RuPaul

"You're born naked & the rest is drag" ▪ Born and raised in San Diego, CA. Moved to Atlanta, GA at 15 ▪ Studied theatre at the North Atlanta School of Performing Arts ▪ Lead singer of rock band Wee Wee Pole before moving to NYC mid-eighties ▪ Crowned The Queen Of Manhattan in 1989 ▪ Achieved international fame with hit song Supermodel (You Better Work) ▪ 1st feature film: Spike Lee’s Crooklyn ▪ Appears in more than 50 films & TV sitcoms ▪ Recorded a duet with Sir Elton John that reached #7 on the UK charts ▪ Awarded a 7-year contract as the first face of M.A.C Cosmetics ▪ Filmed 100 episodes of TV talker The RuPaul Show on VH1 ▪ NYC morning radio veteran: WKTU ▪ Currently hosts the podcast RuPaul: What’s The Tee? w/Michelle Visage ▪ Published two books: Lettin’ It All Hang Out & Workin' It ▪ Singer/Songwriter of 14 solo albums including the latest, American ▪ A wax portrait of RuPaul is displayed at Madame Tussauds Museum in NYC ▪ RuPaul pop up shop at Hollywood and Highland ▪ Merchandise includes, apparel, accessories, fragrance, chocolate and candles ▪ There are a series of dolls, statuettes and a Funko Pop in RuPaul’s likeness ▪ Host and Executive Producer of the world-wide hit reality competition series RuPaul's Drag Race ▪ 1 million watched RuPaul’s Drag Race - Season 9 premiere ▪ Host of Skin Wars: Fresh Paint (GSN), Good Work (E!), and Gay for Play (Logo) ▪ Two-time Emmy Award winner: Outstanding Host for a Reality Competition Program ▪ Critics Choice Award winner: Best Reality TV Host ▪ MTV 2017 Movie and TV Award winner: Best Reality Competition ▪ Named one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People of 2017 ▪ Cover of Entertainment Weekly June 2017 ▪ Cover of New York Times Magazine January 2018 ▪ Bad Robot / J.J. Abrams is developing a Hulu scripted TV series based on RuPaul’s life ▪ 75K people attend RuPaul's DragCon annually ▪ Recent guest on: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Oprah’s Super Soul Sunday, Late Night with Seth Meyers, Hollywood Game Night, Project Runway: All Stars, Ellen, Late Late Show with James Corden ▪ Portrayed Queen of Hearts in 2018 Pirelli Calendar ▪ Hollywood Walk of Fame star recipient March 2018 ▪ 4+ million followers on social media ▪ Splits time between New York, California & Wyoming —RuPaul Official Bio