Toronto Star

Porter joins ‘Proud Family’

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Although Billy Porter has always been animated in the figurative sense, the Emmy, Grammy and Tony Award winner will literally be animated for his next major role.

The “Pose” star will join Zachary Quinto and EJ Johnson as new additions to the cast of the Disney Plus animated series “The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder.”

Porter and Quinto will voice Randall and Barry LeibowitzJ­enkins, the mixed-race adoptive parents of14-year-old activist Maya Leibowitz-Jenkins, voiced by Keke Palmer.

Johnson, the androgynou­s son of Earvin “Magic” Johnson, will voice Michael Collins, who’s described as a nonconform­ing trendsette­r.

They trio join previously announced “Proud Family” stars

Kyla Pratt, Tommy Davidson, Paula Jai Parker and Jo Marie Payton.

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