Jackie Beat
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Jackie Beat 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 and Adam & Steve
(for which she also wrote and performed the song "Dance Off"). In television, Beat has appeared on Sex and the City
and was a writer for the short-lived sketch comedy
series Hype
on The WB Television Network
. Beat is a fixture on the New York City
cabaret
scene and performs a sold-out Gay Pride and a sold-out Christmas run every year; in 2009 her Christmas dates take place at the Laurie Beechman Theater.
Jackie Beat is the lead singer of the Electroclash
band Dirty Sanchez
. Beat is also a columnist for IN:LA magazine.
Drag (clothing)
Drag is used for any clothing carrying symbolic significance but usually referring to the clothing associated with one gender role when worn by a person of another gender. The origin of the term "drag" is unknown, but it may have originated in Polari, a gay street argot in England in the early...
persona of actor, singer, songwriter and screenwriter Kent Fuher. Beat has appeared in a number of independent
Independent film
An independent film, or indie film, is a professional film production resulting in a feature film that is produced mostly or completely outside of the major film studio system. In addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies, independent films are also produced...
feature films both in and out of drag, including Wigstock: The Movie
Wigstock: The Movie
Wigstock: The Movie is a 1995 documentary film focusing on Wigstock, the annual drag music festival that had been held New York City's East Village through the 1980s and 1990s. The film presents a number of performances from the 1994 festival, including Crystal Waters, Deee-Lite, Jackie Beat,...
, Flawless and Adam & Steve
Adam & Steve
Adam & Steve is a 2005 LGBT romantic comedy film directed by and starring Craig Chester, who also wrote the screenplay. It deals with the lives of two gay men, played by Chester and Malcolm Gets...
(for which she also wrote and performed the song "Dance Off"). In television, Beat has appeared on Sex and the City
Sex and the City
Sex and the City is an American television comedy-drama series created by Darren Star and produced by HBO. Broadcast from 1998 until 2004, the original run of the show had a total of ninety-four episodes...
and was a writer for the short-lived sketch comedy
Sketch comedy
A sketch comedy consists of a series of short comedy scenes or vignettes, called "sketches," commonly between one and ten minutes long. Such sketches are performed by a group of comic actors or comedians, either on stage or through an audio and/or visual medium such as broadcasting...
series Hype
Hype (TV series)
Hype is a sketch comedy television series on The WB Television Network. Most of the central jokes making fun of celebrities in the news at the time...
on The WB Television Network
The WB Television Network
The WB Television Network is a former television network in the United States that was launched on January 11, 1995 as a joint venture between Warner Bros. and Tribune Broadcasting. On January 24, 2006, CBS Corporation and Warner Bros...
. Beat is a fixture on the New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
cabaret
Cabaret
Cabaret is a form, or place, of entertainment featuring comedy, song, dance, and theatre, distinguished mainly by the performance venue: a restaurant or nightclub with a stage for performances and the audience sitting at tables watching the performance, as introduced by a master of ceremonies or...
scene and performs a sold-out Gay Pride and a sold-out Christmas run every year; in 2009 her Christmas dates take place at the Laurie Beechman Theater.
Jackie Beat is the lead singer of the Electroclash
Electroclash
Electroclash is a style of music that fuses New Wave and electronic dance music. It emerged in New York and Detroit in the later 1990s, pioneered by acts including I-F and those associated with Gerald Donald, and is associated with acts including Peaches, Adult, and Fischerspooner...
band Dirty Sanchez
Dirty Sanchez (band)
Dirty Sanchez is an electroclash band that formed in Los Angeles in 2001 and includes Jackie Beat, Mario Diaz and DJ BARBEAU.Dirty Sanchez have a very strong following on the West Coast, where they play to full houses. Dirty Sanchez have finished a very successful East Coast tour with Thrill Kill...
. Beat is also a columnist for IN:LA magazine.