John Epperson

John Epperson

John Epperson (born April 24, 1955) is an American drag artist, actor, pianist, vocalist, and writer who is mainly known for creating his stage character Lypsinka. As Lypsinka, he lip-synchs to meticulously edited, show-length soundtracks culled from snippets of outrageous 20th-century female performances in movies and song.

  • Title: John Epperson
  • Popularity: 0.4983
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1955-04-24
  • Place of Birth: Hazlehurst, Mississippi, USA
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  • Also Known As: Lypsinka
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John Epperson Movies

  • 2006
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    Mommie Dearest: Joan Lives On

    Mommie Dearest: Joan Lives On

    1 2006 HD

    Documentary which focuses more on the impact of the film upon its release and how it has seeped into the culture since that time. It is always fun to hear John Waters speak on a subject he is passionate about.

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  • 2006
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    Another Gay Movie

    Another Gay Movie

    6 2006 HD

    Andy is your typical All-American eighteen-year-old gay virgin. Like everyone else, he's dying to have sex. Totally out of the closet and mad-crazy horny, this naïve high school senior is caught in that awkward vortex between child and adult. Much to the dismay of his mom (who wonders why all her carrots and cucumbers keep disappearing), Andy spends much of his private time practicing for the big moment when he'll finally take the plunge.

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  • 1994
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    Witch Hunt

    Witch Hunt

    5.2 1994 HD

    Magic and murder connect an actress, a private eye, a senator and a witch in 1950s Hollywood.

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  • 1999
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    Eloise And Her Rawther Enormous Life

    Eloise And Her Rawther Enormous Life

    1 1999 HD

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  • 1989
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    Vampire's Kiss

    Vampire's Kiss

    5.9 1989 HD

    A publishing executive is visited and bitten by a vampire and starts exhibiting erratic behavior. He pushes his secretary to extremes as he tries to come to terms with his affliction.

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  • 2003
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    Beauty in a Jar

    Beauty in a Jar

    1 2003 HD

    BEAUTY IN A JAR explores the social, racial, sexual and political history of the American beauty culture. How was the American ideal of beauty transformed over time? How does advertising tap into women's fantasies and hidden desires?

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  • 1993
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    An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends

    An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends

    1 1993 HD

    On January 22, 1993 at the historic Castro Theater in San Francisco, Lily Tomlin, Robin Williams, Harvey Fierstein, Marga Gomez, and Lypsinka performed a one-night only benefit for the making of the film The Celluloid Closet, both directed by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman.

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  • 2024
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    Lypsinka: Toxic Femininity

    Lypsinka: Toxic Femininity

    1 2024 HD

    Inhabiting the words of Hollywood icons from Judy Garland to Joan Crawford trapped in an airless world of old-fashioned TV glamor, Lypsinka guides us through her fever dream as she grapples with her psyche as a celebrity.

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  • 1997
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    Dragtime

    Dragtime

    1 1997 HD

    A film that revels in the sheer delightful fabulousness of drag! A joyful look into the lives of some of the most famous drag queens of today: Varla Jean Merman, Candis Cayne, Lady Bunny and Lypsinka. These frocked out femmes of fashion light up the screen!

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  • 2010
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    Black Swan

    Black Swan

    7.685 2010 HD

    A committed dancer struggles to maintain her sanity after winning the lead role in a production of Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake".

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  • 2020
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    NightGowns FOREVER

    NightGowns FOREVER

    1 2020 HD

    Celebrating the 5 year anniversary of Velour’s world-renowned drag showcase NightGowns. Featuring 30 show-stopping sets from the NightGowns vault, featuring never-before-seen footage, freshly edited for the first time.

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  • 1989
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    Nelson Sullivan

    Nelson Sullivan

    1 1989 HD

    Nelson Sullivan, a videographer in Manhattan circa 1983 to 1989, documented a large chunk of the final six years of his life, capturing his days and nights with drag queens and other NYC outcasts of the time. His style takes on a "home movie quality" that captures a lost - and now romanticized - American era in all of its mundane glory.

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  • 1995
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    Wigstock: The Movie

    Wigstock: The Movie

    5.5 1995 HD

    The three-decade-old annual Manhattan gathering of drag queens and their fans is portrayed in this colorful documentary. The film concentrates on the spectacle of the event, providing abundant examples of the elaborate costumes, flamboyant wigs, and campy musical performances that characterize the event.

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  • 1995
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    Red Ribbon Blues

    Red Ribbon Blues

    3.2 1995 HD

    After attending his 23rd funeral for a friend with AIDS, Troy and his friends hatch a plan to steal the HIV drugs that they need. One sucessful heist leads to another and another until they have so much inventory they decide to begin their own community distribution program.

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  • 2019
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    Wig

    Wig

    5.5 2019 HD

    Spotlighting the art of drag, and centered on the New York staple Wigstock, this documentary showcases the personalities and performances that inform the ways we understand queerness, art and identity today.

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  • 2008
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    Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild!

    Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild!

    5.7 2008 HD

    Four university students head to Florida for spring break and enroll in a contest to see who can get the most sexual partners.

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  • 2006
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    Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition

    Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition

    6.7 2006 HD

    An overview of the iconic actresses' legendary careers, as well as the rivalry that colored "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?"

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  • 1991
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    Anything Goes

    Anything Goes

    1 1991 HD

    A 1991 short musical film directed by the very talented Bob Frame at a nightclub in the West 40s in Manhattan, starring Lypsinka (John Epperson).

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  • 1987
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    Wigstock: The Movie

    Wigstock: The Movie

    4.8 1987 HD

    The original documentary on the Wigstock festival, back in the day when it was a much smaller affair in Thompkins Square Park. A full day of peace, love, and wigs…

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  • 2024
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    Lypsinka: Toxic Femininity

    Lypsinka: Toxic Femininity

    1 2024 HD

    Inhabiting the words of Hollywood icons from Judy Garland to Joan Crawford trapped in an airless world of old-fashioned TV glamor, Lypsinka guides us through her fever dream as she grapples with her psyche as a celebrity.

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  • 2003
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    Angels in America

    Angels in America

    7.6 2003 HD

    God has abandoned Heaven. It's 1985: the Reagans are in the White House and Death swings the scythe of AIDS. In Manhattan, Prior Walter tells Louis, his lover of four years, he's ill; Louis leaves but asvdisease and loneliness ravage Prior, guilt invades Louis. Joe Pitt, a Mormon Republican attorney, is pushed by right-wing fixer Roy Cohn toward a job at the Justice Department. Pitt and Cohn are closeted: Pitt, out of shame and religious turmoil; Cohn, to preserve his power and access. Pitt's wife Harper is strung out on Valium, aching to escape a sexless marriage. An angel invites Prior to be a prophet in death.

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