RuPaul
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San Diego, California , U.S. | |
Occupations |
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Years active | 1982–present |
Television | |
Spouse |
Georges LeBar (m. 2017) |
Relatives | World of Wonder |
Website | rupaul |
RuPaul Andre Charles
Born and raised in San Diego, RuPaul later studied performing arts in Atlanta, before relocating to New York City, where he became a popular fixture on the LGBT nightclub scene. He also taught classes at local public schools. He achieved international fame as a drag queen with the release of his debut single, "Supermodel (You Better Work)", which was included on his debut studio album Supermodel of the World (1993). RuPaul became a spokesperson for MAC Cosmetics in 1994, raising money for the Mac AIDS Fund and becoming the first drag queen to land a major cosmetics campaign. He later received his own television talk show on VH1 titled The RuPaul Show (1996–1998), while co-hosting the morning radio show on WKTU with Michelle Visage.
RuPaul's Drag Race was created in 2009 and has gone on to produce sixteen seasons in the United States. The show has also seen success internationally. There are several international variants of the show, including RuPaul's Drag Race UK (2019–present) and Canada's Drag Race (2020–present). This has also inspired several spin-offs of the main show, including RuPaul's Drag U (2010–2012), RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, (2012–present), and RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race (2020–2022). He has also featured as a host on other reality series, such as Skin Wars (2014–2016), Good Work (2015), and Gay for Play Game Show Starring RuPaul (2016–2017).
RuPaul has made appearances in films, including
Early life
RuPaul was born in San Diego on November 17, 1960, the son of Ernestine "Toni" (née Fontenette) and Irving Andrew Charles. His parents were both from Louisiana.[7][8] He was named by his mother; "Ru" came from roux, the French term for the base of gumbo and other creole stews and soups.[9] According to DNA analysis by Finding Your Roots staff, his ancestry is 70% African and 30% European.[8][10]
After his parents divorced in 1967, RuPaul and his three sisters lived with their mother, a
At 15, RuPaul and his sister Renetta moved to Atlanta, where they studied performing arts.
In the early 1990s, RuPaul worked the Georgia club scene and was known by his full birth name. Initially participating in
In the 1990s, RuPaul was known in the UK for his appearances on the
He also worked at WKTU in the late 1990s and was hired at WNEW in 2004.[21]
Career
1993–1997: Supermodel of the World, Foxy Lady, and Ho Ho Ho
In 1993, RuPaul recorded the dance/
What other people think of me is not my business. What I do is what I do. How people see me doesn't change what I decide to do. I don't choose projects so people don't see me as one thing or another. I choose projects that excite me. I think the problem is that people refuse to understand what drag is outside of their own belief system.
— RuPaul[22]
His next two singles/videos, "
RuPaul was signed to a modeling contract for MAC Cosmetics. Various billboards featured him in full drag, often with the text "I am the MAC girl". He also released his autobiography, Lettin' It All Hang Out. He promoted the book in part with a 1995 guest appearance on ABC's All My Children, in a storyline that put it on the set of Erica Kane's talk show "The Cutting Edge". The same year, he was featured in his first of two appearances in the Brady Bunch movies, in which he played Jan's female guidance counselor.
The next year he landed a talk show of his own on VH1, called The RuPaul Show interviewing celebrity guests and musical acts. Cher, Diana Ross, Nirvana, Duran Duran, Pat Benatar, Mary J. Blige, Bea Arthur, Dionne Warwick, Cyndi Lauper, Olivia Newton-John, Beenie Man, Pete Burns, Bow Wow Wow, and the Backstreet Boys were notable guests. His co-host was Michelle Visage with whom he also co-hosted on WKTU radio. On one episode, RuPaul featured guests Chi Chi LaRue and Tom Chase speaking about the gay porn industry.
Later in the year he released his second album,
In 1997, he released his third album, the Christmas-themed
2004–2007: Red Hot, ReWorked, and Starrbooty
In 2004, RuPaul released his fourth album,
On June 13, 2006, RuPaul released ReWorked, his first remix album and fifth album overall. It features reworked versions of songs from his back catalog, as well as new recordings. The only single released from the album was a re-recording of "Supermodel (You Better Work)", which reached number 21 on the U.S. dance chart. June 20, 2007, saw the release of Starrbooty: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack in the United States. The single "Call Me Starrbooty" was digitally released in 2007. The album contains new tracks as well as interludes with dialogue from the movie. The film was released on DVD in October 2007.
2008–2010: RuPaul's Drag Race and Champion
In mid-2008, RuPaul began producing
In March 2009, RuPaul released the album
2011–2013: Glamazon, make-up and perfume line
In April 2011, coinciding with the finale of season 3 of
In the fall of 2012, the spin-off
In fall of 2013, RuPaul joined forces with cosmetic manufacturers Colorevolution to launch his debut make-up line featuring ultra-rich
2014: Born Naked, What's The Tee?, and Skin Wars
RuPaul and
2015: Realness, Good Work, and Slay Belles
On March 2, 2015, RuPaul released his eighth studio album,
2016: Gay for Play, Butch Queen, All Stars 2
In January 2016, it was announced RuPaul would present a new game show for
In July 2016, it was announced that RuPaul was nominated for the
2017–2018: Remember Me, American, return to VH1, and Essential, Vol. 2
On January 27, 2017, RuPaul announced that a new album would be released the week after. The album, named Remember Me: Essential, Vol. 1 was put up for pre-order on February 2 and eventually released the next day. It is a collection of new songs and remakes of classic RuPaul hits that feature new artists.[34] Two singles have been released from the album so far: "Rock It (To The Moon)" which is a new song loosely based on the lyrics and the melody of "Hey Booty" which was released on the Starrbooty soundtrack in 2007, and an updated version of RuPaul's 1996 hit single "Snapshot" from the album Foxy Lady. The album failed to chart on the Dance Albums Chart but managed to debut at number four on the Billboard Dance Albums Sales Chart in the United States. It also charted at number eleven on the UK Dance Albums Chart, becoming RuPaul's highest-charting album on that chart, after Realness managed to debut and peak at number 13.
On March 24, 2017, RuPaul released his eleventh studio album,
On June 2, 2017,
In August 2018, it was announced that RuPaul will be releasing his third Christmas album in October 2018.[40]
2019–present: Drag Race UK, AJ and the Queen and further TV shows
In June 2019, a daytime talk show titled RuPaul premiered. It was cancelled after a three-week test run, since it was not picked by any Fox TV stations.[41][42] He also appeared in Taylor Swift's "You Need to Calm Down" music video.[43]
In late 2019, the
Also in January 2020, it was announced that RuPaul would host
In August 2021, RuPaul guest hosted two episodes of the talk show
In 2022, he won the Tony Award for Best Musical for serving as a producer on the Broadway musical A Strange Loop.[6] He also voices himself as the announcer on The Tiny Chef Show.[54]
In 2023, it was announced that RuPaul would be releasing a memoir, House of Hidden Meanings, through publisher HarperCollins in 2024.[55]
Other ventures
Podcasting
The podcast RuPaul: What's the Tee? With Michelle Visage debuted on April 6, 2014. Ru-Paul co-hosts with longtime friend and fellow RuPaul's Drag Race judge Michelle Visage. The weekly show features their thoughts on topics including behind-the-scenes of RuPaul's Drag Race, life advice, beauty tips, and conversations with featured guests from the entertainment world.[56][57]
Audiobooks
In 2018, RuPaul was one of the actors who voiced the audiobook A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo.[58]
Drag conventions
Launched through production company World of Wonder, RuPaul's DragCon LA is an annual drag-themed convention held in Los Angeles which started in 2015, followed by RuPaul's DragCon NYC. It began in 2007 in New York City; the public is able to meet with RuPaul, former RuPaul's Drag Race contestants, and other drag queens.[59] The conventions feature performances, meet-and-greet booths, merchandise sales and panel discussions.[60]
Activism
RuPaul has been an active supporter of voter registration, producing a public service announcement supporting National Voter Registration Day[61] and urging everyone to register.[62] As RuPaul said voter ID laws vary from state to state; the details of the voter ID required in each state are provided by HeadCount and VoteRiders. As one in five LGBTQ adults are not registered to vote, voter registration efforts have expanded recently. Several stars from RuPaul's Drag Race act as Ambassadors for Drag Out the Vote.[63]
In March 2023, in response to the Tennessee Adult Entertainment Act, RuPaul, World of Wonder producers Randy Barbarto and Fenton Bailey, and MTV began a fund to fight anti-drag initiatives.[64][65][66] The ACLU maintains the fund,[67] which received donations from efforts at DragCon LA 2023,[68] the "Drag Isn't Dangerous" livestream telethon,[69] "Can't Hold us Down",[70] "Born This Way",[71] and "God Save the Queens",[72] as well as a small donation from the Manhattan Association of Cabarets.[73]
The Instagram post RuPaul made prior to the establishment of the fund called on followers to vote, saying, "Register to vote so we can get those stunt queens out of office." The video ends with the statement, "By the way, a social media post has never been as powerful as a registered vote."[74]
Impact
Lauren Herold of Mic.com deemed RuPaul "arguably the most commercially successful drag queen in America."
RuPaul has also been noted as having a large part in RuPaul's Drag Race's continuous television success. By pioneering queer representation on television, many believe RuPaul to have essentially revolutionised the portrayal of the
Relationship with transgender community
RuPaul has been the subject of multiple controversies regarding his comments and actions towards the transgender community. According to Vox, he has a complicated relationship with this community, in part due to differing philosophies: through drag he seeks to mock gender and identity stereotypes, while in his view the trans community takes identity seriously.) persons.
In 2014, trans activists and former contestants Carmen Carrera and Monica Beverly Hillz criticized the show's use of words such as
In 2018, RuPaul gave an interview to Since he made these statements, multiple transgender contestants have competed on the show.
Personal life
RuPaul met painter Georges LeBar in 1994 at
RuPaul publicly endorsed
RuPaul started smoking cannabis at age 10 or 11.[112][113][114] Since 1999, he has been sober and has not had alcohol, drugs, or tobacco. In 2020, he found out while appearing on the TV show Finding Your Roots that he and New Jersey Senator Cory Booker are cousins.[115] In a 2013 interview, RuPaul said, "I'm not religious, but I do have spiritual practices like yoga and meditation and I do pray."[116]
Discography
Studio albums
- Supermodel of the World (1993)
- Foxy Lady (1996)
- Ho Ho Ho (1997)
- Red Hot (2004)
- Champion (2009)
- Glamazon (2011)
- Born Naked (2014)
- Realness (2015)
- Slay Belles (2015)
- Butch Queen (2016)
- American (2017)
- Christmas Party (2018)
- You're a Winner, Baby (2020)
- Mamaru (2022)
- Black Butta (2023)
- Essential Christmas (2023)
Filmography
Films
Year | Title | Role |
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1987 | RuPaul Is: Starbooty! | Starbooty |
1994 | Crooklyn | Connie |
1995 | The Brady Bunch Movie | Mrs. Cummings |
Wigstock: The Movie | Himself | |
Blue in the Face | Dancer | |
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar | Rachel Tensions | |
Red Ribbon Blues | Duke | |
A Mother's Prayer | Deacon "Dede" | |
1996 | Fled | Himself |
A Very Brady Sequel | Mrs. Cummings | |
1998 | An Unexpected Life | Charles |
1999 | EDtv | RuPaul |
But I'm a Cheerleader | Mike | |
2000 | The Eyes of Tammy Faye | Narrator |
The Truth About Jane | Jimmy | |
For the Love of May | Jimbo | |
2001 | Who is Cletis Tout?
|
Ginger Markum |
2005 | Dangerous Liaisons | Himself |
2006 | Zombie Prom: The Movie | Delilah Strict |
2007 | Starrbooty | Starrbooty/Cupcake |
2008 | Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild
|
Tyrell Tyrelle |
2016 | Hurricane Bianca[117] | Weather Man |
2018 | Show Dogs | Persephone (voice) |
2019 | Someone Great | Hype |
Trixie Mattel: Moving Parts | Himself | |
2021 | The Bitch Who Stole Christmas | Hannah Contour |
2022 | Zombies 3[118] | The Mothership (voice) |
2023 | Nimona | Nate Knight (voice) |
Trolls Band Together | Miss Maxine (voice) | |
TBA | Hitpig[119] | (voice) |
Short films
Year | Title | Role |
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1983 | The Blue Boy Terror | |
Wild Thing | ||
Terror II | ||
1984 | Terror 3D | |
1986 | Mahogany II | |
Psycho Bitch | ||
American Porn Star | ||
1987 | Voyeur | |
Police Lady | ||
1989 | Cupcake | |
Vampire Hustlers | ||
Beauty | ||
1997 | Shantay | Shantay |
1999 | Rick and Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World | Daryl.com |
2004 | Skin Walker | |
2006 | Zombie Prom | Delilah Strict |
2008 | How We Got Over | |
2019 | Ru's Angels[120] | Bos-Slay |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1988 | The Gong Show | Himself (out of drag) | |
1993 | Saturday Night Live | Himself (in drag) | Guest star, episode: "Charles Barkley/Nirvana" |
1994 | Sister, Sister | Marje | |
1995 | In the House | Kevin | |
1996–98 | The RuPaul Show | Himself (in drag) | Presenter, 100 episodes |
Nash Bridges | Simone Dubois | 2 episodes | |
1998 | Hercules | Rock Guardian | Episode: "Hercules and the Girdle of Hyppolyte" |
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch | The Witch Judge / Hair Dresser | Episode: "Sabrina's Choice" | |
Walker, Texas Ranger | Bob | Episode: "Royal Heist" | |
2001 | Popular | Sweet Honey Child | |
Port Charles | Madame Alicia | ||
Weakest Link
|
Himself (in drag) | ||
2002 | Son of the Beach | Heinous Anus | credited as RuPaul Charles |
The Groovenians | Champagne Courvoisier | TV pilot | |
2006 | Top Chef: San Francisco[121] | as herself | "Food of Love." On Bravo. (March 15, 2006). |
2008 | Project Runway | Himself (in drag) | Guest judge, Season 5, episode 6 |
2009 | Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World | Tyler | |
2009–present | RuPaul's Drag Race | Himself (in and out of drag) | Host and judge |
2010 | Ugly Betty | Rudolph | Episode: "Chica and the Man" |
2010–12 | RuPaul's Drag U | Himself (out of drag) | Host, judge and producer |
2012–present | RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars | Himself (in and out of drag) | Host and judge |
2013 | Happy Endings | Krisjahn | Episode: "The Incident" |
Life With La Toya
|
Himself (out of drag) | ||
Lady Gaga and the Muppets Holiday Spectacular | Himself (in drag) | Guest performer: "Fashion!" alongside Lady Gaga | |
2014 | The Face
|
Himself (out of drag) | Guest judge[122] |
Mystery Girls | Emillo | Guest star, episode: "Bag Ladies" | |
The Comeback | Himself (out of drag) | Guest star, episode: "Valerie Films A Pilot" | |
2014–16 | Skin Wars | Himself (out of drag) | Judge |
2015 | Harvey Beaks | Jackie Slitherstein | Guest star, episode: "Harvey's Favorite Book" |
Good Work
|
Host | ||
Bubble Guppies | Drag Snail/Costume Boxing Judge | Guest star, episode: "Costume Boxing" | |
2016 | The Muppets | Himself (out of drag) | Episode: "Got Silk?" |
2016–17 | Gay for Play Game Show Starring RuPaul | Host | |
2016 | The Real O'Neals | Himself (out of drag) | Episode: "The Real Thang" |
2017 | 2 Broke Girls | Himself (out of drag) | Episode: "And the Riverboat Runs Through It" |
Animals.
|
Dr. Labcoat (out of drag) | Episode: "Humans" | |
Girlboss | Lionel | Recurring role, 6 episodes | |
Then and Now with Andy Cohen | Himself (out of drag) | ||
BoJack Horseman | Queen Antonia | Episode: "Underground" | |
Broad City | Marcel | 3 episodes | |
Adam Ruins Everything | Gil | 2 episodes | |
2018 | Drag Race Thailand | Himself (out of drag) | |
The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Himself (out of drag) | Season 15, episode 120 | |
The Simpsons | Queen Chante (voice) | Episode: "Werking Mom" | |
2019 | The Bravest Knight | Stanley the Big Bad Wolf (in drag) | Two episodes[123] |
The World's Best | Himself (out of drag) | Judge | |
Grace and Frankie | Benjamin Le Day | Guest star[124] | |
RuPaul | Himself (out of drag) | Host | |
2019–present | RuPaul's Drag Race UK | Himself | Host and judge |
2020 | AJ and the Queen[125] | Ruby Red | Main role; co-creator and executive producer |
Saturday Night Live | Himself/host | Episode: "RuPaul/Justin Bieber" | |
2020–present | RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race | Himself (in and out of drag) | Host and judge |
2020 | The Price Is Right at Night[50]
|
Himself | Guest |
2020–present | Canada's Drag Race | Himself (in drag) | Cameo (video message in every episode) |
2020 | Muppets Now | Himself (out of drag) | Episode: "Due Date" |
2020–present | Drag Race Holland | Himself (in drag) | Cameo (video message) |
2020 | Earth to Ned | Himself (out of drag) | Guest; Episode: "You Better Work, Ned" |
2021–present | RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under
|
Himself | Host and judge[126] |
2021 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Himself (guest host) | 2 episodes |
Chicago Party Aunt | Gideon (voice) | 8 episodes | |
Drag Race Italia | Himself (guest) | Season 1 episode 6 | |
2021–2022 | Amphibia | Mr. X (voice) | 4 episodes |
Painted with Raven | Himself (guest judge) | Episodes: "All That Sparkles", "Fairy Tale Ball" | |
2022 | RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs the World
|
Herself (in and out of drag) | Host and judge[127] |
Drag Race Philippines | Herself (in drag) | Cameo (video message in every episode) | |
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway | Himself | Star Guest Announcer (Series 18, Episode 1) | |
The Late Late Show with James Corden | Himself | Guest Star (Season 7, Episode 1080)[128] | |
Celebrity Lingo | Himself | Host[129] | |
The Tiny Chef Show | Announcer (voice) | Main role | |
Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World | Himself (in drag) | Cameo (video message in every episode) | |
2023 | The $100,000 Pyramid
|
Self - Celebrity Player | Episode: "RuPaul vs Lauren Lapkus and Steve Schirripa vs Loni Love" |
Music videos
Year | Title | Role | Artist |
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1989 | "Love Shack" | Extra | The B-52's
|
2019 | "You Need to Calm Down" | Himself | Taylor Swift |
Awards and nominations
In 2020, a species of Australian
Books
- OCLC 31657240.
- OCLC 435421683.
- OCLC 1076520397.
- OCLC 1388319009.
See also
- LGBT culture in New York City
- List of LGBT people from New York City
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
Explanatory notes
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