American drag artist
Jackie Beat
Jackie Beat, October 2021
Born Kent Fuher
(1963-07-24 ) July 24, 1963 (age 61) Occupation Drag performer Website MissJackieBeat
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 Adam & Steve Sex and the City sketch comedy series Hype The WB Television Network .
Beat was a fixture on the New York City cabaret scene[ 1] 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] Silver Lake ;[ 2] 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] 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] The New York Times [ 10]
Early life
Beat 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
Beat 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
Beat lived in the Highland Park neighborhood of Los Angeles for many years. She sold her home there in 2016[ 11] Altadena, California .[ 12] President Barack Obama [ 2] Donald Trump [ 13] [ 14] Sarah Palin .
Filmography
Film
Television
Web Series
Video games
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
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
^ 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 ^ "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 : " . 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 . 12 January 2021. Retrieved 2021-01-12 .
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