Landon Cider
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![]() Landon Cider in promotional artwork for season 3 of The Boulet Brothers' Dragula, 2019 | |
Born | Kristine Bellaluna Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Drag king, actor, host |
Spouse | Gabi |
Website | landoncider |
Landon Cider (born Kristine Bellaluna) is an American drag king, actor and host. He won season 3 of The Boulet Brothers' Dragula and was crowned the "World's Next Drag Supermonster".
Early life and background
[edit]Kristine Bellaluna was born and raised in Los Angeles, and performs under the name Landon Cider.[1] Bellaluna began her career as a theatre actor in Southern California. She took a hiatus from theatre following the death of her mother, and later became interested in drag after attending drag shows at the Starlette Revue.[2] In an interview with Gay Times, Cider cited male impersonator Vesta Tilley, Australian drag king Sexy Galexy and lesbian icon Stormé DeLarverie as inspirations.[3]
Career
[edit]Landon Cider began his career performing in the Southern California drag circuit, where he became one of the more well known drag kings.[4][5] He performs Drag King Explosion at Hamburger Mary's.[6] He is the master of ceremonies for the annual Los Angeles event series Bent, which celebrates drag and queer identities.[7]
Cider was the main focus of Nicole Miyahara's 2013 documentary The Making of a King.[2]
Cider began working with World of Wonder in 2016 and appeared on James St. James' Transformations.[8] He later hosted the first King Panel at DragCon.[9] Cider wrote an op-ed for The Advocate, criticizing RuPaul's position that females performing drag does not have the irony that males performing drag does.[10]
In 2019, Cider joined the cast of season 3 of The Boulet Brothers' Dragula, becoming the first drag king to appear on an American drag competition show.[11] He won the season and was crowned the "World's Next Drag Supermonster" by the Boulet Brothers.[1][12]
Cider was also a judge on Alaska Thunderfuck's "Drag Queen of the Year Pageant" that year.[13] He was listed on Pride Magazine's "11 Drag Kings You Should Definitely Know About".[14]
In February 2020, Cider hosted Pride Union's 18th Annual Drag Show Finals with Manila Luzon.[15]
Landon Cider hosts Socially Distant, a digital drag livestream. The show aired on April 2, 2020, and featured drag artists such as Hugo Grrrl and Charli Deville.[16] He was featured on the HBO reality television show We're Here.[17] Cider appeared in the 2020 book Rainbow Revolutions by Magnus Hastings.[18]
In September 2022, it was announced that Cider would be starring in the Hulu original variety special Huluween Dragstravaganza, which aired on October 1, 2022.[19][20]
Cider appears as a regular judge in the second season of the Canadian drag competition series Call Me Mother.[21] Cider was then announced as a rotating judge for the fifth season of Dragula.[22]
Personal life
[edit]Bellaluna is a survivor of oral cancer. She identifies as a lesbian,[3] and has a wife named Gabi.[12]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2013 | The Making of a King | Himself | Documentary |
Television
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2019 | The Boulet Brothers' Dragula | Contestant | Season 3, Winner (10 episodes) |
2020 | We're Here | Himself | Guest (Season 1, episode 5) |
2021 | The Boulet Brothers' Dragula | Himself | Guest judge (Season 4, episode 6) |
2022 | Huluween Dragstravaganza | Himself | Variety special (1 episode) |
Call Me Mother | Judge | Season 2 (9 episodes) | |
2023 | The Boulet Brothers' Dragula | Judge | Season 5 |
Web series
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2015 - 2016 | Transformations: with James St. James | Himself | Episode 94, Episode 137 (featured) & Episode138 |
2020 | Socially Distant | Himself (host) | |
2024 | Give It To Me Straight | Himself,
Maddy Morphosis |
Episodes 38 & Bonus Episode |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Knupper, Brittany (November 4, 2019). "It's About Time: Dragula Winner Landon Cider and the History of Drag Kings". The Mary Sue. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
- ^ a b "The Making of a King: Documentarian Focuses on Long Beach Subculture-Within-a-Subculture • Long Beach Post News". lbpost.com. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
- ^ a b "The Boulet Brothers' Dragula winner Landon Cider on why drag kings are "more ironic" than drag queens". GAY TIMES. 2019-11-06. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
- ^ "Learning to Be a Man in the World of Drag Kings". MEL Magazine. 2018-11-08. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
- ^ Lauren, Paige. "Front Paige News: Landon Cider -". werrrk.com. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
- ^ "Are Drag Queens Hogging the Stage in LA?". The Pride LA. 2019-07-16. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
- ^ Heller, Meredith (2020-01-21). Queering Drag: Redefining the Discourse of Gender-Bending. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-04567-6.
- ^ "Drag Me: Spotlight on the Kings". KXSU 102.1 FM. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
- ^ "INTRODUCING: LANDON CIDER". ALRIGHT DARLING. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
- ^ "Dear 'Drag Race': It's Time to Let Kings Compete". www.advocate.com. 2016-09-01. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
- ^ "Landon Cider, the First Drag King to Appear On a U.S. Drag Competition Show, Wins 'Dragula' Season 3". Billboard. 2019-10-29. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
- ^ a b Owens, Paige (2019-10-29). "Landon Cider crowned Boulet Brothers' 'Dragula' season 3 winner". Alternative Press. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
- ^ "This Is the Queen That Won Alaska's Drag Queen of the Year Pageant". www.out.com. 2019-05-28. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
- ^ "11 Drag Kings You Should Definitely Know About". www.pride.com. 2018-03-22. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
- ^ "Pride Union hosts 18th annual Drag Show Finals". The Daily Orange. 2020-02-21. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
- ^ "Your Quarantine Needs More Drag Kings". PAPER. 2020-04-01. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
- ^ "We're Here: The Fantasy Comes Together With Landon Cider (Episode 5 Clip) | HBO". Popaxiom. 22 May 2020. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
- ^ Hastings, Magnus (2020-11-24). Rainbow Revolution. Chronicle Books. ISBN 978-1-7972-0818-3.
- ^ Trainor, Daniel (September 21, 2022). "Watch Kesha & Some Drag Legends In Trailer for Halloween Musical - E! Online". E Online. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
- ^ Nolfi, Joey (September 14, 2022). "Monét X Change, Ginger Minj, Jujubee, more join Hulu's Huluween Dragstravaganza Halloween special". Yahoo! Entertainment. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
- ^ Nolfi, Joey. "'Dragula' winner Landon Cider joins 'Call Me Mother' season 2 as judge". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2022-10-14. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
- ^ "The Boulet Brothers Announce Fifth and 'Best-Looking' Season of 'The Boulet Brothers' Dragula' (Exclusive)". Peoplemag. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
External links
[edit]Media related to Landon Cider at Wikimedia Commons