John Epperson
Also Known As: Lypsinka
Biography: John Epperson (born April 24, 1955) is an American drag artist, actor, pianist, vocalist, and writer who is mainly known for creating his stage character Lypsinka. As Lypsinka, he lip-synchs to meticulously edited, show-length soundtracks culled from snippets of outrageous 20th-century female performances in movies and song.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Hazlehurst, Mississippi, USA
Birthday: April 24, 1955
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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Mommie Dearest: Joan Lives On
Overview: Documentary which focuses more on the impact of the film upon its release and how it has seeped into the culture since that time. It is always fun to hear John Waters speak on a subject he is passionate about.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-06-06
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Another Gay Movie
Overview: In the dirtiest, funniest, most scandalous gay-teen-sex-comedy-parody ever, four young gay friends make a pact to lose their virginity by the end of the summer. The boys soon face giant sex toys, naked celebrities, masochistic teachers and an uncontrollable romance with a quiche.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-04-28
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Witch Hunt
Overview: Magic and murder connect an actress, a private eye, a senator and a witch in 1950s Hollywood.
Genres: TV Movie Mystery Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-12-10
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Eloise And Her Rawther Enormous Life
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-10-14
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Vampire's Kiss
Overview: A publishing executive is visited and bitten by a vampire and starts exhibiting erratic behavior. He pushes his secretary to extremes as he tries to come to terms with his affliction.
Genres: Comedy Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-06-02
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Beauty in a Jar
Overview: BEAUTY IN A JAR explores the social, racial, sexual and political history of the American beauty culture. How was the American ideal of beauty transformed over time? How does advertising tap into women's fantasies and hidden desires?
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-03-01
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An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends
Overview: On January 22, 1993 at the historic Castro Theater in San Francisco, Lily Tomlin, Robin Williams, Harvey Fierstein, Marga Gomez, and Lypsinka performed a one-night only benefit for the making of the film The Celluloid Closet, both directed by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-01-22
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Lypsinka: Toxic Femininity
Overview: Award-winning actress and filmmaker Chloë Sevigny returns to the director’s chair bringing her own instinctual depth and glamor to the short film Lypsinka: Toxic Femininity, a singular work centering around downtown legend Lypsinka, the surrealist and iconic stage creation of John Epperson. Inhabiting the words of Hollywood icons from Judy Garland to Joan Crawford trapped in an airless world of old-fashioned TV glamor, Lypsinka guides us through her fever dream as she grapples with her psyche as a celebrity.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-02-01
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Dragtime
Overview: A film that revels in the sheer delightful fabulousness of drag! A joyful look into the lives of some of the most famous drag queens of today: Varla Jean Merman, Candis Cayne, Lady Bunny and Lypsinka. These frocked out femmes of fashion light up the screen!
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-10-11
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Black Swan
Overview: The story of Nina, a ballerina in a New York City ballet company whose life, like all those in her profession, is completely consumed with dance. She lives with her retired ballerina mother Erica who zealously supports her daughter's professional ambition. When artistic director Thomas Leroy decides to replace prima ballerina Beth MacIntyre for the opening production of their new season, Swan Lake, Nina is his first choice.
Genres: Drama Thriller Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-12-03
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NightGowns FOREVER
Overview: Praised as the “drag artist’s drag show,” NightGowns has created an unabashedly queer theatrical experience, providing space for drag queens, drag kings, and trans and gender-nonconforming drag performers to create the biggest and boldest show imaginable. With NightGowns Forever, Velour has assembled unreleased footage from the show’s five-year history to highlight the best of the art form via 30 eye-popping performances. The virtual revue will premiere online on Sunday, August 9 at 7 p.m. EDT for free, with a suggested $15 donation to benefit organizations working for the betterment of Black trans lives.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-08-09
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Nelson Sullivan
Overview: Nelson Sullivan, a videographer in Manhattan circa 1983 to 1989, documented a large chunk of the final six years of his life, capturing his days and nights with drag queens and other NYC outcasts of the time. His style takes on a "home movie quality" that captures a lost - and now romanticized - American era in all of its mundane glory.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-07-03
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Wigstock: The Movie
Overview: The three-decade-old annual Manhattan gathering of drag queens and their fans is portrayed in this colorful documentary. The film concentrates on the spectacle of the event, providing abundant examples of the elaborate costumes, flamboyant wigs, and campy musical performances that characterize the event.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-06-09
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Red Ribbon Blues
Overview: After attending his 23rd funeral for a friend with AIDS, Troy and his friends hatch a plan to steal the HIV drugs that they need. One sucessful heist leads to another and another until they have so much inventory they decide to begin their own community distribution program.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-09-07
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Wig
Overview: Spotlighting the art of drag, and centered on the New York staple Wigstock, this documentary showcases the personalities and performances that inform the ways we understand queerness, art and identity today.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-05-04
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Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild!
Overview: Four university students head to Florida for spring break and enroll in a contest to see who can get the most sexual partners.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-11-06
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Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition
Overview: An overview of the iconic actresses' legendary careers, as well as the rivalry that colored "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?"
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-01-01
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Anything Goes
Overview: A 1991 short musical film directed by the very talented Bob Frame at a nightclub in the West 40s in Manhattan, starring Lypsinka (John Epperson).
Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-03-13
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