Michael Musto is an American journalist who has long been a prevalent presence in entertainment-related publications, as well as on websites and television shows. He is best known as a columnist for The Village Voice, where he wrote the La Dolce Musto column of gossip, nightlife, reviews, interviews, and political observations for almost three decades, starting in 1984. In 2021, he started writing articles about nightlife, movies, theater, NYC, and LGBTQ politics for the revived Village Voice, which returned as a print publication with an accompanying website, and is now web-only.
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Biography from TMDB.
- December 3, 1955 (70)
- Brooklyn, NY
- Actor, also writer
- 9 on MovieCove · 22 credits in all
Known for
What are Michael Musto's films like?
Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 2 · Wry 1 · Earnest 6
Light 6 · Serious 2 · Dark 1
A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 5
Gentle 2 · Charged 5 · Intense 2
Steady 6 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 3
A split, not a type: Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1
A split, not a type: Casual 5 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 6 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 1
Resolved 7 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet6
- Ambiguous3
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Michael Musto's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Michael Musto's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
22 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page; 37 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Rufus(2025)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Duke of New York (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Japanese Borscht(2019)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Vamp Bikers Tres(2016)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Vamp Bikers Dos(2015)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Vamp Bikers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Fire Island '79 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Pig Death Machine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
She's Living for This (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Smash(2012)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows
The Smurfs(2011)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Kings of New York (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
La Dolce Vita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
RuPaul's Christmas Ball(1993)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Night Owl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Resident Alien (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Nelson Sullivan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Impact Video Magazine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
The Sound Of Muzak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Scarface Resurrection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 20th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 21 titles, 20 of them dated from 1986 to 2025.
Film career
- 2018Screen debut· Hurricane Bianca: From Russia with Hate
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Michael Musto's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 27th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 40th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 9 titles are Divisive.
- Divisive4
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the acting 53/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 60, detractors 30. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Michael Musto work with?
People who share at least 2 of Michael Musto's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Eric Spade Rivas shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Eric Spade RivasShared titles: Japanese Borscht (2019), Vamp Bikers Tres (2016), Vamp Bikers Dos (2015)See all 3 shared titles with Eric Spade Rivas
- Fenton BaileyShared titles: Nelson Sullivan's World of Wonder (1994), RuPaul's Christmas Ball (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Fenton Bailey
- Randy BarbatoShared titles: Nelson Sullivan's World of Wonder (1994), RuPaul's Christmas Ball (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Randy Barbato
Actors
- Ángel SalazarShared titles: Japanese Borscht (2019), Vamp Bikers Dos (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Ángel Salazar
- Apache RamosShared titles: Japanese Borscht (2019), Vamp Bikers Dos (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Apache Ramos
- Paugh ShadowShared titles: Japanese Borscht (2019), Vamp Bikers Dos (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Paugh Shadow
- Ron JeremyShared titles: Japanese Borscht (2019), Vamp Bikers Tres (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Ron Jeremy
Mixed roles
- RuPaulShared titles: Nelson Sullivan's World of Wonder (1994), RuPaul's Christmas Ball (1993)See all 2 shared titles with RuPaul
