Billy Porter Family, Gender, Daughter, Kinky Boots, Net Worth

William Ellis Porter II best known as Billy Porter is an American actor, singer, writer and director.

Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Porter attended Reizenstein Middle School and Allderdice High School, before graduating from the Pittsburgh Creative and Performing Arts School in 1987.

Porter graduated from the College of Fine Arts at Carnegie Mellon University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drama and earned a certification from the graduate-level Professional Program in Screenwriting at UCLA.

Porter had a tough childhood and has revealed that between ages 7-12, he was sexually abused by his stepfather.

Billy Porter family

Billy’s parents are: William Ellis Porter (father) and Cloerinda Jean Johnson Porter Ford (mother).

Billy has a sister, Mary Martha E. Ford.

Billy Porter gender

Porter openly came forward as a homosexual at the age 16.

Billy Porter daughter

Billy doesn’t have a daughter.

Billy Porter kinky boots

Billy starred as Lola in Kinky Boots on Broadway from 2013 to 2015, earning a Tony for his performance in 2013, and a GRAMMY for Best Musical Theater Album for Kinky Boots the following year.

Billy Porter net worth

Billy Porter’s net worth is estimated at $5 million.