--- title: Andrew Garfield Does Whitney Houston Lip Sync at Drag Show description: The 'Silence' actor performed at a London drag show for a surprised and impressed audience, busting out backflips and a strong lip sync. canonical: https://time.com/4799349/andrew-garfield-whitney-houston-impression/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-05-31T15:42:13.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:44:02.046Z og:title: Andrew Garfield Wowed a Crowd with Whitney Houston Lip Sync og:description: The actor took to the stage for an impassioned and acrobatic drag performance og:url: https://time.com/4799349/andrew-garfield-whitney-houston-impression/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Andrew Garfield Wowed a Crowd with Whitney Houston Lip Sync twitter:description: The actor took to the stage for an impassioned and acrobatic drag performance twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Andrew Garfield Busted Out His Backflips for This Flawless Whitney Houston Lip Sync Performance > Sponsored content. 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Captured on camera by surprised members of the crowd at the London stop of the [“Werq the World”](http://vossevents.com/Queens-Werq-The-World) drag revue, a wigged Garfield went all in on his lip sync and dance, getting fully into the spirit of the classic “I’m Every Woman” with his shimmies and shakes. (Oh, and those backflips.) The event featured a number of well-known drag stars from different shows and revues, and was hosted by _RuPaul’s Drag Race_ judge Michelle Visage. She was duly impressed with Garfield’s performance, posing in a photo with him and [Laverne Cox](http://time.com/4668963/grammys-2017-laverne-cox-met-beyonce/) and sharing it on her Instagram with praise for the actor. Garfield is currently spending time in London performing for [the revival of the show](https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/shows/angels-in-america) _Angels in America_. Earlier this year, he was nominated for an Oscar for his acting in _Hacksaw Ridge_ and also appeared in Martin Scorsese’s [_Silence_](http://time.com/4581099/scorsese-silence-andrew-garfield-liam-neeson/), neither of which film took full advantage of his obvious dancing skills. 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