Biography

Murray Hill is a New York City based American comedian, drag king, actor, television host, and entertainer. He is the entertainer persona of Busby Murray Gallagher, although this persona is maintained even in private settings. Murray Hill is the self-proclaimed "hardest-working middle-aged man in show business.

Hill is a frequent event emcee in Lower Manhattan, including the annual "Ms. Lez" competition, a bingo night with co-host drag queen Linda Simpson, and a variety of burlesque and theater performances.

Hill was the opening act for a tour of the rock band Le Tigre and has opened for The Gossip. He has performed at parties hosted by Joan Rivers and Liza Minnelli; and his acts incorporate homages to Joey Adams, Benny Hill, Sammy Davis Jr., and Henny Youngman.

Hill had cameos in the 2006 John Cameron Mitchell film Shortbus and a 2010 episode of Bored to Death on HBO. He also appears with burlesque performer Dirty Martini in Dirty Martini and the New Burlesque. Hill and Michael Musto appeared in the video for TV on the Radio's song No Future Shock.

Hill is part of the cast of the 2022 comedy-drama Life & Beth[16] and the host of the 2023 Hulu comedy competition Drag Me to Dinner. He was part of the main cast of the series Somebody Somewhere from 2022 to 2024.

In December 2024 it was announced that Hill would be the host of an upcoming drag reality competition series King of Drag set to air in 2025. The series will be the first drag competition series focusing specifically on drag kings.