Joey Arias

Known for ActingBorn 1949-10-03 (age 76)Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Vandemonium Plus

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

Jobriath A.D.

Saturday Night Live

Elvira: Mistress of the Dark

The Nomi Song

Flawless

Wig

Deadly Game

Wigstock: The Movie

Cirque du Soleil: LoveSick

After Louie

Arias With a Twist

Big Top Pee-wee

The Long Island Four

Mondo New York

Naked in New York

The Zanctuary

Drunks

She's Living for This

Dragtime

God Save the Queens

Mermaids on Heroin