Biography
Since then, DeLaria has tackled stage and screen and displayed her prodigious musical talents in nightclubs and on Broadway.
The daughter of jazz pianist Robert DeLaria, she actually began her career as a jazz singer at age 16. By 1982, DeLaria had relocated to San Francisco and was persuaded to try her hand at standup. Instead of her own name, she first performed under the moniker 'the F--ing Dyke' and proved to be a hit with audiences. After …
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Career Milestones
| Appeared frequently in comedy clubs around the USA | ||
| Raised in Belleville, Illinois | ||
| Toured as Mama Morton in "Chicago" | ||
1974 | Began professional career at age 16 as a jazz singer (date approximate) | |
1982 | Made debut as a stand-up comic, billed as 'The Fucking Dyke' | |
1982 | Moved to San Francisco | |
1993 | Appeared on the Arsenio Hall show and announced "I'm a big dyke!" | |
1993 | Debut comedy and music act in L.A. at Highways Performance Space | |
1993 | Performed at the March on Washington | |
1994 | Had recurring role as a detective in episodes of "Matlock" (ABC) | |
1995 | Acted in "Op Center" | |
1996 | Had cameo in "The First Wives Club"; played lesbian who makes a pass at Goldie Hawn's character | |
1996 | Portrayed a pool hall denizen in "Rescuing Desire" | |
1997 | Breakthrough stage role, played Hildy the cab driver in the New York Shakespeare Festival production of "On the Town"; show remounted in 1998 with new choreography but failed to win an audience | |
1998 | Acted in Paul Rudnick's Off-Broadway play "The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told" | |
1998 | Cast as Marryin' Sam in the concert staging of "Li'l Abner" | |
1998 | Portrayed a lesbian cab driver in "Homo Heights", starring Quentin Crisp | |
1999 | Debuted club act "It's Delightful, It's Delicious, It's DeLaria" at Joe's Pub in NYC | |
1999 | Had featured role as a mentor to a young man struggling with his sexual orientation in "Edge of Seventeen" | |
1999 | Had recurring role of a psychic named Delphina on the ABC daytime drama "One Live to Live" | |
1999 | Played Audrey in "As You Like It" at Williamstown Theatre Festival; production starred Gwyneth Paltrow | |
2000 | Cast as Eddie/Dr Scott in the Broadway revival of "The Rocky Horror Show" | |
2000 | Had recurring role as a police precinct receptionist in "The Beat", a short-lived police drama aired on UPN | |
2001 | Played small role in "Armistead Maupin's Further Tales of the City" (Showtime) | |