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.
Jackie Beat | |
|---|---|
 Jackie Beat, October 2021 | |
| Born | Kent Fuher July 24, 1963 |
| Occupation | Drag performer |
| Website | MissJackieBeat |
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
editBeat 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
editBeat 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
editBeat 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
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Grief | Jo / Harvey | Appeared in drag, as well as a man |
| 1995 | Blue Movie | Dulcinea Schwartzfeld | |
| Wigstock: The Movie | Himself | ||
| Mi Pollo Loco | Lupe | ||
| Another Goddamn Benefit | |||
| 1996 | Two Days at a Time | Mackenzie/Pat/Richard/Sharon | Writer; short film |
| Scream, Teen, Scream | Jackie DePalma | ||
| 1998 | Downtown Darlings | Himself | |
| 1999 | Charlie! | Plenty Powers | |
| Flawless | Gypsy | ||
| 2003 | Coming Out Party | Himself | |
| 2005 | Adam & Steve | ||
| Bam Bam and Celeste | Shandra | ||
| A Couple of Days and Nights | Roger | ||
| 2006 | Apparition of the Eternal Church | Himself | |
| Gotta Get Off This Merry Go Round: Sex, Dolls and Showtunes | |||
| Phone Sex | Caller | ||
| 2007 | Alexis Arquette: She's My Brother | Himself | |
| 2010 | Gaze | ||
| 2011 | Gingerdead Man 3: Saturday Night Cleaver | Trixie | |
| 2013 | I Am Divine | Himself | |
| 2020 | Stage Mother | Dusty Muffin | |
| 2023 | Poolman | Dorothy |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Seriously, Dude, I'm Gay | Unaired special from Fox | ||
| Tripping the Rift | Writer; Episode 3: "Miss Galaxy 5000" | ||
| 2006 | Roseanne Barr: Blonde and Bitchin | Himself | |
| 2007 | Last Comic Standing | Episode 10: "The Final Seven" | |
| 2008 | Fashion Police | Writer; 179 Episodes | |
| 2009 | House of Venus Show | Himself | Season 3, Episode 1 |
| 2010 | One Night Stand Up | Episode 7: "Dragtastic" | |
| The Gossip Queens | Episode 8 and 15 | ||
| 2011 | Selene'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 | Himself | Episode 12: "Bear Reunion" | |
| 2021 | The Sherry Vine Show[15] | Guest & Writer | |
| 2022 | Huluween Dragstravaganza | Hulu special[16] | |
| Dr. Jackie | Dr. Jackie | ||
| 2023 | Celebrity Family Feud | Guest |
Web Series
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Hey Qween! | Himself | Guest (as Kent Fuher) |
| 2015 | Transformations | Guest[17] |
Video games
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Ms. Metaverse | Jackie Beat* |
(* - though the character shared Beat's real life name, she portrayed a fictional character similar to herself)
Podcasts
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 2012 | Eat My Podcast | Himself | |
| 2017 | Listen Sweetie | ||
| Dec 1, 2017 | UnBEARable | ||
| Feb 20, 2018 | Feast of Fun | ||
| Mar 28, 2018 | The Soft Spot | ||
| May 9, 2019 | Ghosted! | ||
| Sep 23, 2019 | Monday Afternoon Movie | ||
| Oct 1, 2019 | The Margaret Cho | ||
| Jan 12, 2021 | The Bald and the Beautiful w/ Trixie & Katya[18] | ||
| Dec 3, 2021 | Ebony and Irony | ||
| Jul 1, 2022 | Race Chaser with Alaska & Willam | ||
| Sep 28, 2022 | JUST SAYIN' with Justin Martindale | ||
| Oct 10, 2022 | The Perez Hilton Podcast with Chris Booker | ||
| Oct 31, 2022 | Very Delta with Delta Work | ||
| Jul 28, 2023 | Race Chaser with Alaska & Willam | ||
| Jan 15, 2024 | Ghosted! by Roz Hernandez | ||
| Jun 21, 2024 | Sloppy Seconds with Big Dipper & Meatball |
References
edit- ^ Jacobs, Leonard (16 May 2010). "5 Questions I've Never Been Asked: Jackie Beat". Clyde Fitch Report. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Scream Queen Superstar: Jackie Beat Gets Gruesome at the Cavern Club". 27 October 2008.
- ^ Strangeways, Michael (25 June 2015). "Breaking: Chi Chi Larue out as Pride parade host replaced by Jackie Beat". Retrieved 27 February 2019.
- ^ "The Best Things to do in L.A. This Weekend". Lamag - Culture, Food, Fashion, News & Los Angeles. 28 March 2019.
- ^ "The MisMatch Game". 28 August 2019. Archived from the original on 1 October 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ "The Mismatch Game (To Benefit Homeless LGBTQ Youth)". 13 September 2019.
- ^ "Jackie Beat marches to her own drummer". Los Angeles Times. 30 October 2010.
- ^ "Drag chic: At home with Jackie Beat, vintage queen". 30 October 2010.
- ^ "Comedic Drag Icon Jackie Beat Encourages Young People: 'Please Get Mad About U.S. Politics'". 11 August 2017.
- ^ a b Decaro, Frank (13 March 2018). "The 'Weird al Yankovic of Drag' Gets an Extreme Home Makeover". The New York Times.
- ^ "Drag queen Jackie Beat's eye-popping pad is up for grabs". 31 July 2016.
- ^ "Jackie". 10 July 2019.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: ""You're A Mean One, Mr. Trump" (Jackie Beat Parody) | Perez Hilton". YouTube.
- ^ "VIDEO: Jackie Beat Sends a Message to Trump, as Trump!". Archived from the original on 2019-10-01. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
- ^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (March 29, 2021). "OUTtv Media Group Teams With Producer Entertainment Group Launch First LGBTQ+ Apple TV Channel". Deadline. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
- ^ Leona Havin, Amy (October 1, 2022). "Huluween Dragstravaganza 2022 Halloween special: Date, time, drag show line up, how to watch online (10/1)". Oregon Live. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
- ^ WOWPresents (2015-07-30). Jackie Beat and James St. James: Transformations. Retrieved 2024-08-13 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Sock Puppet with the Hand Pulled Out with Jackie Beat | The Bald and the Beautiful w/ Trixie & Katya - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
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