#michael sheen drag queen

[purplewillowchicken]

INTERVIEWER: You two are the next Morecombe and Wise. (British comedy double act. Much beloved)

MICHAEL SHEEN: Hinge and Bracket more like!

This is Hinge and Bracket. A 1970s, high brow, drag act. It's so them.

@neil-gaiman write something. Make this happen.

[ingravinoveritas]

Michael on the Late Late Show a few years ago talking about how he was almost in a production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch and I cannot overstate how much I wish this had actually happened...

(Bonus: Completely unintentional reference to the beginning of episode 3 of The Way at the end by James Corden, along with Michael's reaction. The noise I made...)

[michaelsheenpt]

Actor Michael Sheen reveals his boyhood drag ambition of being like Lily Savage (2015)

Make that dream come true, Michael!

He would be a wonderful drag queen

[ourtubahero-blog]

Part of me wishes he’d gone for it and combined his acting career with being a drag queen, because holy shit does he look beautiful in women’s clothing and makeup.

I’m not going to lie, he’s attractive in it.

[a-wild-regulus-kinnie]

People! My ask box is opened so please feel free to share your opinions, theories and anything really. I'm pretty bored. Also, I'm in the Marauders fandom, Doctor Who, Sherlock, Takin' Over the Asylum and Good Omens fandoms. And I also like a lot Drag Race so feel free to talk about any of those in my ask box.

On a side note I'm trying to think of a name for 2 of my ocs. One is pretty much like fanon Barty Crouch Jr. but he's pretty nice and the other is pretty much like fanon Evan Rosier. I'll probably make another post talking about them more but I need names.

[thealogie]

I learned in a michael sheen interview that apparently he was between going into acting or psychology, and that while in london visiting a rada friend he saw drag shows and was so entranced by them for a bit he was like ‘well i’ll be a drag queen then,’ both of which i feel somewhat explain some of the Acting Choices™️

I did know he grew up around drag and knew about the “well I’ll be a drag queen then” story, which I think explains about 80% of everything going on. But I didn’t know the psychology thing which does explain the other 20%

[thenightling]

How 80s Rock (and rock in general) influenced The Sandman

Okay, this is a list that has been mostly confirmed.  I won’t add speculation like “Robert Smith is the basis for Morpheus’s hair.” or “Peter Murphy is the basis for Morpheus.”  This will only contain things that have been confirmed in various sources.  Lucifer - Meant to look and sound like David Bowie circa 1969. (Confirmed multiple times by Neil Gaiman.  In fact Michael Sheen is doing a David Bowie impersonation while voicing Lucifer for The Sandman audio drama adaptation.  Neil Gaiman has even said that Gwendoline Christie looks more like David Bowie than Tom Ellis does.)  

Death of The Endless - Originally Neil wanted her to resemble Nico but she ended up looking like the Cinnamon Hadley instead.  In The Sandman Overture, according to J. H. Williams III, his depiction of Death is meant to resemble Siouxsie of Siouxsie and the Banshees.

John Constantine - Though not an original creation of Neil Gaiman (first created by Alan Moore), John Constantine was supposed to have resembled rock star, Sting.  (roughly 1985 look.)

Desire of The Endless - Desire was, at least partly, inspired by the Duran Duran album cover Rio. The cover was painted by Patrick Nagel and designed by Malcolm Garrett.  When Neil was starting out as a writer one of the first things he wrote was a book on Duran Duran. 

Another inspiration for Desire came from Annie Lennox’s look for the music video “Sweet Dreams (are made of this).”   Ironic considering the title.   

Delirium of The Endless - Though Neil Gaiman did not meet Tori Amos until after he had created Delirium, he insists that Delirium was somehow inspired by Tori Amos.

Men of Good Fortune - The issue / Chapter of The Sandman called Men of Good Fortune is named after a song by Lou Reed. Sunday Morning - The issue / Chapter called Sunday Morning is also named after a Lou Reed (Velvet Underground) song.  So that is two Hob Gadling chapters named for Lou Reed Songs. Beginning to see the Light - The Sandman: A game of You issue / chapter named Beginning to see the Light is also named for a Velvet Underground song. Dream songs - Roy Orbison’s In dreams plays in The Sandman issue Dream a little Dream of me. The issue / chapter is named after a song. And Mr. Sandman (Bring me a Dream) by the Chordettes is also in that issue. The Skye Boat song - Not actually a rock song by any interpretation of the term but I thought I’d mention it.  Many of you may recognize the Skye Boat song as the “theme song to Outlander.”   This song is referenced in The Sandman: A Game of You. Labyrinth - Neil Gaiman is an admitted fan of the Jim Henson film Labyrinth.  A friend of mine insisted that Morpheus is “Goth Jareth” (David Bowie’s character in Labyrinth). And a Game of You has some plot similarities to Labyrinth.  Labyrinth has six original songs by David Bowie. 

Queen -  It’s no secret that Neil Gaiman is a Queen and David Bowie fan and tends to reference both whenever possible in his writing.  The Sandman Brief lives is no exception.  When Delirium wanders into a night club two men are discussing the death of Freddie Mercury, the lead singer of Queen, and one mentions someone making the crude joke of “Another One Bites the Dust” (a popular 1980 Queen song).

There are many more rock music references in The Sandman but these are the ones I could remember off-hand.    Think how strange it would be if all of these (80s) rock elements were removed from The Sandman somehow.  

And this is a more recent connection but John Cameron Mitchell (Hedwig and The Angry Inch) plays Hal AKA Dolly, the drag queen, in The Sandman Netflix series storyline called The Doll’s House.   

[shoemakerobstetrician]

An excellent in depth pre Good Omens interview with Michael Sheen. He talks Frost/Nixon, The Queen, politics, his beginnings as an actor, RuPaul’s Drag race, going to drag shows, the value of genre fiction…

[sincerelyang3l]

✨ All About Me ✨

Birthday: June 30

Meaning behind Username: Angel is my cats name 🤭

~Favorites~

Movie: The Exorcist (1971)

Animal: Orcas

Color: Orange/Peach

Season: Spring (Late)

Drink: Iced Mocha

YouTuber: Brandon Farris

Series: Ru Paul’s Drag Race

Character (atm): Astarion (Baldurs agate 3)

Music artist: Will Wood

Album: the Normal Album

Song: Love, Me Normally - Will Wood

City: New York

Activity: Drawing or Reading

Smell: Sweet Watermelon Buttercream

Clothing Item: My sundresses ✨

App: Snap or Spotify

Actor: Michael Sheen

Subject: Speech and Drama

Flower: Hibiscus

Drag Queen: Katya, Trixie, Mirage, Dawn, Bob the Drag Queen, and Megami (I CANT PICK IM SORRY)

Celebrity: Ru Paul

~Have I…~

Been to a concert?: Yes

Been to the beach?: Yes

Been on an airplane?: No

Been arrested?: No

Been out of the USA: No

Met Someone Famous: Yes

~Do I…~

Have tattoos?: No

Have piercings?: Yes (Industrial)

Smoke?: Nope

Drink?: Nope

Do Drugs?: No

Have pets?: Yes 🤭

~Relationships~

Have a crush?: No

Been in love?: I thought I was, but it wasn’t love

Longest Relationship?: A year and two months

First Kiss?: My ex boyfriend 😭

Been Cheated on?: Yes

Cheated?: No

Body Count?: Zero 😊

~Can I..~

Play an Instrument?: No

Play any Sports?: Yes 😊 (Tennis, Badminton, anything with a racket)

Speak a different language?: No

Draw?: Yes

Paint?: No 😭

~Futures~

Dream College?: App State University

Dream Job?: A director for a Theatre Company

Want Kids?: Not at the moment, but it might change

Dream Place to live: New York or London

[azicrowsangel]

*waking up in a cold sweat at like 3:49 AM*

Michael Sheen wanted to be a drag queen at one point. We could have had an alternate Michael in drag with a drag stage name with likely lots of pictures from friends, fans, and strangers alike. We could have had Michael performing dances. We could have had Michael in some really awesome outfits and wigs and makeup.

WE COULD HAVE HAD THE WORLD.

[dastardly-ethereal-love]

This man!!

[grntaire]

no bc i need to know who michael sheen’s favorite queens from drag race are. my guess is katya and sasha colby but ??

[ingravinoveritas]

Oh, my... 😳

[michaelsheenpt]

More pics of Michael as Mrs. Robinson

She’s gorgeous 😍

Credit to: twitter

[invisibleicewands]

[thealogie]

Since you’re on a Michael Sheen spree I have to ask: are you familiar with the fact that he’s a big fan of rupaul’s drag race and wanted to be a drag queen when he was young?

At all times I’m thinking about how he said (completely earnestly) “every time he says ‘sashay away’ I almost weep” and then gave a five minute speech about why drag race is an electric and beautiful show. He’s really something else