Courtney Act

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Courtney Act
Courtney Act.jpg
Courtney Act in April 2014
Born Shane Jenek
(1982-02-18) February 18, 1982 (age 42)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Residence West Hollywood, California
Nationality Australian
Occupation

Shane Jenek (born 18 February 1982; better known by his stage name Courtney Act) is an Australian drag queen, pop singer and entertainer.[1] As Courtney Act, Jenek was a semi-finalist on Australian Idol in 2003 and was the third singer of the competition to release an official solo single, following Guy Sebastian and Shannon Noll. The single, "Rub Me Wrong", was released in 2004, which peaked at #29 on the ARIA Singles Chart.[2][3] Act was the runner up in Season Six of RuPaul's Drag Race along with Adore Delano, with Bianca Del Rio winning.

Early life

Act was born Shane Jenek in Brisbane and attended Sandgate District State High School. He later moved to Sydney at the age of 18.[4] He took the stage name Courtney Act, which is a pun on the phrase caught in the act as pronounced in a non-rhotic accent such as Australian English.[5]

Career

In December 2013, Logo announced that Courtney Act was among 14 drag queens who would be competing on the sixth season of RuPaul's Drag Race.[6] He later went on to become a finalist in the competition, alongside fellow contestants Adore Delano and Bianca Del Rio, but in the season finale lost the title to Bianca Del Rio.

In July 2014, Courtney Act became the first drag performer in history to sing live with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra. Act appeared as a guest performer with Cheyenne Jackson in "Hello, Gorgeous! Cheyenne Jackson Goes to the Movies". The two sang a duet of "Elephant Love Song" from the 2001 Baz Luhrmann film Moulin Rouge.[7] In September 2014, Courtney Act, along with Willam Belli and Alaska Thunderfuck, were the first drag queens to become ad girls for American Apparel. They worked for the campaign Support Artists, Support Ethical Manufacturing of the fashion brand, featuring three limited exclusive T-shirts that honors each drag queen's talents and allure.[8]

Discography

Extended plays

Title Details
Kaleidoscope

Singles

As lead artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
AUS
[10]		 US
Comedy
Digital
[11]
"Rub Me Wrong"[12] 2004 29 — Non-album singles
"Welcome to Disgraceland"[13] 2010 — —
"To Russia with Love"[14] 2014 — —
"Mean Gays"[15] — —
"American Apparel Ad Girls"[16]
(with Willam and Alaska)		 — 10 Shartistry in Motion
"Dear Santa, Bring Me a Man"[17]
(with Willam and Alaska)		 — — Non-album single
"Ecstasy"[18] 2015 — — Kaleidoscope
"Ugly" — —
"Body Parts"[citation needed] — —

As featured artist

Title Year Album
"Downton Abbey...Snore"[19]
(Jimmy Ray Bennett, Stephen Guarino & Jeff Hiller featuring Willam Belli, Vicky Vox & Courtney Act)		 2013 Non-album singles
"Oh No She Better Don't"[20]
(RuPaul featuring Drag Race Season 6 Cast)		 2014

Other appearances

Title Year Album
"Champion"[21]
(RuPaul featuring Courtney Act)		 2014 RuPaul Presents: The CoverGurlz
"The Shade of It All"[22]
(Alaska Thunderfuck featuring Courtney Act and Willam)		 2014 Anus

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Ref.
2013 Meet the Glamcocks Himself [23]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2000 Snick Flicks Himself (host) Aired on Nickelodeon Australia for 6 months on Saturdays [24]
2003 Australian Idol Himself (contestant) Season 1 - Placed joint 13th with wildcard contenders [25]
2010 Sleek Geeks Himself Season 2, Episode 8: "Wee Across the World" [26]
2012 Are You There, Chelsea? Himself Episode 8: "Dee Dee's Pillow" [27]
2012 I Will Survive Himself Episode 4 [28]
2014 RuPaul's Drag Race Himself (contestant) Season 6 - Top 3 [29]
2014 Candidly Nicole Himself Episode 2 [30]

Web series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2012–13 Transfashionable Himself Produced by The Stylish [31]

Music videos

Title Year Director Ref.
"Rub Me Wrong" 2004 Anthony Rose [32]
"Welcome to Disgraceland" 2010 Kain O'Keeffe [33]
"Oh No She Better Don't" 2014 Eve, Trina [34]
"To Russia with Love" 2014 Rami Mikhail [35]
"Mean Gays" 2014 Kain O'Keeffe [36]
"American Apparel Ad Girls" 2014 Shawn Adeli [37]
"Dear Santa, Bring Me a Man" 2014 Mairin Hart [38]
"Ecstasy" 2015 William Baker[disambiguation needed] [39]
"Ugly" 2015 Courtney Act, Kain O'Keefe [40]
"Body Parts" 2015 Marvin Joseph [41]

Music video appearances

Title Year Director Ref.
"Applause" (Lyric video)
(Lady Gaga)		 2013 Lady Gaga [42]
"Sissy That Walk"
(RuPaul)		 2014 Steven Corfe [43]
"Jump the Gun"
(Adore Delano)		 2015 Josef J. Weber [44]

References

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Preceded by
Alaska Thunderfuck 5000
& Roxxxy Andrews
 RuPaul's Drag Race runner-up
Season 6 (2014)
(with Adore Delano)		 Succeeded by
Ginger Minj & Pearl
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