In 1996, RuPaul landed a TV talk show on VH1, The RuPaul Show, taping over 100 episodes with co-host, Michelle Visage, while simultaneously co-hosting a morning drive radio show on WKTU, also with Visage. In 1995, he became the first spokesperson for MAC Cosmetics, raising millions of dollars for the MAC AIDS Fund, becoming the first man to land a major cosmetics campaign. RuPaul achieved international fame with the release of the single, 'Supermodel (You Better Work)', which was included on his debut album Supermodel of the World (1993).

He settled in New York City where he became a popular fixture on the nightclub scene. RuPaul was born and raised in San Diego, CA and later moved to Atlanta, GA to study performing arts. RuPaul is the most commercially successful drag queen of all time, and in 2017, he was included in the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world. Since 2009, he has executive produced and hosted the reality competition TV series RuPaul's Drag Race, for which he received eleven Primetime Emmy Awards in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 20, making him the Guinness World Records title holder for most Emmy wins for Outstanding Host of Reality/Competition Program, and most Emmy awards of any Black artist in history. RuPaul Andre Charles (born November 17, 1960) is an American actor, model, singer, songwriter, television personality and author.

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