Todrick Hall is an American YouTube personality who became recognized for auditioning for the ninth season of American Idol and making it to the semi-finals. Todrick is known more nowadays for his self-titled YouTube channel and his appearances on RuPaul's Drag Race as a judge and choreographer.
Todrick was one of the guest judges on the sixth episode of Season 8 to later become a regular judge on All Stars 2. He later appeared as a guest judge on Season 9, All Stars 3, Season 10, All Stars 4, Season 11, and All Stars 5.
As a musician, Todrick has collaborated with several RuPaul's Drag Race alumni, including Trixie Mattel, Shangela, Bob the Drag Queen, and RuPaul herself. He has also performed on Broadway and was a co-producer on Taylor Swift's music video for You Need to Calm Down.
Biography[]
Todrick Hall is a multi-talented singer, rapper, actor, director, choreographer, and social media personality who rose to prominence on and after his appearance on American Idol. His popular YouTube channel has over 3.5 million subscribers and 740 million channel views, consisting notably of original songs, musical collaborations, and choreographed flash mobs for Beyoncé. Todrick also appears regularly on RuPaul’s Drag Race and season two of The Greatest Dancer on BBC.
Todrick distinguished himself as a Broadway star completing successful runs in Chicago, The Color Purple, Kinky Boots, Memphis, and Waitress. He visited over sixty cities worldwide with sold-out tours of “Straight Outta Oz”, “Forbidden”, and “Haus Party”; and won the 2019 “Video for Good” VMA as co-executive producer on Taylor Swift’s LGBTQ+ anthem “You Need to Calm Down”.
Advice from Todrick Hall himself is shared on this episode of Breaking Broadway, produced by the Broadway Podcast Network.
On Drag Race[]
Todrick appeared frequently as a choreographer for Rumix performances, however, his last appearance was on All Stars 5, choreographing "Clap Back". This table lists his credits as choreographer:
Series | Season | Episode | Choreographed Number |
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RuPaul's Drag Race | |||
9 | 12 | "Category Is..." | |
10 | 12 | "American" | |
11 | 12 | "Queens Everywhere" | |
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars |
2 | 8 | "Read U Wrote U" |
3 | 8 | "Kitty Girl" | |
4 | 10 | "Super Queen" | |
5 | 8 | "Clapback" |
Discography[]
Album | Release |
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MTV's Todrick: The Music, Vol. 1 | 2015 |
Straight Outta Oz | 2016 |
Forbidden | 2018 |
Haus Party, Pt 1 | 2019 |
Haus Party, Pt. 2 | 2019 |
Quarantine Queen | 2020 |
Haus Party, Pt. 3 | 2021 |
Femuline | 2021 |
Trivia[]
- Todrick later went on to create his own reality television show, The Real Friends of WeHo, following a circle of gay costars living in West Hollywood, California. However, due to decisions made by MTV executives, the show would take up 30 minutes of Drag Race's airtime, and would be sandwiched in-between RuPaul's Drag Race & RuPaul's Drag Race Untucked. Backlash was swift against Todrick for his response to the issue, with the show receiving negative reception, and poor viewership.
- Todrick has appeared in multiple reality shows, including The Masked Singer & Celebrity Big Brother.
- Todrick has also appeared in the musical Kinky Boots, as Lola.
- Todrick came out of the closet at age 15.
Gallery[]
RuPaul's Drag Race Season 11[]
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 2[]
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 2 Looks[]
External Links[]
References[]
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Winner | Alaska |
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Runners-Up | 2nd & 3rd: Detox & Katya • 4th: Roxxxy Andrews |
Other Contestants | 5th: Alyssa Edwards • 6th: Tatianna • 7th: Phi Phi O'Hara • 8th: Ginger Minj • 9th: Adore Delano (Quit) • 10th: Coco Montrese |
Judges | RuPaul • Michelle Visage • Carson Kressley • Todrick Hall • Ross Mathews |
Pit Crew | Jason Carter • Miles Davis Moody • Bryce Eilenberg |