Freddie Pendavis
Freddie Pendavis is a fashion designer, television consultant, ballroom legend from the House of Pendavis, and one of the last living cast members of Paris Is Burning.[1][2]
Early life[edit]
When Pendavis couldn't live with his birth family, Kim Pendavis took him in. They became close friends, attending balls and living together for several years. Kim Pendavis mentored Freddie Pendavis in fashion design and sewing. In the early 1990s, Kim Pendavis passed away in her twenties from heart failure.[3]
Paris Is Burning[edit]
Filming[edit]
Freddie Pendavis appeared in the cult documentary Paris Is Burning in 1990, as himself, a Black gay teenager. He was invited to participate in the film, due to his involvement in Ball culture, by Jennie Livingston when she was a film student at NYU.[4][5][6][7]
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He reported on camera during the film how he often ate at a Roy Rogers fast food restaurant and left without paying. He taught viewers about how stunts work in the ballroom community. His scenes were filmed at the piers, where queer people regularly hooked up, hung out, did sex work, and sheltered from the 1970s through the 1990s.[8][9][10][11][12][13]
Aftermath[edit]
Pendavis was the only cast member to attend the 25th anniversary screening of Paris Is Burning, because he was one of the only remaining alive cast members from the movie in 2015. As of 2021, Pendavis is one of three surviving cast members.[8][9][14][5]
Pose[edit]
In 2018, Pendavis was hired as a historical and artistic consultant for Pose on FX. He appeared in the finale episode, "Mother of the Year", of the first season, playing himself and judging a ball.[15][16][17]
Filmography[edit]
- Paris Is Burning, 1990[18]
- The Joan Rivers Show, 1991[19]
- Wigstock: The Movie, 1995[20]
- Strays, 1997[21]
- Pose, 2018[22]
- Paris Is Burning: A Conversation[23][24][25]
References[edit]
- ↑ Reign, Eva (2018-06-30). "The Ballroom Legends Who Helped Ryan Murphy's "Pose" Get 10s Across the Board". Them. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
- ↑ Lawrence, Tim (2011). "Listen, and You Will Hear all the Houses that Walked There Before': A History of Drag Balls, Houses and the Culture of Voguing". London: Soul Jazz. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
- ↑ "Who is Kim Pendavis?". Sydney Yaeko. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
- ↑ Austin Collins, K (2019-06-18). "Paris Is Burning Is Back—And So Is Its Baggage". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Paris Is Still Burning Brightly, retrieved 2023-04-05
- ↑ McNary, Dave (2014-12-16). "'Paris Is Burning' Receives Cinema Eye Honor (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
- ↑ Jones, Saeed. "Filmmaker Jennie Livingston On Life And Loss After "Paris Is Burning"". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Dazed (2016-08-23). "Looking at Paris Is Burning 30 years after its release". Dazed. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Abramovitch, Seth (2021-06-11). "'Paris Is Burning' Emcee Junior LaBeija on 'Pose,' RuPaul and Why He Never Let Hollywood Tell His Story". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
- ↑ "STUNTS explained by Freddie Pendavis". Paris Is Burning. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
- ↑ "The Piers". Google Arts and Culture. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
- ↑ "The forgotten photographer of NYC's queer piers | photography | Agenda | Phaidon". Phaidon. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
- ↑ Lowder, J. Bryan (2013-11-14). "Paris Is Still Burning In Pier Kids The Life". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
- ↑ "Freddie Lee Pendavis on Instagram: "I'm very extremely happy and grateful to participate in the "Paris is Burning" re-release". Instagram. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
- ↑ Mock, Janet (2018-05-16). "'Pose' Writer Janet Mock on Making History With Trans Storytelling (Guest Column)". Variety. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
- ↑ Beaudoin, Delaney (2021-07-01). ""Paris Is Burning": The Prequel To "Pose" That Never Aired". Jetset Times. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
- ↑ "Mother of the Year Trivia".
- ↑ Paris Is Burning, IMDb, 1990, retrieved 2023-04-05
- ↑ "PARIS IS BURNING on "The Joan Rivers Show"". The Criterion Channel. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
- ↑ Wigstock: The Movie, IMDb, 1995, retrieved 2023-04-05
- ↑ Strays, IMDb, 1997, retrieved 2023-04-05
- ↑ Pose, IMDb, 2018, retrieved 2023-04-05
- ↑ "Paris Is Burning will soon be releasing an hour's worth of unseen footage". GAY TIMES. 2019-11-17. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
- ↑ Paris Is Burning A Conversation, IMDb, 2020, retrieved 2023-04-05
- ↑ "An hour of never-before-seen 'Paris Is Burning' footage is coming next year". happymag.tv. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
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