Joan-E is Happiest
Star of Connie & Carla

Robert Kaiser, also known as Joan-E, is a Canadian drag queen, entertainer and actor. In 2003, he was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal for his volunteer and fundraising efforts, particularly in support of people with HIV/AIDS, becoming the first drag queen to receive this honor. Kaiser reigned as Empress XXVIII of the Imperial and Sovereign Dogwood Empire of Vancouver. In 2004, he co-starred in Connie and Carla, with actors Nia Vardalos, Toni Colette, David Duchovny and Alex Mapa.

What is your Name?
Robert Kaiser and Sometimes Joan-E

What are you most known for?
Canadian female Impersonator and Actor

Where did your life begin?
Calgary Alberta Canada

What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Two chapters in on a really wonderful book while on holiday

What is your greatest fear?
Being alone too much

Which historical figure do you most identify with?
Divine

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
Not being able to remember people's names

What is your greatest extravagance?
Eating out every day

What do you consider the most overrated virtue?
Physical good looks

What is your favorite journey?
The drive from Palm Springs to L.A

What do you dislike most about your appearance?
My Weight

Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
"I absolutely Lost it"

What is your greatest regret?
Not speaking at least one more language

What or who is the greatest love of your life?
My friends and a great audience

When and where were you happiest?
On Alec Mapa's couch or on "set"

Which talent would you most like to have?
Memorization

What is your current state of mind?
hopeful

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
…and back to my weight

What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Receiving a Medal from Queen Elizabeth for Charity Work

If you could choose what to come back as, what would it be?
A small well loved dog on a British Country home

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
Homelessness and hunger and great illness

What is your favorite occupation?
Entertainer, which I am lucky enough to be

What is your most marked characteristic?
My speaking voice

What is the quality you most like in a man?
Intelligent sense of humor

What is the quality you most like in a woman?
Wisdom

Who are your favorite writers?
Caleb Carr, Wilbur Smith, Maeve Binchey

Who is your favorite hero of fiction?
“Babe" the pig

Who are your heroes in real life?
Gay and lesbian children growing up in small towns

What is it that you most dislike?
Hypocrisy

How would you like to die?
Loved and missed, followed by a funeral of massive proportion!!!

What is your motto?
If we are judged by the company we keep then I am truly blessed

What is your favorite word?
Vicissitudes

What is your least favorite word?
Namby-pamby

What turns you on?
Perfectly imperfect men

What turns you off?
Disingenuousness

What sound or noise do you love?
Laughter of someone who often doesn't laugh

What sound or noise do you hate?
The sound of hatred in all its many forms

What is your favorite curse word?
Cocksuckingmotherfuckingsonofawhore

What profession, other than yours, would you like to attempt?
Forensic investigator

Who should play you in the movie of your life?
Robert Downey Jr.

What is your famous quote?
"Footprints in the sands of time are not made sitting down"

If heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the
Pearly Gates? Your friends are right this way

Finally, Do you have a shameless plug?
If you are ever in Vancouver B.C, come to see one of my shows! At "The Majestic"