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Divine‌

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1945-10-19

Popularity

star3.7

Divine

Towson, Maryland, USA

Divine

Towson, Maryland, USA

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1945-10-19

Popularity

star3.7

Biography

Divine (19 October 1945 – 7 March 1988), né Harris Glenn Milstead, was an American actor, singer and drag queen. Described by People magazine as the "Drag Queen of the Century", Divine often performed female roles in both cinema and theater and also appeared in women's clothing in musical performances. Even so, he considered himself to be a character actor and performed male roles in a number of his later films. He was often associated with independent filmmaker John Waters and starred in ten of Waters's films, usually in a leading role. Concurrent with his acting career, he also had a successful career as a disco singer during the 1980s, at one point being described as "the most successful and in-demand disco performer in the world." Born in Baltimore, Maryland, into a conservative, wealthy middle class family, he became involved with John Waters and his acting troupe, the Dreamlanders, in the mid-1960s and starred in a number of Waters's early films such as Mondo Trasho, Multiple Maniacs, Pink Flamingos and Female Trouble. These films have since become cult classics. In the 1970s, Milstead made the transition to theater and appeared in a number of productions, including Women Behind Bars and The Neon Woman, while continuing to star in such films as Polyester, Lust in the Dust and Hairspray. The New York Times said of Milstead's '80s films: "Those who could get past the unremitting weirdness of Divine's performance discovered that the actor/actress had genuine talent, including a natural sense of comic timing and an uncanny gift for slapstick." He was also described as "one of the few truly radical and essential artists of the century… was an audacious symbol of man's quest for liberty and freedom." Since his death, Divine has remained a cult figure, particularly with those in the LGBT community.

Movie Credits

Pink Flamingos

Pink Flamingos‌
star6.2
calendar 1972

Out of the Dark

Out of the Dark‌
star5.5
calendar 1988

Trouble in Mind

Trouble in Mind‌
star5.7
calendar 1985

Female Trouble

Female Trouble‌
star7.0
calendar 1974

Polyester

Polyester‌
star7.0
calendar 1981

Divine: Shoot Your Shot & Live at the Hacienda

Divine: Shoot Your Shot & Live at the Hacienda‌
star0.0
calendar 2000

The Neon Woman

The Neon Woman‌
star0.0
calendar 1990

Lust in the Dust

Lust in the Dust‌
star6.0
calendar 1985

Tab Hunter Confidential

Tab Hunter Confidential‌
star7.4
calendar 2015

Divine Trash

Divine Trash‌
star7.3
calendar 2000

DIVINE R.I.P.

DIVINE R.I.P.‌
star0.0
calendar 2007

My Life with the Waters

My Life with the Waters‌
star0.0
calendar

I Am Divine

I Am Divine‌
star7.4
calendar 2013

The Alternative Miss World

The Alternative Miss World‌
star1.0
calendar 1980

Discolocos

Discolocos‌
star10.0
calendar 2016

Queen: The Magic Years vol. 3

Queen: The Magic Years vol. 3‌
star0.0
calendar 1987

Queen: The Magic Years vol. 1

Queen: The Magic Years vol. 1‌
star9.0
calendar 1987

Queen: Magic Years - A Visual Anthology

Queen: Magic Years  - A Visual Anthology‌
star6.5
calendar 1987

The British Guide to Showing Off

The British Guide to Showing Off‌
star6.6
calendar 2011

Howard

Howard‌
star6.9
calendar 2018

The Cockettes

The Cockettes‌
star6.7
calendar 2002

Disclosure

Disclosure‌
star7.9
calendar 2020

Night Flight: Born Again

Night Flight: Born Again‌
star0.0
calendar 2016

Uncle Bob

Uncle Bob‌
star5.0
calendar 2010

Tally Brown, New York

Tally Brown, New York‌
star5.0
calendar 1979

Underground and Emigrants

Underground and Emigrants‌
star0.0
calendar 1976

Divine: Shoot Your Shot

Divine: Shoot Your Shot‌
star4.0
calendar 1995

Divine: Live at the Hacienda

Divine: Live at the Hacienda‌
star6.0
calendar 1994

Rhythm Divine - History of Disco Music

Rhythm Divine - History of Disco Music‌
star0.0
calendar 1992

In Bad Taste

In Bad Taste‌
star8.0
calendar 1999

Hairspray

Hairspray‌
star6.8
calendar 1988

Multiple Maniacs

Multiple Maniacs‌
star6.4
calendar 1970

Eat Your Makeup

Eat Your Makeup‌
star7.1
calendar 1968

Mondo Trasho

Mondo Trasho‌
star5.1
calendar 1969

Roman Candles

Roman Candles‌
star6.4
calendar 1967

The Diane Linkletter Story

The Diane Linkletter Story‌
star5.0
calendar 1970

Divine Waters

Divine Waters‌
star7.2
calendar 1985

Soul Ache

Soul Ache‌
star3.5
calendar 1998

BEAT. Contour. Snatched. How Drag Queens Shaped the Biggest Makeup Trends

BEAT. Contour. Snatched. How Drag Queens Shaped the Biggest Makeup Trends‌
star0.0
calendar 2018

Studio 54

Studio 54‌
star6.4
calendar 2018

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy‌
star7.8
calendar 2010

Tv Credits

Tales from the Darkside

Tales from the Darkside‌
star7.2
calendar 1984

Cachitos de hierro y cromo

Cachitos de hierro y cromo‌
star7.7
calendar 2013

Girls and Boys - Sex and British Pop

Girls and Boys - Sex and British Pop‌
star0.0
calendar 2005

Sex 'n' Pop

Sex 'n' Pop‌
star2.0
calendar 2004

The Incredibly Strange Film Show

The Incredibly Strange Film Show‌
star10.0
calendar 1988