
Joey Arias
Known for: Acting
Born: October 3, 1949
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 h…
Known for

The Zanctuary
2016

Mondo New York
1988

Cirque du Soleil: LoveSick
2008

Mermaids on Heroin
1985

Wig
2019

God Save the Queens
1995

Arias With a Twist
2010

The Nomi Song
2004

After Louie
2017

Vandemonium Plus
1987

Dragtime
1997

Jobriath A.D.
2012

Deadly Game
1991
The Long Island Four
1980

Wigstock: The Movie
1995

Naked in New York
1993

She's Living for This
2012

Saturday Night Live
1975

Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
1988

Flawless
1999

Big Top Pee-wee
1988

Drunks
1997

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
1995