Quick Facts
Biography
Sherry Vine (born Keith Levy) is an American actor, drag queen, and musician. Vine is the creator and host of She's Living for This, a variety series on here TV.
Vine works primarily in New York City and Fire Island, but has also performed across the United States and Europe. He is known for his parodies of popular songs.
Career
Vine was born Keith Levy in Florida, but grew up in Maryland. Keith Levy has performed in drag as Sherry Vine since 1992. His first time in drag was for a one-act play in Los Angeles, called Sorry, Wrong Number.
Vine is a fixture in the New York City drag circuit. In the '90s, he often performed in Theater Couture shows in the East Village with Jackie Beat and Mario Diaz. Theatre Couture was founded by Vine, Joe Gross, and Douglass Sanders in 1992. Vine also performed at Bar d'O, a lounge in the West Village, in weekly shows with Joey Arias, Raven O and Sade Pendarvis.
In 2010, Vine was featured in the web series Queens of Drag: NYC by gay.com. The series featured fellow New York drag queens Bianca Del Rio, Dallas DuBois, Hedda Lettuce, Lady Bunny, Mimi Imfurst, and Peppermint.
Songs
Vine performs a wide variety of parodies. He has parodied Madonna, Britney Spears, Rihanna, Adele, and Lady Gaga, including the songs "Poker Face", "Paparazzi". "Womanizer", "Bad Romance", "Give It 2 Me", "Marry the Night", "Born This Way", "4 Minutes", "Telephone", "We Found Love" and "Alejandro" . In the video "Give It to Me", Vine impersonates Madonna looking for lovers in a night club to make up for eight years of marriage to Guy Ritchie. In "4 Minutes to Make You Cum", Vine portrays a street prostitute.
Vine has filmed videos of many of his parodies.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Stonewall | Diva | |
| 1996 | Scream, Teen, Scream | Nurse Nacy DePalma | Short film |
| 1998 | Shucking the Curve | Nick/Nicki | |
| 1998 | Downtown Darlings | Himself | Documentary |
| 1998 | The Electric Urn | Katona | |
| 1999 | Charlie! | ||
| 1999 | The Trouble with Perpetual Deja-Vu | TV Hostess | |
| 2000 | Teach Yourself How to Become a Drag Queen 101 | Himself | |
| 2004 | The Raspberry Reich | Drag Queen Stage | |
| 2005 | Gender X | Himself | Documentary |
| 2006 | Charmed Life | Himself | Documentary |
| 2006 | Pimp & Ho: Sissy Sins | Jenny Tulls | Short film |
| 2007 | Fucking Different New York | Angelina | |
| 2010 | Florent: Queen of the Meat Market | Himself | Documentary |
| 2011 | House of Shame: Chantal All Night Long | Himself | Documentary |
| 2011 | A Fairy Tale | Rose | Short film |
| 2011 | Bar d'O | Himself | Documentary |
| 2011 | Children of the Dune | Himself | Short film |
| 2012 | The Internet Demarginalizes Drag Artists | Himself | Documentary short |
| 2012 | Party Like a Pornstar | Himself | Short film |
| 2012 | Welcome to New York | Dr. Kitty Rosenblatt | Short film |
| 2013 | Fire Island '79 | Short film |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | RuPaul's Christmas Ball | Himself | TV special |
| 2006 | House of Venus Show | Himself | Season 2, Episode 2 |
| 2008 | Project Runway | Himself | Season 5, Episode 6: "Good Queen Fun" |
| 2011 | Just Josh | Himself | Season 1, Episode 2 Season 1, Episode 4 |
| 2012–present | She's Living for This | Himself | Creator and host |
| 2012 | The Deal | Himself | Season 2, Episode 3 |
| 2013 | Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell | Himself | Season 1, Episode 15: "The Spirit of Stonewall" |
Web series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Queens of Drag: NYC | Himself | Produced by gay.com |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Theatre |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Doll | Nora | Performance Space 122 |
| 2006 | Carrie | Carrie White | Performance Space 122 |