Singer/actress/songwriter/activist Cyndi Lauper, born June 22, 1953 in Queens, New York, has won a Tony, an Emmy and a Grammy! Just one more to go, Cyndi!
Cyndi released her first album She's So Unusual in October 1983.It debuted on the charts in December 1983 and peaked at No. 4 in June 1984. It was the one of the best-selling albums of 1984. She won a Grammy for Best New Artist and She's So Unusual won the Grammy Award for Best Album Package.
She had an uncredited cameo in The Goonies, but then had a starring role in the movie Vibes with Jeff Goldblum in 1988. Cyndi had a reoccurring role on Mad About You, for which she received two Primetime Emmy nominations and won one in 1995 for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series.
In 2013, she won the Tony Award for Best Original Score for the composing the music for Kinky Boots. It was the first time a woman had won the award by herself.
She has become an outspoken advocate for gay rights and women's rights.
