Kelly Mantle was born on 9 July 1976, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma USA, and is a drag queen, reality television personality, comedian, singer and musician, probably best known from appearing as a part of the reality television show “RuPaul’s Drag Race” during its sixth season. He’s been active in the entertainment industry since 1996, and all of his efforts have helped put his net worth to where it is today.
How rich is Kelly Mantle? As of late-2017, sources estimate a net worth that is at $3 million, earned through success in his various endeavors. He’s released several albums, singles, and music videos as well, and as he continues his career, it is expected that his wealth will also continue to increase.
Kelly Mantle Net Worth $3 million
Kelly grew up in Cordell, Oklahoma, and attended the University of Oklahoma, studying theatre. After graduating, he moved to Chicago to pursue a career in acting, and appeared in several plays including “The Convention”, “Royal Flash”, and “Laundry & Bourbon”. He also studied at Second City and participated as a part of various sketch comedy troupes too. In 1998, he starred in the production of “Vampire Lesbians of Sodom” before deciding to move to Los Angeles where he was discovered by a talent agent.
Mantle would become a member of the band “Sex with Lurch”, with whom he went under the name “Brandy Warhol”, After the group disbanded in 2002, he then became a part of the band “The Barbarellatones”, but more acting opportunities would start to open up for him, increasing his net worth. He made guest appearances in shows such as “NYPD Blue”, “Nip/Tuck’, “Will & Grace”, and “Curb Your Enthusiasm”, and was also a part of several television pilots including “Three Strikes” and “Queens on the Road”. He acted in more films too, such as “the Convent” which was showcased as a part of the Sundance Film Festival, and “The Boys & Girls Guide to Getting Down”.
Kelly then worked on the production of “The Confusion of My Illusion”, before appearing in various plays such as “Last Easter” and “All This & Heaven Too”. He co-produced and starred in “Lone Star/Laundry and Bourbon” which was considered by “The Chicago Tribune” as the best show of the year in 2011. He moved to stand-up comedy, and appeared in “DragTastic NYC”, and appeared in “Italian Vogue” before creating and releasing his debut album called “Ever Changing”. He would follow it up with another album called “Rock N Glow”, and in 2013,he released his third album – “Satellite Baby”, adding steadily to his net worth.
During the same year, Kelly competed along with 14 other drag queens in the sixth season of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” TV series, but was eliminated in the first episode. The following year, he starred in “Confessions of a Womanizer”, which would see him the first person to be considered for both supporting actor and supporting actress by The Academy.
For his personal life, regardless of his public persona, little is known about any romantic relationships of Kelly. He continues to be based in Los Angeles.
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