Hedda Lettuce
| Hedda Lettuce | |
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 Hedda Lettuce in Provincetown in August 2006. | |
| Birth name | Steven Polito |
| Medium | stand-up, television |
| Nationality | American |
| Years active | 1991 – present |
| Subject(s) | drag |
| Website | www.heddalettuce.com |
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Hedda Lettuce is an American drag queen comedian and singer who lives and works in New York.[1][2] The New York actor Steven Polito, debuted his character Hedda Lettuce in 1991 on the Manhattan Cable TV show The Brenda and Glennda Show. She is one of the few drag queens who actually sings live using her voice instead of lip syncing. Lettuce's appearances include MTV, Comedy Central, The People's Court and a cameo on Sex and the City as Samantha's ex-beau turned Bingo Drag impersonator. Film appearances includeTo Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar; Cruise Control; The Look; Red Lipstick, and Musical Chairs.
Project Runway
Lettuce also was a model and client of Suede during a challenge in the fifth season of Project Runway. While on the show, she had several disagreements with his designer Suede, especially over his not designing sleeves for her, which caused her to call him "lazy". This lead many of the other designers[specify] to use the name "Hedda Lettuce" as a term for a model that is hard to work with.
LGBT
Lettuce identifies as LGBT[3] and as a drag queen, as opposed to transsexual.[4] She is also a frequent guest and co-host on The Derek and Romaine Show which airs on Sirius XM Satellite Radio's OutQ Channel.
The Tyra Banks Show
Lettuce appeared on the April 27, 2009 show of The Tyra Banks Show. The guests on the show took part in a social experiment called Gay Kingdom. They voted on roles for each member of the kingdom ranging from King and Queen to Concubine and Pauper; Lettuce was labeled as the jester of the kingdom.
Ugly Betty
Lettuce recently appeared on an episode of Ugly Betty entitled "Chica and the Man" in which Wilhelmina Slater discovered she had a drag impersonator named Wilhediva Hater. Although she had little dialogue, Hedda can be seen in the majority of the scenes that take place in the drag bar.
References
- ^ Greenblatt, Leah (4 May 2007). "Sweet Transvestites?". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
- ^ "Hedda Lettuce, 27, Drag Performer". The Advocate. 19 August 1997. p. 44. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
- ^ HEDDA LETTUCE - MESSAGE TO GAY YOUTH | It Gets Better Project | Give hope to LGBT youth. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
- ^ Simon Doonan, Trannies and FOX NEWS | Hedda Lettuce. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
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