Acting credits
22
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
Joey Arias
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.6
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Movies: 20Series: 2Crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 1402372
Known for: Acting
Born: October 3, 1949
Age: 76
Place of birth: Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1975 - 2019
Years active: 45
Average TMDB rating: 6.1
Also known as
Joseph Arias • Joe Arias
Other jobs
Director (1)
Biography
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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Joey Arias.
5.5
Wig
as Self
2019 Movie
5.0
After Louie
as Jai the Chanteuse
2017 Movie
4.0
The Zanctuary
as Dora Ramona del Pilar
2016 Movie
6.6
Jobriath A.D.
as Himself
2012 Movie
5.0
Arias With a Twist
as Himself
2010 Movie
5.2
Cirque du Soleil: LoveSick
as Himself
2008 Movie
6.2
The Nomi Song
as Self
2004 Movie
6.2
Flawless
as Stormy
1999 Movie
Dragtime
as Self
1997 Movie
2.7
Drunks
as Ruby
1997 Movie
7.4
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
as Justine
1995 Movie
God Save the Queens
1995 Movie
5.5
Wigstock: The Movie
as Self
1995 Movie
4.4
Naked in New York
as Self
1993 Movie
5.5
Deadly Game
as Ramirez
1991 Movie
6.7
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
as Hitchhiker
1988 Movie
4.9
Big Top Pee-wee
as Shim
1988 Movie
4.3
Mondo New York
as Fish Out Of Water / A Hard Days Night
1988 Movie
Vandemonium Plus
1987 Movie
Mermaids on Heroin
as Meridian
1985 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Joey Arias.
