Keith Levy, known professionally as Sherry Vine, is an American actor,

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, and musician. Vine is the creator and host of ''

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'', a variety series on

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. Vine works primarily in New York City and on

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, but has also performed across the United States and Europe. She is known for her

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of popular songs.

Career

Vine was born Keith Levy in Florida, but grew up in Maryland. Vine studied at University of Maryland then transferred to USC. Keith Levy has performed in drag as Sherry Vine since 1992. His first time in drag was for a one-act play in Los Angeles, called ''Sorry, Wrong Number.'' Vine is a fixture in the New York City drag circuit. In the 1990s, he often performed in Theater Couture shows in the East Village with

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and Mario Diaz. Theatre Couture was founded by Vine, Joe Gross, and Douglass Sanders in 1992. Vine also performed at Bar d'O, a lounge in the West Village, in weekly shows with

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, Raven O and Sade Pendarvis. In 2010, Vine was featured in the web series ''Queens of Drag: NYC'' by

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. The series featured fellow New York drag queens Bianca Del Rio, Dallas DuBois,

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, Lady Bunny, Mimi Imfurst, and

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Songs

Vine performs a wide variety of parodies. She has parodied

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, and

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, including the songs " Poker Face" and "

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". Vine has filmed videos of many of her parodies.

Filmography

Film

Television

Web series

Music videos

Theatre

References

External links

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