Rock M. Sakura

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Rock M. Sakura
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Rock M. Sakura at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2022
Born
Bryan Steven Bradford

(1990-10-15) October 15, 1990 (age 33)
Education De Anza College
OccupationDrag queen
Known for RuPaul's Drag Race (season 12)
Website rockmsakura.com

Bryan Steven Bradford, [1] [2] better known by the stage name Rock M. Sakura, is an American drag performer most known for competing on the twelfth season of RuPaul's Drag Race .

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Early life and education

Bradford is Filipino and Vietnamese. [3] [4] [5] He was born and raised in San Jose, California, and attended Adrian C. Wilcox High School in Santa Clara. He studied animation and illustration at De Anza College. [6]

Career

In 2020, Bradford competed as Rock M. Sakura on the twelfth season of RuPaul's Drag Race and participated in the Halloween variety special Bring Back My Ghouls. [7]

In April 2020, amid the coronavirus pandemic, Rock M. Sakura was announced as a featured cast member for the very first Digital Drag Fest , an online drag festival for all ages, with attendees given opportunities to interact with the artists, tip them, and win prizes during the broadcast. [8]

Her mockumentary series Rock M. Sakura Sexy Superhero Sickening Spectacular premiered in 2021. [9] [10] [11] In 2022, she was nominated in the 2022 WOWIE Awards in the category Best YouTube Channel (The Like, Comment and Subscribe Award). [12]

Personal life

Bradford lives in San Francisco, [13] and enjoys anime and gaming. [14] In 2021, following a series of attacks on Asian American sex workers, he acknowledged his own history of sex work. [15]

Filmography

Film

Television

Web series

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