016	Not Today, Bianca TV	RuPaul
2016	Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party TV	Self
2016	The $100,000 Pyramid TV	Self
2016	Match Game TV	Self - Panelist
2016	Straight Outta OZ MOVIE	Self
2016	Skin Wars: Fresh Paint TV	Self - Host
2016	To Tell the Truth TV	Self - Panelist
2016	Hurricane Bianca MOVIE	Weatherman
2016	The Real O'Neals TV	RuPaul
2016	Animals. TV	Dr. Labcoat
2016	Kocktails With Khloé TV	Self
2015	RuPaul's Drag Race: Green Screen Christmas MOVIE	Self
2015	Adam Ruins Everything TV	Self
2015	The Muppets TV	Self
2015	The Late Show with Stephen Colbert TV	Self
2015	The Late Show with Stephen Colbert TV	Self - Guest
2015	Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter TV	Self
2015	RuPaul's Drag Race: RuVealed TV	Self
2015	Grace and Frankie TV	Benjamin Le Day
2015	Drag Becomes Him MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2015	Harvey Beaks TV	Jackie Slitherstein (voice)
2014	BoJack Horseman TV	Queen Antonia (voice)
2014	Skin Wars TV	Self - Judge
2014	Trailblazer Honors TV	Self - Speaker
2014	Hey Qween! TV	Self
2014	Last Week Tonight with John Oliver TV	Self
2014	Late Night with Seth Meyers TV	Self
2014	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon TV	Self - Guest
2014	Broad City TV	Marcel
2013	Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular MOVIE	Self
2013	RuPaul Drives... TV	Self - Host
2013	The Out List MOVIE	Herself (archive footage)
2013	Alyssa's Secret TV	Self - Guest
2012	RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED TV	Self - Narrator
2012	RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars TV	Self - Host / Judge
2012	Finding Your Roots TV	Self
2011	2 Broke Girls TV	Himself
2011	Happy Endings TV	KrisJahn
2010	RuPaul's Drag U TV	Himself
2010	RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked TV	Self - Narrator
2009	Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen TV	Self - Guest
2009	RuPaul's Drag Race TV	Self - Host
2009	Under the Hood TV	Self - Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
2008	Starz Inside: Ladies or Gentlemen MOVIE	Narrator
2008	Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild! MOVIE	Tyrell Tyrelle
2007	Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World TV	Tyler (voice)
2007	Starrbooty MOVIE	Starrbooty / Cupcake
2007	The Graham Norton Show TV	Self - Guest
2007	The Graham Norton Show TV	Self
2006	Ugly Betty TV	Rudolph
2006	The One Show TV	Self
2006	The Making of Michael Lucas' 'Dangerous Liaisons' MOVIE	Self
2006	Zombie Prom MOVIE	Miss Strict
2006	Whitepaddy MOVIE	Radio Kissin'
2005	Disco: Spinning The Story MOVIE	self
2005	The Comeback TV	RuPaul
2005	Michael Lucas' Dangerous Liaisons MOVIE	Self - Non-sexual Role
2004	Project Runway TV	Self - Guest Judge
2004	The Soup TV	Self
2003	Jimmy Kimmel Live! TV	Self - Guest Host
2003	Jimmy Kimmel Live! TV	Self - Guest
2002	The Groovenians MOVIE	Champagne Courvoisier
2002	Sylvester: Mighty Real MOVIE	Self
2001	Who Is Cletis Tout? MOVIE	Ginger Markum
2000	The Truth About Jane MOVIE	Jimmy
2000	But I'm a Cheerleader MOVIE	Mike
2000	VH1 Divas 2000: A Tribute to Diana Ross MOVIE	Self
2000	Son of the Beach TV	Self
2000	The Eyes of Tammy Faye MOVIE	Narrator
1999	Time of Your Life TV	Self
1999	Popular TV	Sweet Honey Chile
1999	After Stonewall MOVIE	Self
1999	EDtv MOVIE	RuPaul
1998	V.I.P. TV	Pepe Dutille
1998	Hollywood Squares TV	Self - Panelist
1998	Hercules TV	Rock Guardian (voice)
1998	An Unexpected Life MOVIE	Charles
1998	Motown 40: The Music is Forever MOVIE	Self
1997	Veronica's Closet TV	Brett
1997	The View TV	Self
1997	The RuPaul Show TV	Himself - Host
1997	Shantay MOVIE	Shantay
1996	Sabrina, the Teenage Witch TV	Witch Judge
1996	A Very Brady Sequel MOVIE	Ms. Cummings
1996	Fled MOVIE	Himself
1996	The Rosie O'Donnell Show TV	Self
1996	Nash Bridges TV	Simone Dubois
1995	Catwalk MOVIE	Self
1995	The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special MOVIE	Self
1995	MADtv TV	Self
1995	Blue in the Face MOVIE	Dancer
1995	To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar MOVIE	Rachel Tensions
1995	Red Ribbon Blues MOVIE	Duke
1995	Wigstock: The Movie MOVIE	Self
1995	A Mother's Prayer MOVIE	Deacon "Dede"
1995	The Brady Bunch Movie MOVIE	Mrs. Cummings
1994	Crooklyn MOVIE	Bodega Woman
1994	Sister, Sister TV	Marje
1994	Nelson Sullivan's World Of Wonder MOVIE	Self
1993	RuPaul's Christmas Ball MOVIE	Host
1993	Walker, Texas Ranger TV	Bob
1993	Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine: Inaugural Issue MOVIE	Self
1992	Inferno MOVIE	Party Guest
1989	The Simpsons TV	Queen Chante (voice)
1989	Nelson Sullivan MOVIE	Self
1989	Nelson Sullivan's Video Diaries MOVIE	Himself
1989	Pickle Surprise MOVIE	Self
1987	Starbooty Trilogy MOVIE	Starbooty
1987	Star Booty I: The Motion Picture MOVIE	Starbooty
1987	RuPaul is: Starrbooty MOVIE	Starrbooty
1984	RuPaul & Felecia Having Fun in New York - October 18, 1984 MOVIE	Himself
1984	RuPaul's Trilogy Of Terror MOVIE	Sheila Jones
1984	MTV Video Music Awards TV	Self
1975	Saturday Night Live TV	Self - Host
1975	Saturday Night Live TV	Danielle (uncredited)
1949	The Emmy Awards TV	Self
	Just Between Friends MOVIE	Self
	American Porn Star MOVIE	Cherry Grind

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