Of all the interviews I have done, this is the most difficult for me since I have known Robin Price for so many years. When I purchased my first home in the early ’70s in San Francisco, he lived across the street. We became friends quickly and though he had retired from Showbiz I learned […]
In 2001 legendary female impersonator and celebrity interviewer David de Alba sat down with impersonator Jimmy James for a “David de Alba On…” interview. Since that time James has moved beyond female impersonation with costume, hair and makeup to work on a music career that utilizes his vocal impersonation skills. He has released several albums since 2001 and has had a hit single with “Fashionista.” Read what he had to say to David de Alba in 2001.
Friend of TGForum, David de Alba, has an extensive and comprehensive collection of interviews he has conducted with famous stars of female impersonation. From time to time with Mr. De Alba’s kind permission we bring you one of his interviews. Today we bring you his late 2000 interview with British impersonation royalty Danny La Rue. Mr. La Rue was a star of all media from the 1960’s through the 2000s. He passed away in 2009. Enjoy a trip back in time to the glamor and beauty of Danny La Rue, courtesy of David de Alba.
David de Alba, legendary female impersonator who performed for years at Finocchio’s in San Francisco has received honors and accolades throughout his 48-year-career. Recently we learned that he will be getting another honor at his next show at The Onyx Theatre in Las Vegas on November 24 — this time from his Spanish speaking fans. […]
Female impersonation legend David de Alba is not only a wonderful performer. His status in the world of female impersonation has given him access to all of the FI greats. David features many of those interviews on his own website and has kindly consented to let TGForum share selected interviews with the readers of TGForum. Today we bring you a David de Alba interview with another legend, Jim Bailey.
Return with us now to the Roaring ’20s when men were men — and men were women. Female impersonation acts were booming in the early 20th century (as they are in the 2st). Most of those acts have disappeared into the backstage of history but some names remain. One of those who is remembered as not being afraid to be seen as gay, and who is reputed to have inspired Mae West’s persona, is the magnificent Bert Savoy.
Many thanks to David de Alba for sharing this interview he did with noted female impersonator Gypsy, a.k.a. James Haake. Haake was an actor and female illusionist who appeared in several films in and out of drag, starred in La Cage, and was one of the main attractions of The Carnival Cabaret in Lake Tahoe. How did a boy from Montclair, New Jersey make it to Hollywood and some of the most prestigious drag venues? The answers are in the David de Alba interview with Gyspsy.
Legendary female impersonator David de Alba sent us some photos from his last performance in Las Vegas. It’s David doing his spot-on Judy Garland.
Drag icon Vicki Rene interviewed The Cuban Legend David de Alba back in 2003. The interview was posted on Vicki’s website but when she passed away it disappeared from the web. Thanks to the devotion of one of David’s friends who found a copy and gave it to David we can present The Lost Interview.
Drag legend David de Alba has done interviews with noted performers. Recently he contacted TGF to let us know that Tobi Marsh had passed away. Tobi Marsh was a drag performer in The Jewel Box Revue in Chicago back in the 1950s. Early in this century David had interviewed Tobi and offered it to TGF.
Willam Belli is one of the “RuPaul’s Drag Race” glamazons. He appeared on the fourth season of “Drag Race” and has been on the show “Nip/Tuck” portraying transsexual Cherry Peck. Willam sat down to talk with us about his career, drag, and the advantages of a good breast form.
There are tons of crossdressers trying to look and act sexy in photos and videos on the Web. Do they manage it or do they trip in their 5 inch heels and fall flat instead of achieving sexy? Tasi Zuriak takes a look at what crossdressers think is sexy and compares it with what men, and fashionable women, find sexy.
Legendary performer David de Alba is performing his Tribute to Judy Garland show early in November at The Oynx Theatre in Las Vegas. David recently got together with another legendary performer, Monti Rock III. They were going to do a serious interview about David’s career and the upcoming show on November 11 but fun became […]
This is the third installment of our series examining how we classy transgendered folks were portrayed in cheap tabloids, the progenitors of today’s supermarket sensational press, and risqué men’s magazines; an innocent genre of porn which was more naughty than raunchy.
