Miss Coco Peru

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Coco Peru backstage at The Public Theater in New York City.
Coco Peru backstage at The Public Theater in New York City.
Coco Peru interviewed by David Shankbone talks about how to make a rough life funny.
Coco Peru interviewed by David Shankbone talks about how to make a rough life funny.

Miss Coco Peru, aka Clinton Leupp, is a Gay[1] American actor and drag performer, perhaps best known for his role in the 1999 independent film Trick. Peru also starred in Richard Day's Girls Will Be Girls (2003), and was one of six performers featured in the Logo original stand-up comedy series Wisecrack. He has appeared in a number of other supporting and guest-starring roles in film and television, including Will & Grace, the Bravo reality series Boy Meets Boy, and the comedy Straight-Jacket (as the secretly lesbian wife of S.R.O. studio's head).

Leupp has almost always been credited as either "Coco Peru" or "Miss Coco Peru" rather than under his given name. In 2006, he received his first credit as a voice actor playing "Mama Hippo" in the animated feature The Wild.

[edit] Awards

  • 1992 MAC and Backstage Bistro Award for Miss Coco Peru: A Legend in Progress
  • Along with co-stars Jack Plotnick and Varla Jean Merman, Leupp shared the Best Actor Grand Jury Award at Outfest 2003 and "Best Actress" honors at the 2003 U.S. Comedy Arts Festival for his role in Girls Will Be Girls.
  • 2004 GLAAD Award for Outstanding Los Angeles Theatre

[edit] References

  1. ^ “Rants & raves”, The Advocate, September 12, 2006, <http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1589/is_970/ai_n16727587>. Retrieved on 2008-01-06 

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