Jackie Beat

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Jackie Beat
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Jackie Beat, October 2021
Born
Kent Fuher

(1963-07-24) July 24, 1963 (age 61)
West Covina, California
OccupationDrag performer
Website MissJackieBeat

Jackie Beat (born July 24, 1963) is the drag persona of actor, singer, songwriter and screenwriter Kent Fuher. Beat has appeared in a number of independent feature films both in and out of drag, including Wigstock: The Movie , Flawless , and Adam & Steve (for which he also wrote and performed the song "Dance Off"). In television, Beat has appeared on Sex and the City and was a writer for the short-lived sketch comedy series Hype on The WB Television Network.

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Beat was a fixture on the New York City cabaret scene [1] and performs sold-out Gay Pride and Christmas runs every year. She has performed at clubs such as Martinis Above Fourth in San Diego, CA; Executive Suite in Long Beach, CA; Hamburger Mary's in West Hollywood; [2] Cavern Club in Silver Lake; [2] Badlands in Sacramento, CA; Re-bar and Julia's Restaurant in Seattle, WA; and the Laurie Beechman Theatre in New York City. She has also appeared at Bob's Comedy Funhouse in Cardiff, Sheffield, Nottingham, Manchester, and London; 170 Russell in Melbourne, Australia; FAMILY in Brisbane, Australia, and numerous other venues.

In 2015, Beat was the host of Seattle Pride’s Pride Parade. [3]

In March of 2019, Beat appeared as Bea Arthur at an event called The MisMatch Game, hosted by Dennis Hensley, for the Los Angeles LGBT Center's 15th Anniversary celebration. [4] [5] [6] Beat frequently performs as both Arthur and her Golden Girls character Dorothy Zbornak, notably in the parody theater show The Golden Gurlz.

Beat has been profiled by major news outlets such as The Los Angeles Times , [7] [8] The Huffington Post , [9] LA Weekly , [2] and The New York Times . [10]

Early life

Beat was born Kent Fuher on July 24, 1963 to Jack and Liliana Fuher. She debuted her drag persona at Los Angeles's Café Largo in the late 1980s. [10]

Music

Beat is the lead singer of the Electroclash band Dirty Sanchez. She has also released 7 albums as a solo artist, primarily R-rated parodies of mainstream songs.

Personal life

Beat lived in the Highland Park neighborhood of Los Angeles for many years. She sold her home there in 2016 [11] and currently resides in Altadena, California. [12] She is a vocal supporter of President Barack Obama [2] and a harsh critic of figures such as Donald Trump [13] [14] and former presidential hopeful Sarah Palin.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993 Grief Jo / HarveyAppeared in drag, as well as a man
1995Blue MovieDulcinea Schwartzfeld
Wigstock: The Movie Himself
Mi Pollo LocoLupe
Another Goddamn Benefit
1996Two Days at a TimeMackenzie/Pat/Richard/SharonWriter; short film
Scream, Teen, ScreamJackie DePalma
1998Downtown DarlingsHimself
1999Charlie!Plenty Powers
Flawless Gypsy
2003Coming Out PartyHimself
2005 Adam & Steve
Bam Bam and Celeste Shandra
A Couple of Days and NightsRoger
2006Apparition of the Eternal ChurchHimself
Gotta Get Off This Merry Go Round: Sex, Dolls and Showtunes
Phone SexCaller
2007 Alexis Arquette: She's My Brother Himself
2010Gaze
2011 Gingerdead Man 3: Saturday Night Cleaver Trixie
2013 I Am Divine Himself
2020 Stage Mother Dusty Muffin
2023 Poolman Dorothy

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995Out There in HollywoodHimself
1996 Encino Woman Doorman
1999 Sex and the City Drag CallerEpisode 21: "Old Dogs, New Dicks"
2000 Hype Writer
2004 Totally Gayer Himself
Seriously, Dude, I'm Gay Unaired special from Fox
Tripping the Rift Writer; Episode 3: "Miss Galaxy 5000"
2006Roseanne Barr: Blonde and BitchinHimself
2007 Last Comic Standing Episode 10: "The Final Seven"
2008 Fashion Police Writer; 179 Episodes
2009 House of Venus Show HimselfSeason 3, Episode 1
2010One Night Stand UpEpisode 7: "Dragtastic"
The Gossip QueensEpisode 8 and 15
2011Selene's Hollywood Confidential
2012 StandUp in Stilettos Writer; Season 1, Episode 1
Comedy Central Roast Writer; Season 1, Episode 12: "Comedy Central Roast of Roseanne"
Where the Bears Are HimselfEpisode 12: "Bear Reunion"
2021The Sherry Vine Show [15] Guest & Writer
2022 Huluween Dragstravaganza Hulu special [16]
Dr. JackieDr. Jackie
2023 Celebrity Family Feud Guest

Web Series

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014 Hey Qween! HimselfGuest (as Kent Fuher)
2015 Transformations Guest [17]

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995Ms. MetaverseJackie Beat*

(* - though the character shared Beat's real life name, she portrayed a fictional character similar to herself)

Podcasts

YearTitleRoleNotes
Oct 5, 2012Eat My PodcastHimself
2017Listen Sweetie
Dec 1, 2017UnBEARable
Feb 20, 2018Feast of Fun
Mar 28, 2018The Soft Spot
May 9, 2019Ghosted!
Sep 23, 2019Monday Afternoon Movie
Oct 1, 2019The Margaret Cho
Jan 12, 2021 The Bald and the Beautiful w/ Trixie & Katya [18]
Dec 3, 2021Ebony and Irony
Jul 1, 2022Race Chaser with Alaska & Willam
Sep 28, 2022JUST SAYIN' with Justin Martindale
Oct 10, 2022The Perez Hilton Podcast with Chris Booker
Oct 31, 2022 Very Delta with Delta Work
Jul 28, 2023Race Chaser with Alaska & Willam
Jan 15, 2024Ghosted! by Roz Hernandez
Jun 21, 2024Sloppy Seconds with Big Dipper & Meatball

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  6. ↑ "The Mismatch Game (To Benefit Homeless LGBTQ Youth)". 13 September 2019.
  7. ↑ "Jackie Beat marches to her own drummer". Los Angeles Times . 30 October 2010.
  8. ↑ "Drag chic: At home with Jackie Beat, vintage queen". 30 October 2010.
  9. ↑ "Comedic Drag Icon Jackie Beat Encourages Young People: 'Please Get Mad About U.S. Politics'". 11 August 2017.
  10. 1 2 Decaro, Frank (13 March 2018). "The 'Weird al Yankovic of Drag' Gets an Extreme Home Makeover". The New York Times.
  11. ↑ "Drag queen Jackie Beat's eye-popping pad is up for grabs". 31 July 2016.
  12. ↑ "Jackie". 10 July 2019.
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