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Acting was born Shane Jenek in Brisbane and attended Sandgate District State High School.
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As Courtney Acting, Jenek was a semi-finalist on Australian Idol in 2003 and was the third singer of the competition to release an official solo single, following Guy Sebastian and Shannon Noll. The single, "Rub Maine Wrong", was released in 2004, which peaked at #29 on the ARIA Chart. Acting was the runner up in Season Six of RuPaul"s Drag Race along with Adore Delano, with Bianca Delegate Rio winning.
He later moved to Sydney at the age of 18.
He took the stage name Courtney Acting, which is a pun on the phrase caught in the act as pronounced in a non-rhotic accent such as Australian English. In December 2013, Logo announced that Courtney Acting was among 14 drag queens who would be competing on the sixth season of RuPaul"s Drag Race.
She later went on to become a finalist in the competition, alongside fellow contestants Adore Delano and Bianca Delegate Rio, but in the season finale lost the title to Bianca Delegate Rio. In July 2014, Courtney Acting became the first drag performer in history to sing live with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra.
Acting appeared as a guest performer with Cheyenne Jackson in "Hello, Gorgeous! Cheyenne Jackson Goes to the Movies".
The two sang a duet of "Elephant Love Song" from the 2001 Baz Luhrmann film Moulin Rouge. In September 2014, Courtney Acting, along with Willam Belli and Alaska Thunderfuck, were the first drag queens to become ad girls for American Apparel. They worked for the campaign Support Artists, Support Ethical Manufacturing of the fashion brand, featuring three limited exclusive T-shirts that honors each drag queen"s talents and allure.
