Jackie Beat | |
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Born | Kent Fuher July 24, 1963 |
Occupation | Drag 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.
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]
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]
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.
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.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1993 | Grief | Jo / Harvey | Appeared in drag, as well as a man |
1996 | Two Days at a Time | Mackenzie/Pat/Richard/Sharon | Writer; short film |
1995 | Blue Movie | Dulcinea Schwartzfeld | |
1995 | Wigstock: The Movie | Himself | |
1995 | Mi Pollo Loco | Lupe | |
1995 | Another Goddamn Benefit | ||
1996 | Scream, Teen, Scream | Jackie DePalma | |
1998 | Downtown Darlings | Himself | |
1999 | Charlie! | Plenty Powers | |
1999 | Flawless | Gypsy | |
2003 | Coming Out Party | Himself | |
2005 | Adam & Steve | Himself | |
2005 | Bam Bam and Celeste | Shandra | |
2005 | A Couple of Days and Nights | Roger | |
2006 | Apparition of the Eternal Church | Himself | |
2006 | Gotta Get Off This Merry Go Round: Sex, Dolls and Showtunes | Himself | |
2006 | Phone Sex | Caller | |
2007 | Alexis Arquette: She's My Brother | Himself | |
2010 | Gaze | Himself | |
2011 | Gingerdead Man 3: Saturday Night Cleaver | Trixie | |
2013 | I Am Divine | Himself | |
2020 | Stage Mother | Dusty Muffin |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1995 | Out There in Hollywood | Himself | |
1996 | Encino Woman | Doorman | |
1999 | Sex and the City | Drag Caller | Episode 21: "Old Dogs, New Dicks" |
2000 | Hype | Writer | |
2004 | Totally Gayer | Himself | |
2004 | Seriously, Dude, I'm Gay | Himself | Unaired special from Fox |
2004 | Tripping the Rift | Writer; Episode 3: "Miss Galaxy 5000" | |
2006 | Roseanne Barr: Blonde and Bitchin | Himself | |
2007 | Last Comic Standing | Himself | Episode 10: "The Final Seven" |
2009 | House of Venus Show | Himself | Season 3, Episode 1 |
2010 | One Night Stand Up | Himself | Episode 7: "Dragtastic" |
2010 | The Gossip Queens | Himself | Episode 8 and 15 |
2011 | Selene's Hollywood Confidential | Himself | |
2012 | Where the Bears Are | Himself | Episode 12: "Bear Reunion" |
2021 | The Sherry Vine Show [15] | Himself | Guest |
2022 | Huluween Dragstravaganza | Himself | Hulu special [16] |
2023 | Celebrity Family Feud | Guest |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1995 | Ms. Metaverse | Jackie Beat* | |
(* - though the character shared Beat's real life name, she portrayed a fictional character similar to herself)
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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Oct. 5, 2012 | Eat My Podcast | Himself | |
2017 | Listen Sweetie | Himself | |
Dec. 1, 2017 | UnBEARable | Himself | |
Feb. 20, 2018 | Feast of Fun | Himself | |
March 28, 2018 | The Soft Spot | Himself | |
May 9, 2019 | Ghosted! | Himself | |
Sept. 23, 2019 | Monday Afternoon Movie | Himself | |
Oct. 1, 2019 | The Margaret Cho | Himself | |
Jan. 12, 2021 | The Bald and the Beautiful w/ Trixie & Katya [17] | Himself | |
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