Patti LuPone

Personal context

Summary

Patti LuPone is an American actor and singer known for leading roles in musical theatre, including Evita, Gypsy, and Company, as well as television work in Life Goes On, Pose, and Agatha All Along. Her performances often feature forceful, larger-than-life characters, and she is known publicly for blunt, outspoken comments. LuPone has repeatedly criticized Donald Trump and the Republican Party; she has condemned drag bans and voiced concern for trans people, and she praised Pose as an important show and said she was moved by its trans actors. In 2020, she expressed admiration for Black Lives Matter protesters and said the movement was overdue. No formal DEI role or advocacy organization affiliation is on record.