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RuPaul

AKA RuPaul Andre Charles

Born: 17-Nov-1960
Birthplace: San Diego, CA

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: Black
Sexual orientation: Gay [1]
Occupation: TV Personality, Model

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Drag queen supermodel

"The truth is, we're all in drag. We're born naked and the rest is drag."


[1] Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and Kwame Anthony Appiah, Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience (1999), page 1642, calling RuPaul "the first openly gay cross-dresser to become a supermodel and mainstream celebrity."

Father: Irving Andrew Charles
Mother: Ernestine Fontenette
Sister: Renae Ann Charles (twin, b. 18-Oct-1953)
Sister: Renetta Ann Charles (twin, b. 18-Oct-1953)
Sister: Rosalind Annette Charles (b. 28-Jan-1962)
Slept with: Richard (Nov-1978)

    High School: (GED)
    University: San Diego Community College

    Endorsement of Baileys Irish Cream 1996
    Endorsement of MAC Cosmetics 1995
    Risk Factors: Smoking, Depression

    TELEVISION
    RuPaul's Drag Race Host (2009-)

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    Someone Great (19-Apr-2019)
    Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild! (28-Jun-2008)
    Who is Cletis Tout? (12-Sep-2001)
    The Truth About Jane (7-Aug-2000)
    The Eyes of Tammy Faye (25-Jan-2000) · Himself [VOICE]
    But I'm a Cheerleader (12-Sep-1999)
    Ed TV (26-Mar-1999) · RuPaul
    A Very Brady Sequel (23-Aug-1996)
    Fled (19-Jul-1996) · Himself
    Red Ribbon Blues (7-Jun-1996)
    Catwalk (16-Feb-1996) · Himself
    Blue in the Face (15-Sep-1995) · Dancer
    To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (8-Sep-1995) · Rachel Tensions
    Wigstock: The Movie (9-Jun-1995) · Himself
    The Brady Bunch Movie (17-Feb-1995) · Mrs. Cummings
    Crooklyn (13-May-1994) · Bodega Woman

Official Website:
http://www.rupaul.com/


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