Randy Barbato

About

Writer, director, and producer Randy Barbato has a soft spot for making films about public figures ostracized or misunderstood by the media and, by extension, society at large. Along with his life and creative partner, Fenton Bailey, Barbato has created some of the more groundbreaking and sometimes controversial documentaries and made-for-TV specials. A native of New Jersey, Barbato attended graduate film school at New York University, where he met Fenton Bailey, originally from Great Britain. Both dropped out after a year to form a pop band, The Pop Tarts. In 1990, the duo created their own company, World of Wonder Productions, with the intention of recording Pop Tarts music, but only after established companies rejected them.

Known for

RuPaul's Drag RaceSeries • 2009RuPaul's Drag Race All StarsSeries • 2012RuPaul's Drag Race: UntuckedSeries • 2010RuPaul's Drag Race UKSeries • 2019RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag RaceSeries • 2020Drag Race EspañaSeries • 2021Canada's Drag RaceSeries • 2020Drag Race Down UnderSeries • 2021RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The WorldSeries • 2022Drag Race FranceSeries • 2022RuPaul's Drag Race Global All StarsSeries • 2024Drag Race PhilippinesSeries • 2022Stop! That! Train!Movie • 2026Party MonsterMovie • 2003Can You Keep a Secret?Movie • 2019Inside Deep ThroatMovie • 2005The Eyes of Tammy FayeMovie • 2021Carrie Fisher: Wishful DrinkingMovie • 2010Trixie Mattel: Moving PartsMovie • 2019RuPaul's Drag Race Holi-Slay SpectacularMovie • 2018Gender Revolution: A Journey with Katie CouricMovie • 2017Mapplethorpe: Look at the PicturesMovie • 2016Party Monster: The ShockumentaryMovie • 1998The Eyes of Tammy FayeMovie • 2000