Joey Arias
Birthday
1949/10/03 (75 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA
Also know as
Joseph Arias, Joe Arias
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 h...Read more
Acting
(1993) Naked in New York
as Self
(1995) God Save the Queens
as ---
(2010) Arias With a Twist
as Himself
(2016) The Zanctuary
as Dora Ramona del Pilar
(2012) Jobriath A.D.
as Himself
(1995) Wigstock: The Movie
as Self
(1991) Deadly Game
as Ramirez
(2008) Cirque du Soleil: LoveSick
as Himself
(1988) Mondo New York
as Fish Out Of Water / A Hard Days Night
(1997) Dragtime
as Self
(1988) Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
as Hitchhiker
(2004) The Nomi Song
as Self
(1999) Flawless
as Stormy
(1988) Big Top Pee-wee
as Shim
(2017) After Louie
as Jai the Chanteuse
(1985) Mermaids on Heroin
as Meridian
(2019) Wig
as Self
(1980) The Long Island Four
as ---
(1995) To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
as Justine
(1997) Drunks
as Ruby
(1987) Vandemonium Plus
as ---
(2012) She's Living for This
as Joey Arias / Various Characters
(1975) Saturday Night Live
as Self - David Bowie Backup Singer (uncredited)