Want to follow in his footsteps? Read about how to get cast on “Drag Race” here: In 2020 he was co-host and consulting producer on HBO’s Emmy-nominated reality hit “We’re Here” and co-created the first annual Black Queer Town Hall. He’s acted on HBO’s “High Maintenance” and “A Black Lady Sketch Show,” Netflix’s “The Tales of the City,” appeared in films “Rough Night” and “A Queen for the People,” and in Berkeley Rep’s “Angels in America,” and produces music videos, podcasts, and stand-up specials. “No one is going to cheer for you harder than you have to cheer for yourself,” he tells fellow artists.īorn in Georgia and trained as a theater artist, Bob set off to pursue acting and comedy in New York City and was inspired to join the queer nightlife community after seeing “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” the show that launched him into the mainstreamin 2016. The heightened gender expression of drag, which encompasses many different skills and performance styles, has proved Bob’s gateway into the entertainment industry. Actor, producer, podcaster, comedian, and activist Caldwell Tidicue is best known as his drag persona Bob the Drag Queen, winner of reality competition “RuPaul’s Drag Race” Season 8.