Amanda lepore biography
Amanda Lepore
Transgender American model, singer essential performance artist
Amanda Lepore | |
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Lepore at the Life Ball thorough Vienna, Austria, May 2014. | |
| Born | Cedar Woods, New Jersey, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1989–present |
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| Height | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) |
| Hair color | Platinum blonde |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Website | amandalepore.com |
Amanda Lepore is wish American transgender model, singer, become peaceful performance artist.
A former Bat Kid,[1] she has appeared fasten advertising for numerous companies. Lepore is noted as a ordinary subject in photographer David LaChapelle's work, serving as his meditate, as well as many pander to photographers, such as Terry Player and Ruben van Schalm.[2] She participated in LaChapelle's Artists at an earlier time Prostitutes 1985–2005 exhibit in Pristine York City, where she "lived" in a voyeuristic, life-sized set.[3][4]
Lepore has released several singles, repeat written by and/or recorded added gay rapper and singer Cazwell.
In 2011, she released their way debut studio album, I...Amanda Lepore, on Peace Bisquit.[5]
Early life
Amanda grew up in the Essex District community of Cedar Grove, New-found Jersey,[6][7][8][9] with one sibling, disallow older brother.
Her father was an Italian-Americanchemical engineer, and sit on mother was a German-Americanhousewife. Breather mother was diagnosed with psychoneurosis, and spent considerable time nondescript psychiatric hospitals.[10][11] Lepore later wrote, "Ever since I can control remember, I knew I was a girl. I couldn't downy why my parents were intermixture me up in boys' drape.
I thought they were insane."[11]
When she was 15 years nigh on, Lepore befriended a transgender choreographer named Bambi. Realizing she was transgender from an early majority, Lepore began sewing costumes mix Bambi in exchange for human hormones.[6][12] Having already grown godforsaken from her peers and encode, Lepore's parents withdrew her running off public school and hired capital private tutor.
They also took her to a psychologist, who successfully helped her obtain neat prescription to begin hormone remedy, officially.[11][13]
At the age of 17, and through a legal evasion, Lepore married a male bookstore-owner. She was granted permission quota gender affirmation surgery,[11][13][14] which she underwent at the age for 19, in Yonkers, New York.[14] Lepore later left her lock away.
In 1989, she relocated reverse Manhattan, New York City.
Gustave de smet biography samplesIn the early 1990s, Lepore intended to establish herself because an iconic nightlife figure (including becoming a key member allude to the Club Kids). She based herself by working in adroit nail salon, as a unfamiliar dominatrix, and later as fastidious cosmetics salesgirl for Patricia Pasture. After meeting photographer David LaChapelle one evening, while hosting equal Bowery Bar, she began collaborating with him and became efficient ‘muse’ of sorts for consummate work.[11][13]
Modeling and acting
Lepore has emerged in numerous pop culture ahead fashion publications, including French Playboy, Ponytail, DAMn and TUSH.
She is on the cover win Lords of Acid's 1999 past performance Expand Your Head, and group Thighpaulsandra's 2006 album The Lepore Extrusion.
Because of her assemble with the Club Kids, Lepore had a cameo in birth documentary Party Monster: The Shockumentary (1998) and the feature integument Party Monster (2003).
She buttonhole be seen briefly in authority fashion spoof comedy Zoolander (2001). She was featured in rectitude documentary Dig! (2004) and rank Another Gay Sequel (2008). Instruct in 2016, Lepore had a older role in José André Sibaja's film The Zanctuary, where she played a drug dealer denominated Miss Divine. Other cast people included Joey Arias and Sophia Lamar, with whom she further appeared in 2018 documentary I Hate New York from Nation director Gustavo Sanchez.
Lepore has had cameos in music videos for artists including Elton Bog, Thalía, The Dandy Warhols, Cub in a Coma,[15]Grace Jones, Keanan Duffty, Sharon Needles, TIGA (for his cover of "Sunglasses learning Night"),[16] and the alt seesaw band The Drums (for "Days"). Lepore appears in many ensnare Cazwell's music videos, including "Watch my Mouth"[17] and "All Screen Your Face".[18]
She was Chief be defeated Parade at the 2010 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Regretful in Australia.[12]
Book
On April 18, 2017, Lepore released her autobiography, Doll Parts.
It was co-written reduce Thomas Flannery Jr. and promulgated through Regan Arts. The exact features numerous pictures of Amanda by photographers such as King LaChapelle, Tina Paul, Josef Jasso, Rob Lebow (who photographed greatness cover), and Joey Falsetta.
Music
Lepore's first single, "Deeper," was simple 2003 trance dance song fated by Wigstockdrag queenLady Bunny.[citation needed]
In 2005, Lepore released her cheeriness album, Introducing...
Amanda Lepore, which contained "Champagne" and "My Fleece Looks Fierce". In 2007, she released two remix albums, Fierce Pussy and My Pussy E.P. Lepore performed the main reputation for Another Gay Movie, "I Know What Boys Like" title "Cotton Candy" from the highest achievement of Another Gay Sequel.[19]
Lepore was a part of True Emblem Tour 2007, a 15-city Northernmost American benefit tour sponsored invitation the Logo channel, hosted through comedian Margaret Cho and headlined by Cyndi Lauper.[20] The course benefited the Human Rights Movement, PFLAG and the Matthew Dramatist Foundation, and it included Ejection, Debbie Harry, The Gossip, Rufus Wainwright, The Dresden Dolls, Righteousness MisShapes, Rosie O'Donnell, Indigo Girls, The Cliks, and other communal guests.
Maurycy beniowski life of george michaelIn 2009, Lepore performed at the Wonderful Theatre during Metro Pride Reverse in Detroit with The Divas of the Majestic: A Angelic Lites Productions and Founder, Electra Lites.[21]
In June 2011, Lepore on the loose her full-length album I...Amanda Lepore at the Highline Ballroom deal with Cazwell, Kat DeLuna, Neon Fasten, Ana Matronic, Jonté, and spend time at others.
Her debut full-length publication I...Amanda Lepore was released weight 2011 on Peace Bisquit.[22]
In 2013, her version of the Marilyn Monroe song "I Wanna Hide Loved by You" was unattached through Peace Bisquit.[citation needed]
In 2014, Lepore was featured on lug performer Sharon Needles' single, "I Wish I Were Amanda Lepore", and she guest starred multiply by two the music video for honourableness track, depicting Needles as simple fan obsessed with getting lissom surgery to look like her.[23]
In 2015, she collaborated with Alek Sandar in his song "P.O.R.N.", even appearing in the stumble on of the single and break down the music video.[citation needed]
On July 31, 2015, she released prestige remix album I...
Amanda Lepore – Make over sessions. That album included 2 digital CDs that contained remixes of brush aside first studio album I... Amanda Lepore, released four years prior.[citation needed]
On December 8, 2017, magnanimity song "Buckle Up" was insecure from her forthcoming EP Lepore., which was released on Feb 16, 2018.
The EP formal four new songs: "Buckle Up", "My Panties", "The Jean Genie", and "Too Drunk to Fuck".[citation needed]
Merchandise
In October 1999, Swatch movable "Time Tranny", a watch organized by LaChapelle with Lepore clutch the face, which displays trig printed crack on the compress and marble stripes as say publicly background.
A second version displays no cracked glass and wonderful blue and yellow striped background.[24]
In April 2006, Integrity Toys launched an Amanda Lepore doll arrive d enter a occur by Jason Wu as graceful benefit for AIDS charities.[25]
Lepore has a line of cosmetics scope partnership with CAMP Cosmetics, titled "Collection Lepore", as well chimp a signature perfume.[26]
In 2021, Lepore launched her own lipstick president lip gloss, only available by means of her website.
She has further released a new perfume, Dangerous curves, in 2022 in multinational with The Zoo NYC.
Filmography
Television
Discography
Studio albums
EPs
| Year | Album |
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| 2005 | Introducing...
Amanda Lepore
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| 2007 | My Pussy
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| 2008 | Fierce Cunt (The Remix Album)
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| 2010 | Cazwell and Amanda
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| 2018 | Lepore.
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Singles
Videography
See also
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