The 51-year-old actor virtually joined Tuesday’s episode ofJimmy Kimmel Livewhere he discussed moving to Long Island during the pandemic, his experience winning $100K onStar Searchand the upcoming season premiere ofPose.
Talking about how the hit FX series wrapped filming in March, the actor said being a part of the show has been a “glorious ride.”
“We have said everything that we’ve wanted to say,” he continued. “We have told the story that we needed to tell, and I just feel very blessed to have lived long enough to see the day when something likePose, and specifically a character like Pray Tell, could exist. I’m so grateful.”
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Porter made headlines in 2019 after his performance on the show won him an Emmy award for outstanding lead actor in a drama series, becoming the first openly gay actor to win the category.
In anetwork release, season 3 will follow the ballroom circuit in 1994 when it “feels like a distant memory for Blanca, who struggles to balance being a mother with being a present partner to her new love, and her latest role as a nurse’s aide.”
With the series coming to an end, Porter is now gearing up to make his directorial debut this summer withWhat If?The romantic comedy will follow a Black transgender teenager in a coming-of-age story. The project will be the first film under MGM’s newly relaunched Orion Pictures.
The final season ofPoseairs May 2 at 10 p.m. ET on FX.
source: people.com
