M Lamar

M Lamar
Lamar in 2017
Born (1972-05-29) May 29, 1972 (age 52)
Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
Education
Occupations
  • Composer
  • performer
  • multimedia artist
RelativesLaverne Cox (twin sister)
Musical career
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • piano
Websitewww.mlamar.com

Reginald Lamar Cox (born May 29, 1972),[1] known professionally as M Lamar, is an American composer, performer, and artist.[2][3] He is an operatic countertenor and pianist whose work incorporates film, sculpture, installation, and performance.[4]

Lamar is the identical twin of actress Laverne Cox,[5] and played his sister's character pre-transition in two episodes of the Netflix show Orange Is the New Black.[6][7]

  1. ^ "Laverne Cox | Biography, TV Shows, & Movies | Britannica". www.britannica.com. May 25, 2023. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  2. ^ Johnson, Ken (September 18, 2014). "M. Lamar: 'Negrogothic, a Manifesto, the Aesthetics of M. Lamar'". The New York Times. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
  3. ^ Als, Hilton (July 13, 2009). "Diva Deconstructed". The New Yorker. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  4. ^ Wickstrom, Maurya (January 2017). "M. Lamar: Singing Slave Insurrection to Marx". Theatre Survey. 58 (1). Cambridge, England: The American Society for Theatre Research: 68–85. doi:10.1017/S0040557416000697.
  5. ^ "Laverne Cox And M. Lamar Discuss Identity, Collective Trauma, Celebrating The Black Penis And More". HuffPost. February 8, 2012. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
  6. ^ Bertstein, Jacob (March 3, 2014). "In Their Own Terms – The Growing Transgender Presence in Pop Culture". The New York Times. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
  7. ^ "'Orange Is The New Black' Star Laverne Cox's Twin Brother Plays Her Pre-Transition Counterpart (VIDEO)". HuffPost. July 26, 2013. Retrieved January 13, 2015.