Jonny Makeup is an American socialite, musician and Internet personality.[1][2] He got his start in the early 2000s as a nightlife performer and musician. This led to forays into the fashion industry, and appearances on E! Entertainment and Logo TV reality series.

Jonny Makeup
Background information
OriginCentralia, Pennsylvania
GenresDance
Occupation(s)singer, socialite, fashion

Career

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Jonny Makeup was a member of the all gay homo hop group V.I.P. Party Boys.[3][4] V.I.P. Party Boys appeared on the Cobra Starship song "Damn You Look Good And I'm Drunk (Scandalous)" off the album ¡Viva la Cobra!. In 2013 he released "DADT" about gays in the military.[5] The band Gravy Train!!!! wrote a song about him called "Jonny Makeup."[6] He provided vocals for the song "I Seen Beyonce at Burger King" with rapper Cazwell.[7] He also recorded a single with well-known music producers Cory Nitta and Dallas Austin.[8]

He is a writer for Street Carnage[9] and Missbehave magazine.[10]

He has appeared on The Girls Next Door as well as Kendra Wilkinson's spinoff series. He was taken in as an apprentice by Dov Charney of American Apparel and refers to him as his "daddy."[11] He has gone on to be a designer and spokesperson for the firm.[12] Makeup was featured in Todd Selby's The Selby Is in Your House and was photographed by paparazzi in Los Angeles with Peaches Geldof.[13][14]

Personal life

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Makeup is gay, and many of his songs celebrate aspects of LGBTQ culture.[15]

Further reading

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  • Aubry, Danielle, and Gilles Visy. Les Œuvres cultes: entre la transgression et la transtextualité. Editions Publibook, 2009.
  • Barely Legal, Portfolio profile of Dov Charney and Jonny Makeup
  • Belli, W. (2016). Suck Less: Where There's a Willam, There's a Way. Hachette UK.
  • Geldof, P., Hutchence, M., & Yates, P., Peaches Geldof; Jews; Above the Law.
  • Ryzik, Melena (September 10, 2007). "The Last Night of Misshapes: Hip, Post-New-Wave and Through (Published 2007)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  • DIY with Jonny and Peaches Geldof

References

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  1. ^ Rockmore, Rory. "Meet Jonny Makeup: Musician, Socialite, Jeremy Scott Bestie, And Clothing Buyer". MTV News. Archived from the original on October 27, 2020. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  2. ^ Davis, Barbara (June 17, 2020). "What exactly is a socialite and how to become one". Tuko.co.ke - Kenya news. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  3. ^ VIP Party Boys March 25, 2010 Myspace
  4. ^ "WATCH: Cue Featuring Jonny Makeup". Philadelphia Magazine. August 24, 2012. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  5. ^ Evans, Dayna (May 10, 2013). "Jonny Makeup, "DADT"". IMPOSE Magazine. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  6. ^ "Gravy Train!!!! - Johnny Makeup Lyrics - SongMeanings". SongMeanings. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
  7. ^ Before We Go Any Further, Ladies And Gentlemen, "I Seen Beyonce At Burger King" Archived June 5, 2009, at the Wayback Machine Philebrity.com Friday, August 8, 2008 at 1:08 am
  8. ^ Americanapparel.net Archived June 22, 2009, at the Wayback Machine It Leaked!!!
  9. ^ "STREET CARNAGE YOU'RE FIRED FROM STREET CARNAGE - STREET CARNAGE". STREET CARNAGE. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
  10. ^ "Missbehave Magazine / Jonny Makeup". missbehavemag.com. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
  11. ^ Belonksy, Andrew (May 7, 2008). "Is Jonny Makeup For Real?". Queerty. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  12. ^ "American Apparel's 'Legalize Gay' Windows Rub DC The Wrong Way". NBC New York. July 23, 2009. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  13. ^ "jonny makeup « the selby". theselby.com. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
  14. ^ "Peaches Geldof and Lindsay Lohan out clubbing in LA | Celebrity News | Holy Moly!". Archived from the original on February 17, 2010. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
  15. ^ Gross, Dan (January 9, 2008). "VIP Party Boys to visit Tyra". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved October 24, 2020.