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Hill has also performed regularly with award-winning violinist [[Scott Tixier]].
Hill has also performed regularly with award-winning violinist [[Scott Tixier]].


Hill had cameos in [[John Cameron Mitchell]]'s 2006 film ''[[Shortbus]]'' and in [[HBO]]'s ''[[Bored to Death]]''. He also appears in ''Dirty Martini and the New Burlesque'', a film about NYC's burlesque scene with a focus on performer [[Dirty Martini (burlesque)|Dirty Martini]]. Hill and [[Michael Musto]] appeared in the video for [[TV on the Radio]]'s song "No Future Shock."<ref name="amydavis">{{cite news |last=Thompson |first=Elizabeth |url= https://www.papermag.com/amy-davis-and-michael-musto-on-making-tv-on-the-radios-no-future-shock-1425743866.html |title=Amy Davis and Michael Musto on Making TV on the Radio's "No Future Shock" Video |work=[[Paper (magazine)|Paper]] |date=2011-04-12 |access-date=2021-12-09}}</ref>
Hill had cameos in [[John Cameron Mitchell]]'s 2006 film, ''[[Shortbus]]'', and in [[HBO]]'s ''[[Bored to Death]]''. He also appears in ''Dirty Martini and the New Burlesque'', a film about NYC's burlesque scene with a focus on performer [[Dirty Martini (burlesque)|Dirty Martini]]. Hill and [[Michael Musto]] appeared in the video for [[TV on the Radio]]'s song "No Future Shock."<ref name="amydavis">{{cite news |last=Thompson |first=Elizabeth |url= https://www.papermag.com/amy-davis-and-michael-musto-on-making-tv-on-the-radios-no-future-shock-1425743866.html |title=Amy Davis and Michael Musto on Making TV on the Radio's "No Future Shock" Video |work=[[Paper (magazine)|Paper]] |date=2011-04-12 |access-date=2021-12-09}}</ref>


As of February, 2022, Hill is a supporting cast member in Hulu's Life & Beth <ref name="lifeandbeth">{{cite web |title=Life &Beth Cast List |url=https://m.imdb.com/title/tt10731032/fullcredits/cast?ref_=m_ttfc_3}} </ref> and the [[HBO]] Series, [[Somebody Somewhere (TV series)|Somebody, Somewhere]].
As of February, 2022, Hill is a supporting cast member in Hulu's Life & Beth <ref name="lifeandbeth">{{cite web |title=Life &Beth Cast List |url=https://m.imdb.com/title/tt10731032/fullcredits/cast?ref_=m_ttfc_3}} </ref> and in the [[HBO]] Series, [[Somebody Somewhere (TV series)|Somebody, Somewhere]].


Hill is [[transgender]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Musto |first1=Michael |author1-link=Michael Musto |title=Michael Musto's Icons: Murray Hill |url=https://www.advocate.com/current-issue/2016/5/05/michael-musto-lobs-7-questions-murray-hill |website=[[The Advocate (LGBT magazine)|The Advocate]] |access-date=31 August 2021 |date=5 May 2016}}</ref>
Hill is [[transgender]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Musto |first1=Michael |author1-link=Michael Musto |title=Michael Musto's Icons: Murray Hill |url=https://www.advocate.com/current-issue/2016/5/05/michael-musto-lobs-7-questions-murray-hill |website=[[The Advocate (LGBT magazine)|The Advocate]] |access-date=31 August 2021 |date=5 May 2016}}</ref>

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Hill at the 2015 Cooper Union

Murray Hill is a New York City comedian and drag king entertainer. He is the entertainer persona of Busby Murray Gallagher, although this persona is maintained even in private settings.[1][2][3][4] Murray Hill is the self-proclaimed "hardest-working middle-aged man in show business".[5]

In The Encyclopedia of Lesbian and Gay Histories and Cultures, Jack Halberstam praised Hill for "transforming masculinity and exposing its theatricality with profound results".[6] The New York Times called him "the current reigning patriarch of the downtown performance community"[3] and the Seattle Weekly called him a "pioneer" of drag kings.[7]

Biography

Hill started performing in 1995, when the East Village's cutting-edge chic waned as the neighborhood gentrified, the art galleries moved for cheaper rent in Chelsea, and the music scene shifted to the Pacific Northwest. His famous impersonations include Elvis and John Travolta.[8] Hill was part of a 1990s wave of comedians and performers whose talent stood out in the Lower East Side and East Village scene, emblematic of the neighborhood as portrayed in the musical Rent.

Hill is a frequent emcee in Lower Manhattan of such events as the annual "Ms. Lez" competition,[9] a bingo night with co-host drag queen Linda Simpson, and a variety of burlesque and theater performances.[10][11][12]

Hill was the opening act for a tour of the rock band Le Tigre[3] and has opened up for The Gossip. He has performed at parties given by Joan Rivers, Ivana Trump, and Liza Minnelli; and his acts incorporate homages to Joey Adams, Benny Hill, Sammy Davis Jr., and Henny Youngman.[3]

Hill has also performed regularly with award-winning violinist Scott Tixier.

Hill had cameos in John Cameron Mitchell's 2006 film, Shortbus, and in HBO's Bored to Death. He also appears in Dirty Martini and the New Burlesque, a film about NYC's burlesque scene with a focus on performer Dirty Martini. Hill and Michael Musto appeared in the video for TV on the Radio's song "No Future Shock."[13]

As of February, 2022, Hill is a supporting cast member in Hulu's Life & Beth [14] and in the HBO Series, Somebody, Somewhere.

Hill is transgender.[15]

Interview

See also

References

  1. ^ Halberstam, Judith (2000). Female Masculinity. Duke UP. p. 246. ISBN 978-0-8223-2243-6.
  2. ^ "Murray Hill". Cityfile New York. Archived from the original on 2010-01-14.
  3. ^ a b c d Meet Downtown's New 'It' Boy, Ada Calhoun, The New York Times, January 9, 2005.
  4. ^ Brune, A. M. (28 March 2016). "Murray Hill: 'I'm more than a drag king. Why can't you just call me a comedian?'". the Guardian. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  5. ^ Snook, Raven (2004-05-10). "Girls, Girls, Girls: In the mood for something blue? The Second Annual New York Burlesque Festival is shakin' this weekend". New York Magazine. Retrieved 2009-03-14.
  6. ^ Judith Halberstam, "Drag Kings", in Zimmerman, Bonnie; George E. Haggerty (1999). The Encyclopedia of Lesbian and Gay Histories and Cultures. Taylor & Francis. pp. 247–49. ISBN 978-0-8153-1920-7. p. 248
  7. ^ Massengill, David (October 9, 2006). "Long Live the Kings!". Seattle Weekly. Archived from the original on 2007-06-26. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  8. ^ Judith Halberstam, "Drag Queens: Masculinity and Performance," in Gelder, Ken (2005). The subcultures reader. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-34416-6. p. 414.
  9. ^ There She Is, Murray Hill and Ms. Lez, New York Magazine, June 8, 2007. Retrieved December 9, 2021
  10. ^ Burkett, Dia (2008-02-12). "Burlesque off Broadway". The Guardian. Retrieved 2009-03-14.
  11. ^ Segal, David (2004-09-02). "N.Y. Expressionism: On the Streets and in Theaters, Political Protest Is a Multimedia Experience". Washington Post. Retrieved 2009-03-14.
  12. ^ Murray Hill at the Siren Music Festival, Hillary Chute, The Village Voice, July 17–23, 2002.
  13. ^ Thompson, Elizabeth (2011-04-12). "Amy Davis and Michael Musto on Making TV on the Radio's "No Future Shock" Video". Paper. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
  14. ^ "Life &Beth Cast List".
  15. ^ Musto, Michael (5 May 2016). "Michael Musto's Icons: Murray Hill". The Advocate. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
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