Sherry Vine | |
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![]() Vine on stage in 2019 | |
Born | Keith Levy Florida, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Actor, drag queen, musician |
Years active | 1992–present |
Website | sherryvine |
Keith Levy, known professionally as Sherry Vine, is an American actor, drag queen, and musician. Vine is the creator and host of She's Living for This, a variety series on Here TV.
Vine works primarily in New York City and on Fire Island, Long Island, but has also performed across the United States and Europe. She is known for her parodies of popular songs.
Career
[edit]Vine was born Keith Levy in Florida, but grew up in Maryland. Vine studied at University of Maryland then transferred to USC. Keith Levy has performed in drag as Sherry Vine[1] since 1992.[2] His first time in drag was for a one-act play in Los Angeles, called Sorry, Wrong Number.[3]
Vine is a fixture in the New York City drag circuit. In the 1990s, he often performed in Theater Couture shows in the East Village with Jackie Beat and Mario Diaz. Theatre Couture was founded by Vine, Joe Gross, and Douglass Sanders in 1992.[4] Vine also performed at Bar d'O, a lounge in the West Village, in weekly shows with Joey Arias, Raven O and Sade Pendarvis.[5][6]
In 2010, Vine was featured in the web series Queens of Drag: NYC by gay.com. The series featured fellow New York drag queens Bianca Del Rio, Dallas DuBois, Hedda Lettuce, Lady Bunny, Mimi Imfurst, and Peppermint.[7]
Songs
[edit]Vine performs a wide variety of parodies. She has parodied Madonna, Britney Spears, Rihanna, Adele, and Lady Gaga, including the songs "Poker Face" and "Paparazzi". Vine has filmed videos of many of her parodies.[citation needed]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1995 | Stonewall | Diva | |
1996 | Scream, Teen, Scream | Nurse Nacy DePalma | Short film |
1998 | Shucking the Curve | Nick/Nicki | |
1998 | Downtown Darlings | Himself | Documentary |
1998 | The Electric Urn | Katona | |
1999 | Charlie! | ||
1999 | The Trouble with Perpetual Deja-Vu | TV Hostess | |
2000 | Teach Yourself How to Become a Drag Queen 101 | Himself | |
2004 | The Raspberry Reich | Drag Queen Stage | |
2005 | Gender X | Himself | Documentary |
2006 | Charmed Life | Himself | Documentary |
2006 | Pimp & Ho: Sissy Sins | Jenny Tulls | Short film |
2007 | Fucking Different New York | Angelina | |
2010 | Florent: Queen of the Meat Market | Himself | Documentary |
2011 | House of Shame: Chantal All Night Long | Himself | Documentary |
2011 | A Fairy Tale | Rose | Short film |
2011 | Bar d'O | Himself | Documentary |
2011 | Children of the Dune | Himself | Short film |
2012 | The Internet Demarginalizes Drag Artists | Himself | Documentary short |
2012 | Party Like a Pornstar | Himself | Short film |
2012 | Welcome to New York | Dr. Kitty Rosenblatt | Short film |
2013 | Fire Island '79 | Short film |
Television
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1993 | RuPaul's Christmas Ball[8] | Himself | TV special |
2006 | House of Venus Show | Himself | Season 2, Episode 2 |
2008 | Project Runway | Himself | Season 5, Episode 6: "Good Queen Fun" |
2011 | Just Josh | Himself | Season 1, Episode 2 Season 1, Episode 4 |
2012–present | She's Living for This | Himself | Creator and host |
2012 | The Deal | Himself | Season 2, Episode 3 |
2013 | Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell | Himself | Season 1, Episode 15: "The Spirit of Stonewall" |
2020 | Station 19[9] | Rainbow Trout | Episode: "We Are Family" |
2021 | The Sherry Vine Show[10] | Himself | Host |
2021 | The Browns | Herself | Guest appearance[11] |
Web series
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2010 | Queens of Drag: NYC | Himself | Produced by gay.com |
2019 | Anything You Can Do | Himself | Guest |
Music videos
[edit]Year | Title | Artist | Role | Ref(s) |
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2020 | "Nerves of Steel" | Erasure | Cameo | [12] |
Theatre
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Theatre |
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2000 | Doll[13] | Nora | Performance Space 122 |
2006 | Carrie[14] | Carrie White | Performance Space 122 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Interview with Sherry Vine". Archived from the original on December 15, 2021 – via YouTube.com.
- ^ Nunn, Jerry (August 25, 2010). "ChicagoPride.com interview with Sherry Vine". ChicagoPride.com. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
- ^ Caban, Eric (February 24, 2012). "Living for Sherry Vine". Watermark Online. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
- ^ Lefkowitz, David (December 11, 1996). "Theatre Couture Keeps It Campy with a Weed & Two Bad Seeds". Playbill. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
- ^ "National Drag History Month: An Intoxicating Interview with Sherry Vine". New Now Next. January 30, 2009. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
- ^ Vine, Sherry (December 14, 2011). "Sherry Vine: Memories of Bar d'O (PHOTOS)". The Huffington Post. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
- ^ "Gaycom launches Queens of Drag NYC". The Advocate. September 8, 2010. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
- ^ Avery, Dan (December 5, 2012). "WATCH: Ho! Ho! Ho! It's "RuPaul's Christmas Ball" From 1993!". Queerty. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
- ^ Mason, Charlie (December 1, 2020). "Station 19 First Look: Drag Race Vet Shangela Gets Jack All Fired Up". TVLine. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Patterson, Denny (November 11, 2021). "'The Browns' Are Back in Town with a Second Season". Out Front Magazine. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
- ^ Erasure (August 11, 2020). "Erasure - Nerves of Steel (Official Video)" (YouTube video). Archived from the original on August 11, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
- ^ Raymond, Gerard (October 2, 2000). "Barbie Doll - Theater News - Oct 2, 2000". Theatre Mania. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
- ^ Pincus-Roth, Zachary (November 13, 2006). "Carrie Spills Into P.S. 122 Dec. 2". Playbill. Retrieved October 19, 2013.