John Epperson

John Epperson

Birthday: 1955-04-24

Place of Birth: Hazlehurst, Mississippi, USA

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.

Movies

Mommie Dearest: Joan Lives On
Mommie Dearest: Joan Lives On

Documentary which focuses more on the impact of the film upon its release and how it has seeped into...

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Another Gay Movie
Another Gay Movie

In the dirtiest, funniest, most scandalous gay-teen-sex-comedy-parody ever, four young gay friends m...

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Witch Hunt
Witch Hunt

Magic and murder connect an actress, a private eye, a senator and a witch in 1950s Hollywood....

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Eloise And Her Rawther Enormous Life
Eloise And Her Rawther Enormous Life

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Vampire's Kiss
Vampire's Kiss

A publishing executive is visited and bitten by a vampire and starts exhibiting erratic behavior. He...

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Beauty in a Jar
Beauty in a Jar

BEAUTY IN A JAR explores the social, racial, sexual and political history of the American beauty cul...

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An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends
An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends

On January 22, 1993 at the historic Castro Theater in San Francisco, Lily Tomlin, Robin Williams, Ha...

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Lypsinka: Toxic Femininity
Lypsinka: Toxic Femininity

Inhabiting the words of Hollywood icons from Judy Garland to Joan Crawford trapped in an airless wor...

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Dragtime
Dragtime

A film that revels in the sheer delightful fabulousness of drag! A joyful look into the lives of som...

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Black Swan
Black Swan

The story of a ballerina in a New York City ballet company whose life is completely consumed with da...

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NightGowns FOREVER
NightGowns FOREVER

Celebrating the 5 year anniversary of Velour’s world-renowned drag showcase NightGowns. Featuring 30...

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Nelson Sullivan
Nelson Sullivan

Nelson Sullivan, a videographer in Manhattan circa 1983 to 1989, documented a large chunk of the fin...

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Wigstock: The Movie
Wigstock: The Movie

The three-decade-old annual Manhattan gathering of drag queens and their fans is portrayed in this c...

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Red Ribbon Blues
Red Ribbon Blues

After attending his 23rd funeral for a friend with AIDS, Troy and his friends hatch a plan to steal ...

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Wig
Wig

Spotlighting the art of drag, and centered on the New York staple Wigstock, this documentary showcas...

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Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild!
Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild!

Four university students head to Florida for spring break and enroll in a contest to see who can get...

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Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition
Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition

An overview of the iconic actresses' legendary careers, as well as the rivalry that colored "What Ev...

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Anything Goes
Anything Goes

A 1991 short musical film directed by the very talented Bob Frame at a nightclub in the West 40s in ...

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Wigstock: The Movie
Wigstock: The Movie

The original documentary on the Wigstock festival, back in the day when it was a much smaller affair...

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