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RuPaul
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US-amerikanischer Schauspieler und Musiker
OverviewAI-generated
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
- Person.image
- 2019 California Hall of Fame Ceremony 01 (cropped2).jpg
- Person.caption
- RuPaul at the 2019 California Hall of Fame Ceremony in Sacramento, California
- Person.birth_name
- 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''
- Person.relatives
- Cory Booker (distant cousin)
- Person.awards
- Full list
- Musical artist.embed
- yes
- Musical artist.instruments
- Vocals
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Andre
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- 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
- Image
- DragCon 2023 @ DVSROSS Photgraphy -6.jpg
- Height
- 1.93
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- Commons category
- 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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Article · Deutsch
RuPaul (eigentlich RuPaul Andre Charles; * 17. November 1960, San Diego, Kalifornien) ist ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler, Dance-Musik-Sänger, Singer-Songwriter und Moderator. Als Drag Queen erlangte er in den 1990er Jahren weltweite Berühmtheit. Nach seinem internationalen Durchbruch mit der Single Supermodel (You Better Work) trat er in vielen Fernsehprogrammen und Filmen auf und veröffentlichte mehrere Musik-Alben. Seit 2008 produziert und moderiert RuPaul die Reality TV-Show RuPaul’s Drag Race, für die er im September 2016 mit dem Emmy ausgezeichnet wurde. Vor allem als Drag Queen bekannt, tritt er auch in männlichen Rollen auf, meistens unter dem Namen RuPaul Charles.
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