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Junior LaBeija
1957–
United States
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Biography
Junior LaBeija (born 1957) is a ballroom performer and activist. He has been a member of the House of LaBeija for more than 50 years, and was the emcee for the Paris is Burning ball, featured in the 1990 documentary Paris Is Burning. In 2026, he made his Broadway debut as Gus in Cats: The Jellicle Ball.
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