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Jeffree Star
Star in May 2018
Born
Jeffrey Lynn Steininger Jr.

(1985-11-15) November 15, 1985 (age 38)
Los Angeles County, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Internet personality
  • makeup artist
  • singer
  • songwriter
Years active2003–present
TitleFounder and owner of Jeffree Star Cosmetics
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2006–present
Genres
Subscribers15.8 million
James Charles
  • Tati Westbrook
    • 100,000 subscribers2011
    1,000,000 subscribers2016
    10,000,000 subscribers2018[2]
    Last updated: March 19th, 2024
    Musical career
    Genres
    Years active2005–2014
    Labels
    Websitejeffreestar.com

    Jeffree Star (born Jeffrey Lynn Steininger Jr., November 15, 1985) is an American internet personality, makeup artist, and former singer-songwriter. He is the founder and owner of Jeffree Star Cosmetics.

    In 2009, Star released a studio album, Beauty Killer, which included songs such as "Lollipop Luxury" (which has a remix featuring Nicki Minaj). He embarked on several world tours to promote his music. In 2010, he signed to Konvict Muzik but abruptly left the music industry by 2013 citing legal issues the label’s owner faced between 2007 and 2010.[3] In November 2014, Star founded the company Jeffree Star Cosmetics. In 2018, Forbes revealed that he had earned $18 million from his YouTube endeavors alone, making him the fifth-highest-paid YouTuber that year.[4]

    Early life

    Jeffrey Lynn Steininger Jr.

    fake ID to attend Hollywood clubs, which is where celebrities would hire him as a personal makeup artist.[12]

    Career

    Star in July 2009

    MySpace

    Star used

    independent artists, with the daily rankings placing him in the top tier on MySpace.[17]

    Music career

    Star's career as an

    Pride month.[19]

    Star released his first and only studio album Beauty Killer in 2009, which peaked at number seven on the US Billboard Top Electronic Albums chart.[20] The album included songs such as "Lollipop Luxury" featuring Nicki Minaj. He embarked on several world tours to promote his music. In 2010, he signed to Konvict Muzik—whose founder Akon described Star as "the next Lady Gaga"—with plans to release a second album. However, it was never released and Star abruptly left the music industry in 2013 under unclear circumstances. He later described signing to Akon's record label as "the biggest mistake I've ever made."[21]

    He appeared in the second version of

    Deuce,[23] Millionaires,[24] and Larry Tee.[25]

    Conflicts with other media personalities

    Star's quarrels with other media personalities include conversations with tattoo artist

    Too Faced Cosmetics.[31][32]

    In 2010, Star called

    Dahvie Vanity, who was arrested in 2009 on sexual assault charges, a "child fucker", tweeting that he saw Vanity "bring underage girls to his hotel room [...] 100% ILLEGAL".[33] Star had said he had witnessed Vanity's actions in 2012.[34] Other tweets show Star telling people to "get over the negativity" against Vanity, and promoting a Blood on the Dance Floor album. He was accused of associating with Vanity despite knowing about sexual assault allegations to profit off Vanity's continued success.[35] Following a HuffPost report detailing sexual assault – before and after 2010 – against 21 individuals (many of whom were minors), Chris Hansen of To Catch a Predator started covering the story.[36] Speaking to Hansen on YouTube, Star said he had no knowledge of any inappropriate activity between Vanity and underage girls while they worked together, and that his tweets were based on hearsay.[35]

    Jeffree Star Cosmetics

    Main article: Jeffree Star Cosmetics

    In 2014, Star founded his

    better source needed] Star began promoting the brand through videos published on YouTube,[38] leading to the success of his YouTube channel, with 15.8 million subscribers and over 2.5 billion views as of December 2023.[39] Bustle magazine described Star as "a musician and onetime MySpace celeb that reinvented himself in the YouTube makeup tutorial space."[40] His first cosmetics release was a collection of velour liquid lipsticks, which were followed by highlighter palettes, lip scrubs, eyeshadow palettes, clothing, and accessories, such as mirrors and make up bags. The first East Coast location to carry the cosmetics line was a Morphe Cosmetics store at the Westfield Garden State Plaza in Paramus, New Jersey on August 11, 2018.[41] Star has since launched several successful collections, such as the "Blue Blood" eyeshadow palette.[42]

    Personal life

    Star was in a relationship with Nathan Schwandt from 2015 to January 2020.[43] He also says that he avoids cigarettes and hard drugs, although he does smoke cannabis.[44]

    As of December 2020, Star resides in Casper, Wyoming.[45] Following a car accident in Wyoming on April 16, 2021, Star and his friend were both hospitalized.[citation needed]

    Controversies

    Star was accused of racism due to derogatory remarks about minorities. He later apologized for the remarks.[46][47] A satirical skit between Star and a drag queen was posted on MySpace, in which Star states he wants to throw battery acid on a black woman to lighten her skin so it will match her foundation.[48]

    In June 2020, Star apologized after images and an archive of his former website Lipstick Nazi resurfaced. The website featured

    swastikas alongside photos of Star engaging in self-harm.[49][50][51]

    In an October 2020 report by journalist Kat Tenbarge, Star was accused of multiple instances of sexual assault, assault, and paying $10,000 in hush money to accusers. An attorney for Star denied all the allegations.[52] Leaked documents later appeared to show one of Star's accusers being paid $45,000 by a Jeffree Star Cosmetics executive.[53]

    Filmography

    Year Title Role Director Notes
    2007 LA Ink Himself Aaron Krummel 2 episodes
    2011 Fred Villari
    2015 What Now Victoria Ash Avildsen Feature film
    2017
    Shane and Friends
         		Himself Shane Dawson Podcast
    2018 The Secret World of Jeffree Star Docu-series; 5 episodes
    2019 The Beautiful World of Jeffree Star Docu-series; 9 episodes
    2020 The Dish with Trish Trisha Paytas Guest appearance

    Discography

    Studio albums

    Title Album details Peak chart positions
    US
    [54]     		US Elec
    [55]
    US Heat
    [56]
    		 US Indie
    [57]
    Beauty Killer 122 7 2 22

    Extended plays

    Title Details Peak chart positions
    US Elec
    [55]
    US Heat
    [56]
    Plastic Surgery Slumber Party
    • Released: March 13, 2007
    • Label: Self-released
    • Format: Digital download
    		 — —
    Cupcakes Taste Like Violence
    • Released: December 9, 2008
    • Label: Popsicle
    • Format: CD, digital download
    		 6 8
    Virginity — —
    Mr. Diva
    • Released: October 2, 2012
    • Label: Popsicle, KonLive Distribution
    • Format: Digital download,
      vinyl
    		 — —

    Singles

    Title Year Album
    "Lollipop Luxury"[58] 2008 Cupcakes Taste Like Violence
    "Prisoner"[59] 2009 Beauty Killer
    "Prom Night"[60] 2012 Non-album single
    "Mr. Diva"[61] Mr. Diva
    "Love to My Cobain"[62] 2013 Non-album single

    Awards

    Year Ceremony Category Result Ref.
    2019 9th Streamy Awards Beauty Nominated [63]
    2020
    12th Annual Shorty Awards
    		 YouTuber of the Year Nominated [64]

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