Jonny Makeup
{{short description|American rapper}}
{{notability|Bio|date=January 2020}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2014}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Jonny Makeup
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| background = solo_singer
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| origin = Centralia, Pennsylvania
| occupation = singer, socialite, fashion
| genre = Dance
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Jonny Makeup is an American socialite, musician and Internet personality.{{Cite web|last=Rockmore|first=Rory|title=Meet Jonny Makeup: Musician, Socialite, Jeremy Scott Bestie, And Clothing Buyer|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2515179/jonny-makeup-jeremy-scot/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027125656/http://www.mtv.com/news/2515179/jonny-makeup-jeremy-scot/|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 27, 2020|access-date=2020-10-24|website=MTV News|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Davis|first=Barbara|date=2020-06-17|title=What exactly is a socialite and how to become one|url=https://www.tuko.co.ke/362697-what-a-socialite.html|access-date=2020-10-24|website=Tuko.co.ke - Kenya news.|language=en}} 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.
Career
Jonny Makeup was a member of the all gay homo hop group V.I.P. Party Boys.[http://www.myspace.com/vippartyboys/ VIP Party Boys] March 25, 2010 Myspace{{Cite web|date=2012-08-24|title=WATCH: Cue Featuring Jonny Makeup|url=https://www.phillymag.com/news/2012/08/24/watch-cue-featuring-jonny-makeup/|access-date=2020-10-24|website=Philadelphia Magazine|language=en-US}} 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.{{Cite web|last=Evans|first=Dayna|date=2013-05-10|title=Jonny Makeup, "DADT"|url=https://imposemagazine.com/bytes/chatter/jonny-makeup-dadt|access-date=2020-10-24|website=IMPOSE Magazine|language=en}} The band Gravy Train!!!! wrote a song about him called "Jonny Makeup."{{cite web|url=http://www.songmeanings.net/songs/view/3530822107858550414/|title=Gravy Train!!!! - Johnny Makeup Lyrics - SongMeanings|work=SongMeanings|accessdate=November 7, 2015}} He provided vocals for the song "I Seen Beyonce at Burger King" with rapper Cazwell.[http://www.philebrity.com/2008/08/08/before-we-go-any-further-ladies-and-gentlemen-i-seen-beyonce-at-burger-king/ Before We Go Any Further, Ladies And Gentlemen, "I Seen Beyonce At Burger King"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090605065321/http://www.philebrity.com/2008/08/08/before-we-go-any-further-ladies-and-gentlemen-i-seen-beyonce-at-burger-king/ |date=June 5, 2009 }} Philebrity.com Friday, August 8, 2008 at 1:08 am He also recorded a single with well-known music producers Cory Nitta and Dallas Austin.[http://www.americanapparel.net/presscenter/dailyupdate/dailyUp.asp?d=48&t=1514 Americanapparel.net] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090622201152/http://www.americanapparel.net/presscenter/dailyupdate/dailyUp.asp?d=48&t=1514 |date=June 22, 2009 }} It Leaked!!!
He is a writer for Street Carnage{{cite web|url=http://streetbonersandtvcarnage.com/blog/cleaning-house|title=STREET CARNAGE YOU'RE FIRED FROM STREET CARNAGE - STREET CARNAGE|work=STREET CARNAGE|accessdate=November 7, 2015}} and Missbehave magazine.{{cite web|url=http://www.missbehavemag.com/category/columns/jonny-make-up-forever/|title=Missbehave Magazine / Jonny Makeup|work=missbehavemag.com|accessdate=November 7, 2015}}
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."{{Cite web|last=Belonksy|first=Andrew|date=2008-05-07|title=Is Jonny Makeup For Real?|url=https://www.queerty.com/is-jonny-makeup-for-real-20080507|access-date=2020-10-24|website=Queerty}} He has gone on to be a designer and spokesperson for the firm.{{Cite web|title=American Apparel's 'Legalize Gay' Windows Rub DC The Wrong Way|url=https://www.nbcnewyork.com/local/american_apparel_s__legalize_gay__windows_rub_dc_the_wrong_way/1899367/|access-date=2020-10-24|website=NBC New York|date=July 23, 2009 |language=en-US}} Makeup was featured in Todd Selby's The Selby Is in Your House and was photographed by paparazzi in Los Angeles with Peaches Geldof.{{cite web|url=http://theselby.com/galleries/jonny-makeup-2/|title=jonny makeup « the selby|work=theselby.com|accessdate=November 7, 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.holymoly.com/celebrity-news/peaches-geldof-and-lindsay-lohan-out-clubbing-la40768 |title=Peaches Geldof and Lindsay Lohan out clubbing in LA | Celebrity News | Holy Moly! |accessdate=2014-06-19 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100217082119/http://www.holymoly.com/celebrity-news/peaches-geldof-and-lindsay-lohan-out-clubbing-la40768 |archivedate=February 17, 2010 }}
Personal life
Makeup is gay, and many of his songs celebrate aspects of LGBTQ culture.{{Cite web|last=Gross|first=Dan|date=January 9, 2008|title=VIP Party Boys to visit Tyra|url=https://www.inquirer.com/philly/hp/talk/20080109_Dan_Gross___VIP_Party_Boys_to_visit_Tyra.html|access-date=2020-10-24|website=Philadelphia Inquirer|language=en-US}}
Further reading
- Aubry, Danielle, and Gilles Visy. Les Œuvres cultes: entre la transgression et la transtextualité. Editions Publibook, 2009.
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120420025120/http://www.portfolio.com/executives/features/2008/10/15/American-Apparel-CEO-Charney-Profile 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.
- {{Cite news|last=Ryzik|first=Melena|date=2007-09-10|title=The Last Night of Misshapes: Hip, Post-New-Wave and Through (Published 2007)|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/10/arts/10miss.html|access-date=2020-10-24|issn=0362-4331}}
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0a8b3hENryc DIY with Jonny and Peaches Geldof]
References
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Category:21st-century American rappers
Category:American gay musicians
Category:American Internet celebrities
Category:American LGBTQ rappers
Category:21st-century American male rappers
Category:LGBTQ Internet celebrities