William Ellis Porter II (born September 21, 1969) is an American actor, singer, writer, and director. He graduated from Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama, and he achieved fame performing on Broadway before starting a solo career as a singer and actor.
Is Billy Porter in Taylor Swift’s video?
Among the appearances are Tony winner and Pose star Billy Porter, walking down a trailer park runway in front of protesting homophobes, in a summer caftan that even Diane von Furstenberg would be jealous of. Todrick Hall appears alongside Swift in rainbow platforms and jean cutoffs.
Laura Dern, the Haim sisters, Dita von Teese, and Jack Antonoff co-star in the Swift-directed clip, the second for the ‘Midnights’ album. Easter eggs abound, including a possible revelation of what the next ‘Taylor’s Version’ re-recording might be.
Taylor Swift has enlisted dozens of celebrities serving their fiercest summer looks for her latest music video: “You Need to Calm Down.”
Set in a colorful trailer park, the music video features myriad LGBTQ+ stars ignoring hateful protesters and celebrating Pride.