Steven Polito

Acting

Steven Polito

Place of birth

New York, New York, U.S.A.

Known for

Acting

Credits

9 titles

Hedda Lettuce is an American drag queen, comedian and singer who lives and works in New York City.[1][2] The New York actor Steven Polito debuted his character Hedda Lettuce in 1991 on the Manhattan Cable TV show The Brenda and Glennda Show. Lettuce's appearances include MTV, Comedy Central, The People's Court and a cameo on Sex and the City as Samantha's ex-beau turned Bingo Drag impersonator. Lettuce's film appearances include To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar; Cruise Control; The Look; Red Lipstick, and Musical Chairs.

Known for

Sex and the City poster
7.4

Based on the bestselling book by Candace Bushnell, Sex and the City tells the story of four best friends, all single and in their late thirties, as they pursue their careers and talk about their sex lives, all while trying to survive the New York social scene. 

Sex and the City

1998

Project Runway poster
6.3

Aspiring fashion designers compete for a chance to break into the industry. Each week, a designer is eliminated from the competition after exhibiting their work in front of a judges' panel.

Project Runway

2004

Ugly Betty poster
6.4

Wannabe writer Betty Suarez is a plain girl from Queens, who is smart, hardworking and savvy but lacks a fashionable sense of style. When publishing mogul Bradford Meade puts his son Daniel in charge of Mode magazine, he hires Betty to be Daniel's new assistant -- mostly because he knows that she may be the only woman in Manhattan with whom the younger man won't sleep.

Ugly Betty

2006

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar poster
7.5

Veteran drag queens Vida Boheme and Noxeema Jackson take novice Chi-Chi Rodriguez under their wing on a madcap road trip across the country to compete in the Drag Queen of America pageant in Los Angeles.

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

1995

Violet Tendencies poster
4.8

A woman tries to distance herself from her gay friends in an effort to land a straight boyfriend.

Violet Tendencies

2010

Go Go Crazy poster
4.4

The mockumentary follows the contests, judges, and hostess of a go go boy dancing contest. With a little sex, sabotage, and a few dirty tricks, this movie will turn you on, bend you over with laughter and then give you a happy ending.

Go Go Crazy

2011

Film credits

2000s · 3 titles

Red Lipstick poster
4.0

Incorporating the manic approach of The Monkees and the camp aesthetic of the 60s Batman TV series, this heist movie in drag is a laugh-riot from wigs to stilettos. Starring, Hedda Lettuce and Miss Understood as a pair of none-too-glam dragqueens, down on their luck and living the low life in New York City circa 1992. A not particularly bright scheme to reinvent themselves as Bonnie and Bunny, bank robbers in daring frocks, rockets them to fame and finally gives them enough cash to hire a posh, Eastern European, interior decorator, specializing in rococo. But all is not feather boas and sequins. The envy of Brenda, bitchy Morticia Adams clone, and Violet, a whip-wielding dominatrix, scheme to ruin the party.

Red Lipstick

2000

Dangerous Liaisons poster
9.5

Lust, betrayal, murder, and deceit all come alive in Michael Lucas' most anticipated film to date. Michael Lucas' Dangerous Liaisons, based on Choderlos de Laclos' 1782 classic Les Liaisons Dangereuses (famously made into an Oscar winning film starring Glenn Close and John Malkovich), is a new modern-day twist on one of literature's most intriguing tales of wicked revenge and twisted seduction. Instead of 18th Century France, this X-rated version takes place in modern day New York. Featuring appearances from such notable gay superstars as RuPaul, Boy George, Bruce Vilanch, Graham Norton, Lady Bunny, Amanda Lepore, and Michael Musto, Michael Lucas' Dangerous Liaisons has already become the most talked about porn flick of the year. Celebrity cameos by: Boy George, Lady Bunny, Amanda Lepore, Hedda Lettuce, Michael Musto, Graham Norton, RuPaul, Bruce Vilanch, and Matthew Mariani.

Dangerous Liaisons

2005

More Dangerous: The Making of Michael Lucas' 'Dangerous Liaisons' poster
NR

What does it take to make the most controversial, award winning, major budget gay adult film of 2005? Find out in this hilarious documentary that takes you behind the scenes of Michael Lucas' Dangerous Liaisons, GayVN award winner for Best Picture in 2005! With hot naked guys, drama between the stars, steamy on-set stories, and plenty of laughs, More Dangerous: The Making of Michael Lucas' Dangerous Liaisons is sure to entertain !

More Dangerous: The Making of Michael Lucas' 'Dangerous Liaisons'

2006

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