RuPaul Wiki, Age, Bio, Height, Wife, Career, and Net Worth 

RuPaul is a drag queen, model, actor, singer, and television personality from the United States. RuPaul is well-known for his cross-dressing persona and for his television shows. He has produced and hosted the reality competition series ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ since 2009, for which he has received six Primetime Emmy Awards in 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019.

Wiki, Bio, Age,  Family, Siblings, Childhood & Education

RuPaul was born in San Diego, California on November 17, 1960, and is now 59 years old (2020). He later relocated to Atlanta, Georgia. RuPaul Andre Charles is his full name. Ernestine, his mother, named him “Toni” Charles, a native of Louisiana. After his parents divorced in 1967, he moved in with his mother and three sisters. Irving Charles is his father’s name. Later, at the age of 15, he relocated to Atlanta, Georgia, with his sister Renetta to pursue a career in the performing arts.

He was the only boy of his parents’ four children and grew up wearing his sister’s clothes and dabbling in cross-dressing and fashion. In terms of education, Charles went to the North Atlanta School of Performing Arts. Although he did not graduate, it was a significant step forward in the world of performance and, ultimately, show business.

RuPaul’s Height, Weight, and Body Dimensions

RuPaul is a slim, tall woman with black eyes. He stands 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) tall and weighs 78 kg (172 lbs). He is a Scorpio, and he wears a men’s size 13. He is bald, but as a drag queen, he wears various wigs.

RuPaul’s Profession & Career

Long before he became famous for his flamboyant persona, he worked as an underground musician and filmmaker. He began performing in local Manhattan clubs and quickly became a popular attraction on stage with his various flamboyant acts. In 1993, RuPaul released his debut album, ‘Supermodel of the World.’ At the 1994 MTV Video Music Awards, the music video for “Supermodel” was nominated for Best Dance Video. The album’s first single, ‘Supermodel (You Better Work),’ was an instant hit, bringing RuPaul worldwide recognition.

His next two singles, ‘Back to My Roots’ and ‘A Shade Shady,’ both reached number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. ‘MAC’ cosmetics signed RuPaul to model for the brand after he gained enormous popularity, making him the first-ever drag queen supermodel. ‘Ho Ho Ho,’ his third album, was released in 1997. RuPaul’s fourth album, Red Hot, was released in 2004 on his own RuCo Inc. music label. In 1994, RuPaul made his film debut in Spike Lee’s ‘Crooklyn.’ Previously, in 2007, he appeared in the low-budget film ‘RuPaul Is Starbooty!,’ also known as ‘Starrbooty.’

RuPaul began producing RuPaul’s Drag Race in mid-2008, a reality television game show that aired on Logo in February 2009. The show featured a panel of experienced judges who were tasked with determining the next “drag superstar of America.” RuPaul released the album Champion in March 2009, which included four singles: “Cover Girl,” “Jealous of My Boogie,” “Devil Made Me Do It,” and “Tranny Chaser.” Furthermore, the album charted at number 12 on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums and number 26 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers.

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In 2009, RuPaul hosted Logo’s second annual NewNowNext Awards. Drag Race, his second remix album, was released in March 2010. The album features remixes of songs from Champion, released in 2009. His sixth album, ‘Glamazon,’ was released in 2011. On February 24, 2014, his seventh studio album, ‘Born Naked,’ was released. It peaked at number four on the ‘US Billboard dance chart. ‘Realness’ (2015), ‘Slay Belles’ (2015), ‘Butch Queen’ (2016), ‘Remember Me: Essential, Vol. 1’ (2017), ‘Remember Me: Essential Vol. 2’ (2017), and ‘American’ (2017) were his other albums (2017).

In the 1990s, he appeared in several popular TV shows, including ‘Nash Bridges’ (1996) and ‘Sabrina, The Teenage Witch (1998). He has also appeared in the films Ugly Betty’ (2010), ‘Mystery Girls’ (2014), ‘The Muppets’ (2016), ‘2 Broke Girls (2017), ‘And Girlboss’ (2017), and ‘Drag Race Thailand’ (2018). RuPaul has served as a judge on shows such as ‘Project Runway’ (2008) and ‘The Face,’ among others (2014). He is also well-known as the host of the TV game show ‘Gay for Play Game Show Starring RuPaul’ (2016).

RuPaul has appeared in films such as “But I’m a Cheerleader” (1999), “The Truth About Jane” (2000), “Dangerous Liaisons” (2005), “Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild” (2008), and “Hurricane Bianca” (2016). It was announced in January 2020 that he would host ‘Saturday Night Live’ for the first time. Justin Bieber appeared as a musical guest on the episode, which aired on February 8, 2020. In the first teaser for his upcoming Netflix series AJ and the Queen, he returns to the world of scripted television.

Awards

RuPaul received the Critics’ Choice Real TV Awards in the category Competition Series in 2019 for his work on RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked. Critics’ Choice Television Awards named him Best Reality Show Host for his work on ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race.’ In 2013, he was named Best Dressed Reality TV Judge by Entertainment Weekly Awards for his work on ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race.’ GLAAD Media Awards presented him with the GLAAD Vito Russo Award in 1999. RuPaul was nominated for Outstanding Reality Program at the 2010 GLAAD Media Awards (2010, 2019, and 2020). He received this award in 2010, and the outcome for 2020 is still pending.

Similarly, he was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television in 2018. For his work on RuPaul’s Drag Race, he received MTV Movie & TV Awards for Best Reality Competition (2017) and Best Host (2017). In 2010, he received a NewNowNext Award for his work Best New Indulgence. RuPaul received the People’s Choice Awards in 2016 and 2017 for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program for his work on RuPaul’s Drag Race.

For his work on RuPaul’s Drag Race, he received two Primetime Emmy Awards in 2018: Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program (2018) and Outstanding Competition Program. For his work on RuPaul’s Drag Race, he won Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program and Outstanding Competition Program (2019) in 2019. Similarly, he was named Outstanding Producer of Game & Competition Television by the Producers Guild of America in 2019 and 2020 for his work on RuPaul’s Drag Race. In 2014, he received an Outstanding TCA Award for his work on RuPaul’s Drag Race.

RuPaul’s Salary and Net Worth

RuPaul’s net worth is estimated to be around $60 million. A drag queen’s average salary is $60,000. For the first season of the show, cast members are paid $400 per episode. For subsequent seasons, their pay rises by 5%: $420 per episode for their second season, $441 for their third, and so on. In the first teaser for his upcoming Netflix series AJ and the Queen, RuPaul returns to the world of scripted television.

RuPaul’s Wife, Marriage & Relationship

RuPaul is a proud gay man who recently married his long-term partner Georges LeBar. When RuPaul was 34 years old, they danced together at Limelight in New York City. The couple had been together for 23 years before getting married. RuPaul revealed in an interview with Buzzfeed that the couple never intended to marry. They’ve been married for three years, since January 2017.

RuPaul’s partner was born on January 24, 1973, in Australia and is now 47 years old. He has a successful painting career. He is also the manager of a 60,000-acre ranch in Wyoming and South Dakota. RuPaul does not have any children. He has also had no other relationships that we are aware of.

RuPaul’s Social Media(Facebook, Twitter, Instagram)

RuPaul has a sizable fan base on his social media accounts. He has 1.7 million Facebook followers under the username, RuPaul. Similarly, he has 4.2 million followers on Instagram (@rupaulofficial). He does not have a Twitter account, but there is one for RuPaul’s Drag Race, which has 1 million followers.

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