Joey Arias

Joey Arias

A fixture of New York City’s vibrant downtown performance scene for 30-plus years, Joey Arias is a bona fide NYC icon. Arias lived and worked with legendary musician Klaus Nomi until Nomi’s death in 1983. However, he has long since stepped out of Nomi’s shadow to gain fame in his own right as a performance artist, cabaret singer and drag artist. Arias has distinguished himself with scandalous wit, sleek style and an extraordinary voice... evocative of Billie Holiday yet uniquely his own. Arias has performed worldwide at venues including Carnegie Hall and the Freedom Theatre in London. Arias was tapped by Cirque du Soleil to originate the role of the emcee in their Las Vegas spectacular Zumanity. After 6 years in that role, Arias returned to New York where he became the star and co-creator of Arias With a Twist with master puppeteer Basil Twist. The show was a critical and commercial hit and extended repeatedly for a total of 8 months. On film, he has appeared in Mondo New York, Big Top Pee Wee, Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, Wigstock - The Movie, Flawless and To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar, among others.

  • Title: Joey Arias
  • Popularity: 3.149
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1949-10-03
  • Place of Birth: Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA
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  • Also Known As: Joseph Arias, Joe Arias
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Joey Arias Movies

  • 1993
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    Naked in New York

    Naked in New York

    4.7 1993 HD

    Naked in New York begins in the car of grown up Jake, he is talking to us about his girlfriend, Joanne, and to whom you can turn to for help while...

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  • 1995
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    God Save the Queens

    God Save the Queens

    1 1995 HD

    Creative documentary on the drag queen movement and its origins in Paris, New York and Madrid.

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  • 2010
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    Arias With a Twist

    Arias With a Twist

    5 2010 HD

    Focuses on the collaboration between cabaret and drag artist Joey Arias and master puppeteer Basil Twist, whose 2008 show brought them some of the...

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  • 2016
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    The Zanctuary

    The Zanctuary

    1 2016 HD

    The Zanctuary is a decadent bar in Lower Manhattan owned by a former prostitute, Dora Ramona del Pilar. An undercover police detective follows an...

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  • 2012
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    Jobriath A.D.

    Jobriath A.D.

    7.1 2012 HD

    Called "The American Bowie," "The True Fairy of Rock & Roll" and "Hype of the Year," Jobriath's reign as the first openly gay rock star was brief...

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  • 1995
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    Wigstock: The Movie

    Wigstock: The Movie

    5.9 1995 HD

    The three-decade-old annual Manhattan gathering of drag queens and their fans is portrayed in this colorful documentary. The film concentrates on the...

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  • 1991
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    Deadly Game

    Deadly Game

    5.6 1991 HD

    A group of seven strangers, including a dancer, a doctor, a teacher, and a disgraced former football player, are brought together on an island owned...

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  • 2008
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    Cirque du Soleil: LoveSick

    Cirque du Soleil: LoveSick

    5.9 2008 HD

    This fascinating reality program exposes the ups and downs of a group of Cirque du Soleil performers as they put together "Zumanity," a new, highly...

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  • 1988
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    Mondo New York

    Mondo New York

    5.1 1988 HD

    A young woman wanders around New York City and stumbles across a number of strange characters and settings that represent the "underground" areas of...

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  • 1997
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    Dragtime

    Dragtime

    1 1997 HD

    A film that revels in the sheer delightful fabulousness of drag! A joyful look into the lives of some of the most famous drag queens of today: Varla...

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  • 1988
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    Elvira: Mistress of the Dark

    Elvira: Mistress of the Dark

    6.6 1988 HD

    Arriving in the small town of Fallwell, Massachusetts to claim her inheritance, horror hostess Elvira receives a less than enthusiastic reception...

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  • 2004
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    The Nomi Song

    The Nomi Song

    6.5 2004 HD

    Looks like an alien, sings like a diva - Klaus Nomi was one of the 1980s' most profoundly bizarre characters to emerge through rock music: a counter...

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  • 1999
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    Flawless

    Flawless

    6.168 1999 HD

    An ultraconservative police officer suffers a debilitating stroke and is assigned to a rehabilitative program that includes singing lessons - with...

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  • 1988
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    Big Top Pee-wee

    Big Top Pee-wee

    4.9 1988 HD

    Paul Reubens stars as Pee-wee Herman in his second full-length film about a farmer who joins the circus after a storm drops a big tent in his front...

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  • 2017
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    After Louie

    After Louie

    5.1 2017 HD

    As an AIDS activist and member of ACT UP in the 1980s and 90s, Sam witnessed the deaths of too many friends and lovers. Battlewounded and struggling...

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  • 1985
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    Mermaids on Heroin

    Mermaids on Heroin

    1 1985 HD

    "Mermaids on Heroin" is a 1985 13-minute video written and staring New York performer Joey Arias. Features Fred Schneider from the B-52s.

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  • 2019
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    Wig

    Wig

    5.8 2019 HD

    Spotlighting the art of drag, and centered on the New York staple Wigstock, this documentary showcases the personalities and performances that inform...

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  • 1980
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    The Long Island Four

    The Long Island Four

    5 1980 HD

    Based on the true story of four Nazi saboteurs who infiltrated the US in 1942 and were quickly caught and executed, this 80-minute ode to America's...

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  • 1995
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    To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

    To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

    7.324 1995 HD

    Manhattan drag queens Vida Boheme and Noxeema Jackson impress regional judges in competition, securing berths in the Nationals in Los Angeles. When...

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  • 1997
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    Drunks

    Drunks

    3.3 1997 HD

    At the beginning of a nightly Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, Jim seems particularly troubled. His sponsor encourages him to talk that night, the first...

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  • 1987
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    Vandemonium Plus

    Vandemonium Plus

    1 1987 HD

    Ann Magnuson is launched off the back of her boyfriend's motorcycle while doing a bong rip, and into a strange fantasy world airbrushed on the side...

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  • 1985
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    Mermaids on Heroin

    Mermaids on Heroin

    1 1985 HD

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  • 1985
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    Mermaids on Heroin

    Mermaids on Heroin

    1 1985 HD

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  • 2012
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    She's Living for This

    She's Living for This

    1 2012 HD

    She’s Living for This is an American television comedy and variety series created by Keith Levy and Josh Rosenzweig. The show currently airs on...

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  • 1975
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    Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

    6.9 1975 HD

    A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture...

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