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RuPaul
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RuPaul Andre Charles (born November 17, 1960) is an American drag queen, television host, singer, producer, writer, and actor. He produces, hosts, and judges the reality competition series ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' and has received several accolades, including 14 Primetime Emmy Awards, three GLAAD Media Awards, a Critics' Choice Television Award, two Billboard Music Awards, a Tony Award, and a Guinness World Records title. He has been dubbed the "Queen of Drag" and is considered the most commercially successful drag queen in the United States, with Fortune saying that he is "easily the world's mo
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RuPaul Andre Charles, born in 1960 in San Diego, California, is an American drag queen, singer-songwriter, television actor, and model. He began his work period in 1979 and operates within the fields of acting and music. His musical genres include dance-pop, rhythm and blues, disco, and Eurodance. He performs using his voice and has released recordings through Rhino Entertainment Company and Tommy Boy Records.
His professional achievements include receiving a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality-Competition Program, an MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He is also recognized in the Grammy Winners collection. RuPaul writes in English and speaks, writes, and signs in the English language.
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Film & TV
San Diego, California, USA
RuPaul Andre Charles (born November 17, 1960), known mononymously as RuPaul, is an American drag queen, television judge, musician, and model. Best known for producing, hosting, and judging the reality competition series RuPaul's Drag Race, he has received several accolades, including eleven Primetime Emmy Awards, three GLAAD Media Awards, a Critics' Choice Television Award, two Billboard Music…
Known for
- Stop! That! Train! — President Gagwell2026
- RuPaul’s Drag Race Live in Las Vegas 1000th Show — Self2025
- Dancing In the Light — himself2025
- Hollywood Squares — Self2025
- Drag Race Philippines: Slaysian Royale — Self - RuMail2025
- Bob Mackie: Naked Illusion — Self2024
- Hitpig! — Polecat (voice)2024
- OZI: Voice of the Forest — Gurd2024
- RuPaul's Drag Race Global All Stars — Self - Host / Judge2024
- Trolls Band Together — Miss Maxine (voice)2023
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Key facts
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- 2019 California Hall of Fame Ceremony 01 (cropped2).jpg
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- RuPaul at the 2019 California Hall of Fame Ceremony in Sacramento, California
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- RuPaul Andre Charles
- Person.birth_place
- San Diego, California, U.S.
- Person.years_active
- 1982–present
- Person.television
- The RuPaul Show ''RuPaul's Drag Race Gay for Play Game Show Starring RuPaul Good Work Skin Wars AJ and the Queen RuPaul''
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- Cory Booker (distant cousin)
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- Full list
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- Vocals
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- Andre
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- male
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- United States
- Place of birth
- San Diego
- Occupation
- television producer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Award
- Emmy Award
- Genre
- electronica
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Tommy Boy Records
- Official website
- www.rupaul.com
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- 1.93
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- RuPaul
- date of birth
- 1960-11-17
- birth name
- RuPaul Andre Charles
- start of work period
- 1979-00-00
- name in native language
- RuPaul
- social media followers
- 1515158
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
27 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Career
- 1980–1995: Beginnings and ''Supermodel of the World''
- 1996–2007: ''Foxy Lady'' and ''Red Hot''
- 2008–2013: ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', ''Champion'', and ''Glamazon''
- 2014–2016: ''Born Naked'', ''Realness,'' ''Butch Queen'', and television expansion
- 2017–present: Further album releases, ''Drag Race UK'', ''AJ and the Queen'', and further TV shows
- Other ventures
- Podcasting
- Audiobooks
- Drag conventions
- Activism
- Impact
- Relationship with transgender community
- Personal life
- Discography
- Filmography
- Film
- Short films
- Television
- Music videos
- Awards and nominations
- Books
- See also
- Explanatory notes
- References
- External links
RuPaul Andre Charles (born November 17, 1960) is an American drag queen, television host, singer, producer, writer, and actor. He produces, hosts, and judges the reality competition series ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' and has received several accolades, including 14 Primetime Emmy Awards, three GLAAD Media Awards, a Critics' Choice Television Award, two Billboard Music Awards, a Tony Award, and a Guinness World Records title. He has been dubbed the "Queen of Drag" and is considered the most commercially successful drag queen in the United States, with Fortune saying that he is "easily the world's most famous drag queen." In 2017, RuPaul was included in the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world.
Born and raised in San Diego, California, RuPaul studied performing arts in Atlanta, Georgia, before relocating to New York City, where he became a popular fixture on the LGBTQ nightclub scene. He achieved international fame as a drag queen with the release of his debut single, "Supermodel (You Better Work)" (1993). RuPaul was 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.
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