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Singer, actor, songwriter, playwright, and director Billy Porter is a throwback to the old-school entertainers, as a triple threat who has found success across performance mediums. His Broadway-inspired delivery and soulful tone have landed him on the Billboard R&B and dance charts -- first with "Love Is on the Way" from his 1997 eponymous debut album -- and won him a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for 2013's Kinky Boots. In 2019, he became the first openly gay Black man to win a lead actor Emmy when he received the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series award for the role of Pray Tell on Pose. That led to roles like the Fabulous Godmother in the 2021 live-action musical version of Cinderella. Meanwhile, Porter delivered motivational club hits such as 2019's "Love Yourself" and 2021's "Children," the latter of which appeared on 2023's Black Mona Lisa album. Wikipedia