Editing Liberace (section)

==Depiction in media==
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* The 1952 [[Academy Award]]-winning [[MGM]] [[Tom and Jerry]] cartoon ''[[Johann Mouse]]'' has Tom channelling Liberace in the final scenes at the Imperial Palace, including a giant candelabra and a smiling direct take into the camera, breaking the [[fourth wall]].
* The 1955 [[Warner Bros.]] cartoon ''[[Hyde and Hare]]'' has [[Bugs Bunny]] playing piano as a Liberace-like character and, saying, "I wish my brother George was here."
* In the 1957 Warner Bros. cartoon ''[[Three Little Bops]]'', the piano-playing pig imitates Liberace, saying, "I wish my brother George was here."
* Also in 1957, [[Billy Barty]] parodied Liberace on an episode of ''[[The Spike Jones Show]]'' by playing "I'm in the Mood for Love" on a miniature piano bedecked with tiny [[candelabra]] that spouted milk.
* In 1971, [[Disney]] theme park attraction ''[[The Country Bear Jamboree]]'' referenced Liberace. During the opening of the show, a bear named Gomer plays the piano. Melvin, a mounted moose head on the wall, comments "Hey! He's a regular ''lee-burr-ay-chee''!", mispronouncing Liberace's name. Max, a mounted deer head, responds, "and he plays good, too!" This reference to Liberace lasted until 2012, when the show was shortened significantly.
* In 1981, Canadian sketch comedy series ''[[Second City Television|SCTV]]'' aired two skits with [[Dave Thomas (actor)|Dave Thomas]] playing Liberace. In the first, Liberace was a guest on ''[[The Merv Griffin Show]]''. In the second, a Christmas episode, Liberace performs "Good King Wenceslas".
* On October 2, 1988, a television film titled ''Liberace'' aired on ABC, starring [[Andrew Robinson (actor)|Andrew Robinson]] as Liberace, [[Rue McClanahan]] as his mother Frances Liberace, [[John Rubinstein]] and [[Maris Valainis]] as Scott Thorson; the film had the distinct advantage of using Liberace's musical arrangements and recordings, and some of his costumes and jewelry, but it was evasive about his sexuality.
* On October 9, 1988, ''[[Liberace: Behind the Music]]'', was aired on CBS.<ref>See [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0195022/ ''Liberace: Behind The Music''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230107195252/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0195022/ |date=January 7, 2023 }}; IMDb.</ref> [[Victor Garber]] played Liberace, and [[Saul Rubinek]] played [[Seymour Heller]], his manager (and a major consultant to the film). [[Maureen Stapleton]] played his mother Frances and [[Michael Dolan]] appeared as Scott Thorson. This film used some of Liberace's stage furnishings, and it was candid about his homosexuality.
* In ''[[The Ren & Stimpy Show]]'' episode "Sammy and Me" from 1996, Liberace is parodied in the form of a piano-playing cockroach named Liberoache. He is seen playing piano for Sammy Mantis Jr. (a parody of [[Sammy Davis Jr.]]) who sings his trademark song "[[The Candy Man|The Mantid Man]]". After they're finished, Liberoache reveals his desire for Sammy Mantis to bite his head off (possibly a reference to Liberace's homosexuality), to which Sammy obliges after peer pressure from fans.
* ''Liberace: Live from Heaven'', a play imagining the entertainer's heavenly "trial" following death, began on stage in early 2010. The show featured the voices of [[Bobby Crush]] as Liberace, [[Stephen Fry]] as [[Saint Peter]], and [[Victoria Wood]] as God.
* ''[[Behind the Candelabra]]'', a film adaptation of Scott Thorson's autobiography, debuted on HBO in May 2013.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/456221/Behind-the-Candelabra-The-Secret-Life-of-Liberace/overview |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015125543/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/456221/Behind-the-Candelabra-The-Secret-Life-of-Liberace/overview |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 15, 2011 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=The New York Times |year=2011 |title=Behind the Candelabra: The Secret Life of Liberace}}</ref><ref name="USATodayLiberace">{{cite web |url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2011/10/douglas-damon-starring-in-hbos-liberace-biopic/1 |title=Douglas, Damon starring in HBO's Liberace biopic |newspaper=USA Today |first=Arienne |last=Thompson |date=October 11, 2011 |access-date=March 17, 2018 |archive-date=May 11, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160511231009/http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2011/10/douglas-damon-starring-in-hbos-liberace-biopic/1 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |url=http://www.earlyword.com/2013/03/20/liberace-movie-to-air-on-hbo/ |title=BEHIND THE CANDELABRA; The Book, The Movie |journal=EarlyWord |date=March 20, 2013 |access-date=May 26, 2013 |archive-date=May 29, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130529133811/http://www.earlyword.com/2013/03/20/liberace-movie-to-air-on-hbo/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Michael Douglas]] stars as Liberace, with [[Matt Damon]] playing Thorson, in a story centered on the relationship the two shared and its aftermath. His mother Frances was played by [[Debbie Reynolds]], who knew Liberace as a friend during his lifetime.
* Also in 2013, [[Bill Murray]] appeared dressed as Liberace for the 20th anniversary of ''[[Late Show with David Letterman|The Late Show with David Letterman.]]''
* ''[[The Jim Gaffigan Show]]'', in 2016, licensed the likeness of Liberace as well as the use of a costume made for the HBO film ''Behind the Candelabra'', from the Liberace Foundation, for an episode of the series which featured [[Michael Ian Black]] as Liberace.<ref>{{cite web| title=Jim Gaffigan Shows That 'The Gaffigan Show' Is Truly a Family Affair| url=http://ytv-staff.tumblr.com/post/146082012420/jim-gaffigan-shows-that-the-gaffigan-show-is| publisher=Tumbler| access-date=March 17, 2018}}{{Dead link|date=October 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* ''[[Mozart in the Jungle]]'', an Amazon series, licensed the likeness of Liberace as well as the use of a costume made for the HBO film ''Behind the Candelabra'' for appearances of Liberace in two episodes of season 4 of the show in 2018, according to Liberace Foundation chairman Jonathan Warren.
* ''[[Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff]]'', an app-based video game from Tinyco which is produced in cooperation with the writers of ''[[Family Guy]]'' licensed the likeness and voice of Liberace from the Liberace Foundation for his appearance as a game character in 2017, according to Liberace Foundation chairman Jonathan Warren.
* [[Fred Armisen]] has portrayed Liberace in several ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' sketches, most notably in "[[Vincent Price]]'s Holiday Special" sketches.
* ''[[Blade Runner 2049]]'', the 2017 sequel to the 1982 cult classic ''[[Blade Runner]]'' (both produced by [[Ridley Scott]]), licensed the likeness and music of Liberace for an appearance in the film which takes place in a dystopian Las Vegas, alongside fellow icons [[Elvis Presley]], [[Frank Sinatra]] and [[Marilyn Monroe]].<ref>{{cite news| title=Blade Runner 2049 review: the most spectacular, profound blockbuster of our time| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/blade-runner-2049-review-one-spectacular-provocative-profound/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/blade-runner-2049-review-one-spectacular-provocative-profound/ |archive-date=January 10, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live| last=Collin| first=Robbie | date=October 8, 2017| newspaper=The Daily Telegraph| location=London| access-date=March 17, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
* [[Non-binary]] artist [[Dorian Electra]] plays a personal interpretation of Liberace in the music video "Flamboyant" (2019).