Tony and Grammy Award-winning actor Billy Porter has been officially immortalized among the wax figures at Madame Tussaud's New York.
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Porter, joined by family friends, met his wax figure on June 20 at an unveiling party at Boom at the Top of The Standard in the Meatpacking District, which will live on in the museum alongside several other celebrity wax figures. The unveiling comes ahead of the annual New York City Pride March, of which Porter will serve as the Grand Marshal this year.“Madame Tussauds is known around the world. As a Black, queer man in this world, it’s really special to have representation in this space,” said Porter. “Our kids, and adults too, need to see representations of themselves in the world and the kind of positivity I try to spread — the talent, the love, the intention. It’s great, it’s amazing.
Porter noted that the process of creating the wax figure was quite an intricate process, with the team at Madame Tussauds working to make sure that every last detail was done well.“The process is very intricate. Don’t ask me what, it’s intricate, it takes 9-10 hours,” said Porter. “There’s a lot of standing, I had to stand in that position for hours while there’s a lot of measuring. So that was nice to know that that was happening because as you see, they get it right.
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