Emanuel Xavier
Emanuel Xavier
Date of Birth / Doğum Tarihi
3 May 1971, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Mini Biography / Biyografi
Brooklyn's Emanuel Xavier is author of the poetry collections, Pier Queen and Americano, the Lambda Literary Award nominated novel, Christ Like, and editor of the Lambda Literary Award nominated anthology, Bullets & Butterflies: queer spoken word poetry.He has been featured on Russell Simmons presents Def Poetry on HBO, In The Life on PBS and the documentary How Do I Look. Acting credits include background work on NBC's Law & Order and the television pilot, Fort Pitt, and principle work on the independent feature film, The Ski Trip, which aired on MTV's LOGO. He also co-stars in the forthcoming independent feature film, Beyond The Walls, and appears in the forthcoming independent feature films, The Cult of Sincerity and Latent Lava.He is recipient of the Marsha A. Gomez Cultural Heritage Award and a NYC Council Citation.He has performed throughout the country at venues such as: Central Park Summerstage, Joe's Pub, Lincoln Center, Columbia University, Aaron Davis Hall, Riker's Island Prison, DePaul University, St. Mark's Poetry Project, Irving Plaza, The Henry Miller Theater, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Brown University, University of Chicago, Wellesley College, Amherst College, Miami Dade College, University of Louisville, Bowery Poetry Club and Nuyorican Poets Cafe, where he became a two-time Grand Slam winner.He has taught workshops and worked with queer youth organizations such as New York City's Youth Enrichment Services (YES), the New Neutral Zone, New York Peer AIDS Education Coalition (NYPAEC), The Hetrick-Martin Institute, Re:Vision (New Orleans, LA) and Tigertail Productions (Miami, FL).He is currently working on a new collection of poetry and Suspect Thoughts Press is set to reprint his 1999 cult classic novel, Christ Like. He will also be selecting finalists for Best Gay Erotica 2008, editing an on-line journal for Suspect Thoughts Press and an anthology of queer Latino poetry for Floricanto Press . IMDb Mini Biography By: Leo Toro
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