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Lena Waithe (/weɪθ/; born May 17, 1984) is an American actress, producer, and screenwriter. She is the creator of the Showtime drama series The Chi (2018–present) and the BET comedy series Boomerang (2019–20) and Twenties (2020–21). She also wrote and produced the crime film Queen & Slim (2019) and is the executive producer of the horror anthology series Them (2021–present). Waithe gained recognition for her role in the Netflix comedy-drama series Master of None (2015–2021) and became the first African-American woman to win the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series in 2017 for writing the show's "Thanksgiving" episode, which was loosely based on her personal experience of coming out to her mother. She has also appeared in Steven Spielberg's 2018 adventure film Ready Player One and the HBO series Westworld. In 2023, she was nominated for Best Play at the 76th Tony Awards, her production work on the sketch-comedy play Ain't No Mo'. Waithe was named one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People of 2018 and was included on Fast Company's Queer 50 list in 2021 and 2022. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lena Waithe, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Divine: A Beautiful Monster is a limited series that peels back the glitter and grit of the one and only Harris Glenn Milstead—a young, closeted kid from conservative Baltimore who transformed into the icon known as Divine, shaping the drag and counter-culture scenes forever. Across six episodes, this miniseries chronicles the outrageous, heartbreaking, and triumphant journey of a bold artist who lived life on their terms, while navigating the boundaries of identity, fame, and acceptance. Each episode delves into a pivotal era of Divine's life, exploring the electrifying collaboration with John Waters that birthed cult classics like Pink Flamingos and Female Trouble, and showing how a gay, overweight drag queen from Baltimore defied every expectation. The series also highlights Divine's dual identity: Harris, the shy, insecure man behind the makeup, and Divine, the unapologetically brash, fearless persona that gave a voice to society's outcasts. With unflinching honesty, the show tackles the stigma he faced for being different, the familial relationships strained by his sexuality, and his struggle for mainstream success in a society not yet ready for someone as audacious as Divine.
