RuPaul Andre Charles ( born November 17, 1960 ), best known as simply RuPaul, is an American actor, drag queen, model, author, and recording artist, who first became widely known in the 1990s when he appeared in a wide variety of television programs, films, and musical albums.

Ho, Ho, Ho ( officially titled VH1 Presents RuPaul Ho Ho Ho ) is an album of Christmas music by American drag queen and singer RuPaul, released on October 28, 1997 by Rhino Records.

Supermodel of the World is the debut studio album by American drag queen RuPaul, released on June 8, 1993 by Tommy Boy Records.

While in the store, she is intrigued by a woman ( RuPaul ) and one of the store owners dancing erotically in the store.

The name of the hurricane that Peter gets caught in is named RuPaul which " made his or her way up the coast " as Tom Tucker claimed on the news in reference to the famous drag queen.

Instant ( and unexpected ) popularity among all types of listeners triggered the ascent of RuPaul to celebrity status.

RuPaul, a famous drag queen.

) However, possibly the most famous drag artist in music in the 90s was RuPaul.

Under Polsky's direction, the club became renowned as one of centers of new wave music in New York and was frequented by many musicians and artists who became famous during the decade, such as Madonna, New Order, Duran Duran, Billy Idol, Sade, Wham !, The Smiths, Squeeze, Cyndi Lauper, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, Run-DMC, Depeche Mode, Butthole Surfers, The B-52's, Samhain, Bauhaus, RuPaul, Berlin, Romeo Void, Sonic Youth, Swans, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, The Cult, Violent Femmes, Soft Cell, The Jesus and Mary Chain, the Beastie Boys, and LL Cool J.

RuPaul caused a controversy at the 1993 MTV Video Music Awards when he presented an award with actor Milton Berle, who performed an altogether different type of drag early in his career.

RuPaul ( left ) seen out of drag in March 2009.

RuPaul was signed to a modeling contract for MAC Cosmetics, making him the first drag queen supermodel.

The premise of the program has several drag queens compete to be selected by RuPaul and a panel of judges as " America's next drag superstar ".

* " Snapshot " ( song ), a single by American drag performer RuPaul

* RuPaul, drag performer, singer-songwriter, actor

* RuPaul Andre Charles, American actor, drag queen, model, author, and singer-songwriter.

With the theatrical drag queen presented not as a " female impersonator " but as a drag queen ( for example, Danny La Rue or RuPaul ), drag changed conventions, meaning and audience.

Before the release of the album RuPaul was known primarily for being the only drag queen supermodel ( hence the album title ).

The club became a hangout for “ a new breed of politicized drag performers ” like Lypsinka, Lady Bunny, and RuPaul, whose first New York City show was at the Pyramid Club in 1982.

Famous drag queen, RuPaul has also sampled a few of the quotes from the documentary in her movie " Starrbooty ", as well as on her TV show " RuPaul's Drag Race "

In the ' 90s, RuPaul was known in the UK for his appearances on the Channel 4 series Manhattan Cable, a weekly series produced by World of Wonder and presented by American Laurie Pike about New York's wild and wacky public-access television system.

In publicity preparation for the new show, RuPaul made appearances as a guest on several other shows in 2008 including as a guest judge on episode 6 of season 5 of Project Runway and as a guest " chef " on Paula's Party.

The video for the song was put into heavy rotation on MTV ; this was a huge surprise to RuPaul and her record label as, at the time, the music being heavily played on MTV was grunge, gangsta rap, and rock.

Visage later co-hosted a VH1 talk show show, the The RuPaul Show with RuPaul, and eventually went on to become a popular on-air personality for New York radio station WKTU.

Guest hosts for the series have included: Cherry Jones, Paris Barclay, Janeane Garofalo, Lesley Gore, Lea DeLaria, Madonna, Nathan Lane, Howard Dean, Gavin Newsom, Helen Thomas, Nancy Grace, RuPaul, Angela Lansbury, Jerry Herman, Carol Channing, Larry Kramer, Barbara Gittings, Lillian Faderman, Judy Shepard, Susan Sarandon, Billie-Jean King, Lily Tomlin, Melissa Etheridge, Esera Tuaolo, Martina Navratilova, Judith Light, Margaret Cho, Le Tigre, Lady Bunny, Wilson Cruz, Bill Brochtrup, Staceyann Chin and Lisa Leslie.

The two had conflicts back-stage, and when Berle touched RuPaul's false breasts, RuPaul ad-libbed the line " So you used to wear gowns, but now you're wearing diapers.

When Berle touched RuPaul's breasts, RuPaul ad-libbed the line " So you used to wear gowns, but now you're wearing diapers.

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RuPaul and Kip Addotta both recorded versions with changed lyrics titled " I Saw Daddy Kissing Santa Claus ".

That year she also appeared on Soul Train, The RuPaul Show, and VIBE to promote Think Like a Girl.

In the early 1990s she appeared on several tracks of the debut album by RuPaul entitled Supermodel of the World, most notably the hit song " Supermodel ( You Better Work )".

* Entertainer RuPaul has long been a fan and supporter of Knipp.

Orman has also been featured on the Food Network's Paula's Party alongside RuPaul.

RuPaul has on occasion performed as a man in a number of roles, usually billed as RuPaul Charles.

RuPaul was born in San Diego, California.

RuPaul struggled as a musician and filmmaker in Atlanta, Georgia during the 1980s.

In Atlanta, RuPaul often performed at the Celebrity Club ( managed by Larry Tee ) as a bar dancer or with his band, Wee Wee Pole, which included the late Todd Butler.

In the early 1990s, RuPaul worked the Georgia club scene and was known by his full birth name.

Initially participating in genderfuck-style performances, RuPaul performed solo and in collaboration with other bands at several New York nightclubs, most notably the Pyramid Club.

In 1993, RuPaul recorded dance / house albums which included Supermodel of the World.

" The press portrayed the exchange as a crack in the " love everyone " message RuPaul presented, and as a young newcomer treating a legend poorly.

RuPaul would later describe the situation in his autobiography, describing Berle's behavior backstage as sexually inappropriate and rude.

It was around this time that RuPaul co-hosted the BRIT Awards in London, also with Elton John.

The next year he landed a talk show of his own on VH1, called The RuPaul Show, interviewing celebrity guests and musical acts.

On one episode, RuPaul featured guests Chi Chi LaRue and Tom Chase speaking about the gay porn industry.

Because of his strong fan base within the gay community, RuPaul has performed at gay pride events and numerous gay clubs.

During this time RuPaul helped launch the return of WKTU radio in New York City and would serve as host ( with Michelle Visage ) of the morning show until 1998.

In 2004, RuPaul released his fourth album, Red Hot on his own RuCo Inc. label.