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As "Queen of Manhattan," my job was to keep the party going and that's exactly what I did. Booze, pills, acid, coke, pot, poppers, shrooms, special k and sometimes a little ethel inhalation to keep me from getting bored. Eight years of going out clubbing every night got real tiring by the time I reached my 30th b-day. The patrons kept getting younger and younger and I knew it was time for me to make a move, plus on top of that, some friends of mine (Deee-lite) had just hit it big on the billboard charts and I was more than a little bit envious. By year's end I quit drinking and doing chemicals and doing nightclubs to focus on making music again and shining above ground.
1991 The Pop Tarts agreed to manage me and Jimmy Harry and I set out to write material for my demo. I used to generate gigs by going out every night, but since I wasn't hanging in clubs, bookings were few and far between. All my drinking buddies acted as if my abstaining from the sauce was a judgment against them. The only friends who supported my awakening were PJ and Flloyd, so I stuck to them like white on rice. Flloyd was working at the Film Forum so I would hang out there constantly, watching movies like "Paris is Burning" and "Funny Face," while sustaining myself on free popcorn and seltzer water.
1992
I had become very close with Mathu and Zaldy during a Suszanne Bartsch club tour of Japan Christmas '91. So, when Tommy Boy Records called and offered me a deal, all the pieces were in place to build a "Glamazon." Mathu and Zaldy actualized the image that would deliver me to every home that had a television in the world. On my birthday in 1992 the single "Supermodel" was released.
1993
By February, the cancer in Mama's body was eating her alive. She could no longer walk or hear in one ear. As the two of us sat watching TV, Kurt Loder popped up on the tube, teasing an MTV News story with footage me frolicking around a shopping mall in Jersey City. He said "Coming up next, she's er ah he's 6'4" and supermodel of the world." Me and Mama both looked at each other, and in that moment we simultaneously realized that her prediction, made 32 years prior, had finally come true. I was a star. That was the last time I saw Mama.
1994 I was having breakfast in the Presidential Suite of the Century Plaza Hotel courtesy of the "John & Leeza Show" when the phone rang and it was my manager. He told me that Elton John wanted to include me on his upcoming "Duets" album and was I interested? I said, "Hold on one minute." The size of the suite gave me the opportunity to flail my arms around while running back and forth screaming "Oh my God Elton John! Oh my God, Elton John!" I must have screamed for a good five minutes before I got back on the line and answered nonchalantly, "Sure."It was the same scenario when Arsenio, Spike Lee and a Canadian named "Mac" called.
1995 I had been using M.A.C cosmetics since 1992 and I knew it was a great product. So when Frank Toskin and Frank Angelo asked me to join the company and become the "First Face of M.A.C," we all knew we were going to make history together but no one could have known how much of a dream come true this was for me.Over the course of six years, I launched store openings in ten countries and helped raise over $22 million dollars for the M.A.C AIDS fund.
1996 When I found out that there was a radio station featuring dance music in New York City, I was very excited and I wanted to support it by doing whatever I could. They asked if I could drop in and be a guest on their morning show. Little did I know that my old friend Michelle Visage was part of the morning show team. But it didn't surprise me because as long as I had known Michelle, she had always reinvented herself; first as one of the popping, dipping and spinning legendary children of the vogue balls, then as a member of the chart topping girl group Seduction, then as a white female rapper with writing credits on "The Bodyguard" soundtrack. The chemistry that Michelle and I shared that morning made it evident to the station's Program Director that he was listening to his new morning show team. Long story short; Michelle and I ended up hosting the WKTU morning show together for almost two years.
1997
When the Arbitron ratings revealed that Michelle and I were #3 in the tri-state area, following Howard and News Radio, it was clear who should be my co-host on the re-vamped RuPaul TV show on VH1. In all of my career so far, doing "The RuPaul Show" was the most creatively satisfying, fun-filled working experience I've ever had.
1998 I wasn't sure why I moved back to California. On the surface it seemed like the right thing to do being closer to sitcoms and the movie business but on a deeper, more subconscious level, I knew I needed to go back to Southern California to reclaim what I had left behind there over twenty years before. And boy was I in for the ride of my life.
1999 In acting class, I realized that I wasn't able to pull up certain emotions that the script called for so I had to examine why. That lead me to therapy which forced me to examine my addictive personality, my relationship and the little boy who lives inside of me.
2000 The week of my 40th birthday I was in Times Square, New York City for the unveiling of Madame Tussaud's wax replica in my likeness. Over a period of two years, I posed six times for the team at Madame Tussaud but it didn't occur to me until the unveiling how weird it is too see yourself three-dimensionally and on top of that realize this portrait will be around long after I turned to dust.
2001 Having achieved most of my professional goals, it was time for me to put the emphasis on my spiritual evolution. More than ever, I wanted to be present for myself, my family and my friends. Over the next several years, I created a nurturing home life. I threw dinner parties, backyard barbecues, game nights, pool parties, you name it. I had a lot of fun just being me... laughing, dancing, hiking, biking, and dating.I worked from time to time, but I turned down more offers than I accepted (including the role of Frank-N-Furter on Broadway in "The Rocky Horror Show"). Plus, I wasn't too keen on doing any of the mean-spirited "reality shows" or talking head "clip shows" that constantly made inquiries to my office. To make up for my absence from the pop-culture scene, I began writing an online journal. My weblog gave fans an opportunity to experience me on a personal level.
2004 Inspired by the upcoming presidential election and the religious right-wing, I decided to return to public life. I had come very close to hanging up my high heels forever and just letting my legacy speak for itself, but ultimately, I felt my presence was needed as a true example of freedom. While promoting "RuPaul Red Hot," my first studio album in 7 years, I was offered a job doing morning radio with Michelle Visage in New York City. Michelle and I jumped at the opportunity to work together again, which also meant we'd have to leave Los Angeles, where we had both been living for several years.
2005 Manhattan had changed dramatically since I'd left in '98, and so had I. Adjusting to the lack of edginess and the abundance of baby strollers in Greenwich Village wasn't easy, but change is a given that I've learned to welcome. I spent pretty much every weekend of 2005 in a different city around the world performing my nightclub act. I was welcomed with a new enthusiasm from kids who had grown up watching me on television. In July, "The RuPaul Doll" was unveiled, and has sold beyond my wildest expectations. We started shooting principle photography for "Starrbooty" in November. The movie's greatest coup was luring LaHoma Van Zant out of a 9 year retirement to costar in the film.
2006 On June 13th, the second album on RuCo Records, was released. "RuPaul. ReWorked" is a collection of dance remixes from my music repertoire. It includes re-recordings of "SuperModel" & "Free To Be," which are better than the originals. On weekends, I would tour the country with my “RuPaul. ReWorked” night-club act while during the week, I would ride my bicycle out to Queens and later up to Harlem to oversee the post-production on “Starrbooty - The Movie.” 14-hour work days and riding my bicycle became the greatest sources of joy in my life, which is kind of sad when you think about it. The experience gave me newfound respect for all filmmakers. Whether the movie is good or bad, I got nothin’ but love for you baby.
2007 After 17 months of post-production, “Starrbooty” premiered before a standing room only crowd at the New York Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. The movie was an instant hit and subsequent screenings in San Francisco, Philly and Los Angeles garnered rave reviews and sold-out crowds. In the summer of ‘07, I also unveiled my Starrbooty night-club act which has wowed audiences from Stockholm to Sacramento.
On October 30th, the DVD of “Starrbooty” the movie was released and is being sold in all major outlets.
2008 2008 The "Starrbooty Tour" had me performing in 25 different hotspots around the world including The Canary Islands, Amsterdam, London, Paris, Johannesburg and Las Vegas, just to name a few. When I wasn't traveling, I split my time between New York City and Los Angeles, as I chose to become bi-curious again (tee hee). Truth is, I took up residence in Hollywood because I wanted to return to television. My gamble paid off and "RuPaul's Drag Race" was born. Not only will my new TV show premiere in 2009, but so will my new album entitled "Champion"
Fantasy Girl Wallpaper Biography
As "Queen of Manhattan," my job was to keep the party going and that's exactly what I did. Booze, pills, acid, coke, pot, poppers, shrooms, special k and sometimes a little ethel inhalation to keep me from getting bored. Eight years of going out clubbing every night got real tiring by the time I reached my 30th b-day. The patrons kept getting younger and younger and I knew it was time for me to make a move, plus on top of that, some friends of mine (Deee-lite) had just hit it big on the billboard charts and I was more than a little bit envious. By year's end I quit drinking and doing chemicals and doing nightclubs to focus on making music again and shining above ground.
1991 The Pop Tarts agreed to manage me and Jimmy Harry and I set out to write material for my demo. I used to generate gigs by going out every night, but since I wasn't hanging in clubs, bookings were few and far between. All my drinking buddies acted as if my abstaining from the sauce was a judgment against them. The only friends who supported my awakening were PJ and Flloyd, so I stuck to them like white on rice. Flloyd was working at the Film Forum so I would hang out there constantly, watching movies like "Paris is Burning" and "Funny Face," while sustaining myself on free popcorn and seltzer water.
1992
I had become very close with Mathu and Zaldy during a Suszanne Bartsch club tour of Japan Christmas '91. So, when Tommy Boy Records called and offered me a deal, all the pieces were in place to build a "Glamazon." Mathu and Zaldy actualized the image that would deliver me to every home that had a television in the world. On my birthday in 1992 the single "Supermodel" was released.
1993
By February, the cancer in Mama's body was eating her alive. She could no longer walk or hear in one ear. As the two of us sat watching TV, Kurt Loder popped up on the tube, teasing an MTV News story with footage me frolicking around a shopping mall in Jersey City. He said "Coming up next, she's er ah he's 6'4" and supermodel of the world." Me and Mama both looked at each other, and in that moment we simultaneously realized that her prediction, made 32 years prior, had finally come true. I was a star. That was the last time I saw Mama.
1994 I was having breakfast in the Presidential Suite of the Century Plaza Hotel courtesy of the "John & Leeza Show" when the phone rang and it was my manager. He told me that Elton John wanted to include me on his upcoming "Duets" album and was I interested? I said, "Hold on one minute." The size of the suite gave me the opportunity to flail my arms around while running back and forth screaming "Oh my God Elton John! Oh my God, Elton John!" I must have screamed for a good five minutes before I got back on the line and answered nonchalantly, "Sure."It was the same scenario when Arsenio, Spike Lee and a Canadian named "Mac" called.
1995 I had been using M.A.C cosmetics since 1992 and I knew it was a great product. So when Frank Toskin and Frank Angelo asked me to join the company and become the "First Face of M.A.C," we all knew we were going to make history together but no one could have known how much of a dream come true this was for me.Over the course of six years, I launched store openings in ten countries and helped raise over $22 million dollars for the M.A.C AIDS fund.
1996 When I found out that there was a radio station featuring dance music in New York City, I was very excited and I wanted to support it by doing whatever I could. They asked if I could drop in and be a guest on their morning show. Little did I know that my old friend Michelle Visage was part of the morning show team. But it didn't surprise me because as long as I had known Michelle, she had always reinvented herself; first as one of the popping, dipping and spinning legendary children of the vogue balls, then as a member of the chart topping girl group Seduction, then as a white female rapper with writing credits on "The Bodyguard" soundtrack. The chemistry that Michelle and I shared that morning made it evident to the station's Program Director that he was listening to his new morning show team. Long story short; Michelle and I ended up hosting the WKTU morning show together for almost two years.
1997
When the Arbitron ratings revealed that Michelle and I were #3 in the tri-state area, following Howard and News Radio, it was clear who should be my co-host on the re-vamped RuPaul TV show on VH1. In all of my career so far, doing "The RuPaul Show" was the most creatively satisfying, fun-filled working experience I've ever had.
1998 I wasn't sure why I moved back to California. On the surface it seemed like the right thing to do being closer to sitcoms and the movie business but on a deeper, more subconscious level, I knew I needed to go back to Southern California to reclaim what I had left behind there over twenty years before. And boy was I in for the ride of my life.
1999 In acting class, I realized that I wasn't able to pull up certain emotions that the script called for so I had to examine why. That lead me to therapy which forced me to examine my addictive personality, my relationship and the little boy who lives inside of me.
2000 The week of my 40th birthday I was in Times Square, New York City for the unveiling of Madame Tussaud's wax replica in my likeness. Over a period of two years, I posed six times for the team at Madame Tussaud but it didn't occur to me until the unveiling how weird it is too see yourself three-dimensionally and on top of that realize this portrait will be around long after I turned to dust.
2001 Having achieved most of my professional goals, it was time for me to put the emphasis on my spiritual evolution. More than ever, I wanted to be present for myself, my family and my friends. Over the next several years, I created a nurturing home life. I threw dinner parties, backyard barbecues, game nights, pool parties, you name it. I had a lot of fun just being me... laughing, dancing, hiking, biking, and dating.I worked from time to time, but I turned down more offers than I accepted (including the role of Frank-N-Furter on Broadway in "The Rocky Horror Show"). Plus, I wasn't too keen on doing any of the mean-spirited "reality shows" or talking head "clip shows" that constantly made inquiries to my office. To make up for my absence from the pop-culture scene, I began writing an online journal. My weblog gave fans an opportunity to experience me on a personal level.
2004 Inspired by the upcoming presidential election and the religious right-wing, I decided to return to public life. I had come very close to hanging up my high heels forever and just letting my legacy speak for itself, but ultimately, I felt my presence was needed as a true example of freedom. While promoting "RuPaul Red Hot," my first studio album in 7 years, I was offered a job doing morning radio with Michelle Visage in New York City. Michelle and I jumped at the opportunity to work together again, which also meant we'd have to leave Los Angeles, where we had both been living for several years.
2005 Manhattan had changed dramatically since I'd left in '98, and so had I. Adjusting to the lack of edginess and the abundance of baby strollers in Greenwich Village wasn't easy, but change is a given that I've learned to welcome. I spent pretty much every weekend of 2005 in a different city around the world performing my nightclub act. I was welcomed with a new enthusiasm from kids who had grown up watching me on television. In July, "The RuPaul Doll" was unveiled, and has sold beyond my wildest expectations. We started shooting principle photography for "Starrbooty" in November. The movie's greatest coup was luring LaHoma Van Zant out of a 9 year retirement to costar in the film.
2006 On June 13th, the second album on RuCo Records, was released. "RuPaul. ReWorked" is a collection of dance remixes from my music repertoire. It includes re-recordings of "SuperModel" & "Free To Be," which are better than the originals. On weekends, I would tour the country with my “RuPaul. ReWorked” night-club act while during the week, I would ride my bicycle out to Queens and later up to Harlem to oversee the post-production on “Starrbooty - The Movie.” 14-hour work days and riding my bicycle became the greatest sources of joy in my life, which is kind of sad when you think about it. The experience gave me newfound respect for all filmmakers. Whether the movie is good or bad, I got nothin’ but love for you baby.
2007 After 17 months of post-production, “Starrbooty” premiered before a standing room only crowd at the New York Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. The movie was an instant hit and subsequent screenings in San Francisco, Philly and Los Angeles garnered rave reviews and sold-out crowds. In the summer of ‘07, I also unveiled my Starrbooty night-club act which has wowed audiences from Stockholm to Sacramento.
On October 30th, the DVD of “Starrbooty” the movie was released and is being sold in all major outlets.
2008 2008 The "Starrbooty Tour" had me performing in 25 different hotspots around the world including The Canary Islands, Amsterdam, London, Paris, Johannesburg and Las Vegas, just to name a few. When I wasn't traveling, I split my time between New York City and Los Angeles, as I chose to become bi-curious again (tee hee). Truth is, I took up residence in Hollywood because I wanted to return to television. My gamble paid off and "RuPaul's Drag Race" was born. Not only will my new TV show premiere in 2009, but so will my new album entitled "Champion"
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