Priscilla_(drag_queen)

Priscilla (drag queen)

Priscilla (drag queen)

Italian drag performer

Mariano Gallo (born December 22, 1976),[2][3] known by the stage name Priscilla, is an Italian drag performer based in Mykonos, Greece, best known for hosting the drag competition television series Drag Race Italia.[4]

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Career

Priscilla gained notoriety in Italy after being on the talk show Al posto tuo beginning in 2002.[5][6] In 2007, she won the Miss Drag Queen Italy pageant.[7] In 2017, she performed on Ellada Eheis Talento.[8] In September 2021, Priscilla was announced as the host of the first season of Drag Race Italia.[9]

Priscilla regularly performs in Mykonos.[4]

In 2022, Gallo starred as Cecil Beaton in the musical Dive.[10]

Early and personal life

Gallo was born in 1976 in Campania.[11] He is originally from Naples.[12] He is gay,[5] and first came out at age 19.[13]

Gallo was raised Catholic, but later adopted Buddhism.[13]

Filmography

Film

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Television

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References

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    Ditto, Carlo (6 June 2019). "The Drag Queen Phenomenon: Priscilla, Queen of Mykonos and Jackie O". Senzalinea (in Italian). Archived from the original on 20 November 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
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    "Drag Race Italia con Tommaso Zorzi: in giuria Chiara Francini e la Drag Priscilla". Sky (in Italian). 30 June 2021. Archived from the original on 20 November 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
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    Attanasio, Gerardo (2022-04-06). "Chi è Miss Priscilla, Drag Queen di Drag Race Italia: Età, Nome e Senza Trucco | Chiecosa". ChieCosa.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-11-28.
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    Joey, Nolfi (September 9, 2021). "Say ciao bella to RuPaul's new 'Drag Race Italia' host Priscilla". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2021-10-20. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
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    Cresto-Dina, Dario (2021-12-04). "Priscilla, performer e conduttrice tv: "Io, drag queen e le mie due vite in un corpo solo"". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-05-20.
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    Panella, Giulia (2021-11-19). "Mariano Gallo, ecco chi è la drag queen Priscilla di "Drag Race Italia"". Metropolitan Magazine (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-05-16.
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    Nolfi, Joey (2021-09-05). "Say ciao bella to RuPaul's new 'Drag Race Italia' host Priscilla". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
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    Powys Maurice, Emma (2021-09-09). "Drag Race announces brand new host for latest spin-off series". PinkNews. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
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    Blackett, L'Oreal (2021-07-06). "'Drag Race Italia' Is Coming To The UK". Bustle. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
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    Boni, Federico. "Dive, a teatro Priscilla torna Mariano, l'intervista: "Prima di essere drag devi essere attivista. Mai da Barbara d'Urso"". Gay.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-05-19.
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    Passarin, Sara Greta (2022-04-06). "Chi è Priscilla Drag Queen, napoletana "cisgender": biografia e carriera". True News. (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-05-19.
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    Hawke, Poppy (2021-10-29). "Scusi Drag Race fans! Meet the queens of Drag Race Italia season 1". GAY TIMES. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
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    De Tommasi, Alessandra (2021-11-15). "Priscilla: "Sono la queen del reality"". Vanity Fair Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-05-20.
  14. [14]
    "Mariano Gallo: dal tv show di Priscilla al debutto su grande schermo". www.ilmattino.it (in Italian). 2023-04-19. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
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