John Epperson
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.
Black Swan
as Jaded Piano PlayerThe story of Nina, a ballerina in a New York City ballet company whose life, like all those in...
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Vampire's Kiss
as Apache DancerA publishing executive is visited and bitten by a vampire and starts exhibiting erratic...
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Another Gay Movie
as Andy's MomIn the dirtiest, funniest, most scandalous gay-teen-sex-comedy-parody ever, four young gay...
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Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild!
as Andy's MomFour university students head to Florida for spring break and enroll in a contest to see who can...
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Witch Hunt
as Vivian Dart (as Lypsinka)Magic and murder connect an actress, a private eye, a senator and a witch in 1950s Hollywood.
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Wig
as SelfSpotlighting the art of drag, and centered on the New York staple Wigstock, this documentary...
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Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition
as SelfAn overview of the iconic actresses' legendary careers, as well as the rivalry that colored...
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Wigstock: The Movie
as SelfThe three-decade-old annual Manhattan gathering of drag queens and their fans is portrayed in...
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NightGowns FOREVER
as SelfPraised as the “drag artist’s drag show,” NightGowns has created an unabashedly queer theatrical...
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Red Ribbon Blues
as HaroldAfter attending his 23rd funeral for a friend with AIDS, Troy and his friends hatch a plan to...
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Mommie Dearest: Joan Lives On
as uncreditedDocumentary which focuses more on the impact of the film upon its release and how it has seeped...
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An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends
as SelfOn January 22, 1993 at the historic Castro Theater in San Francisco, Lily Tomlin, Robin...
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Dragtime
as LypsinkaA film that revels in the sheer delightful fabulousness of drag! A joyful look into the lives of...
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Lypsinka: Toxic Femininity
as LypsinkaAward-winning actress and filmmaker Chloë Sevigny returns to the director’s chair bringing her...
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Nelson Sullivan
as uncreditedNelson Sullivan, a videographer in Manhattan circa 1983 to 1989, documented a large chunk of the...
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