Doris Dear is a fictional female actor, cabaret singer and comedian created and played by Ray DeForest.[1][2][3][4]
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Born | Ray DeForest New York |
Other names | Perfect American Housewife |
Occupation | Actor, cabaret singer, comedian |
Doris Dear, also known as “Perfect American Housewife”, is based on DeForest's mother, Taffy. The stories are based on the life of Doris and her mother.[1][4] When Taffy (Doris Dear's mother) was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, she decided to write a show and share her stories of growing up with Taffy, Duke and her sister Nancy in Staten Island. It was her way of sharing and honoring the people who gave her life, love and soul.
She studied in University of Maryland and after college, she worked for the Disney Productions as a “Kid of the Kingdom”. After staying in Disney for 5 years, she moved to Denmark where she wrote, produced and performed.[1]
She later travelled to Paris to model, London to sing, and Vegas to perform. She then started hosting her own shows on Food Network, HGTV, Lifetime, and a syndicated TV design show.[1]
She did her own one-woman show, Doris Dear Girl Talk in residence at “Don’t Tell Mama”.[5]
Doris Dear premiered her new lifestyle talk show on Broadway on Demand a new streaming service on Nov 6, 2020, entitled "Doris Dear's Gurl Talk".[6] The theme song for Doris Dear's Gurl Talk was written by Blake Allen. The second season is in post production, with a projected premiere in late Spring 2021.
The Doris Dear Christmas Special premiered for one-night only on Broadway on Demand in December 2020, and received a 5-star rating from NYC.com.[7] The show featured Karen Mason, Amra-Faye Wright, Benny Benack III, Sean Harkness, Lina Koutrakos, Lisa Yaeger, Kristina Nicole Miller, and was directed by Koutrakos and music directed by Blake Allen.[8]
Year | Award | Category | Show | Result |
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2016 | MAC Awards | Best Drag Artist or Impersonator[9][16][11][17][18] | Won | |
2017 | GLAM Awards | Best Cabaret Show[19] | Doris Dear Mother's Day Special | Nominated |
2018 | BroadwayWorld Cabaret Awards | Best Drag Artist or Impersonator[20] | Nominated | |
2019 | MAC Awards | Best Drag Artist or Impersonator[21] | Won | |
2020 | MAC Awards | Best Drag Artist or Impersonator[22][23][24] | Won | |
2021 | BroadwayWorld Cabaret Awards | Best Musical Comedy Cabaret | The Doris Dear Christmas Special | Nominated |
BroadwayWorld Cabaret Awards | Best Vocalist | An Evening With Frank Sinatra | Nominated | |
BroadwayWorld Cabaret Awards | Best Show Art[25] | The Doris Dear Christmas Special | Won |