Rock M. Sakura

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Rock M. Sakura
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Rock M. Sakura at RuPaul's DragCon, 2018
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

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Rock M. Sakura at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2022

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] Her mockumentary series Rock M. Sakura Sexy Superhero Sickening Spectacular premiered in 2021. [8] [9] [10] In 2022, she was nominated in the 2022 WOWIE Awards in the category Best YouTube Channel (The Like, Comment and Subscribe Award). [11]

Personal life

Bradford lives in San Francisco, [12] and enjoy anime and gaming. [13] In 2021, following a series of attacks on Asian American sex workers, he acknowledged his own history of sex work. [14]

Filmography

Film

Television

Web series

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