M Lamar

M Lamar (born May 29, 1972) is an American composer, performer, and artist. He is an operatic countertenor and pianist whose work incorporates film, sculpture, installation, and performance. Lamar is the identical twin of actor Laverne Cox, and played his sister's character pre-transition in two episodes of the Netflix show Orange Is the New Black. Early life and career Lamar was born in Mobile, Alabama, and as a child sang as a soprano in his church's choir. He studied painting at the San Francisco Art Institute and attended Yale for graduate school in sculpture before dropping out to focus on music. He moved to New York primarily to pursue vocal training with Ira Siff, founder and lead soprano of La Gran Scena Opera Company.