Charlie Hides

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Charlie Hides
Born
Charlie Hides

(1964-07-12) July 12, 1964 (age 59)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Citizenship
Alma materMassachusetts College of Art and Design
Occupations
Years active2011–present
Known forYouTube
RuPaul's Drag Race
Spouse
James Hides
​
(m. 2004)​
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2011–present
GenreComedy
Subscribers80,000[1]
(March 2017)
Total views19+ million[1]
(March 2017)
Associated actsCourtney Act
Bianca Del Rio
Websitecharliehidestv.com

Charlie Hides (born July 13, 1964) is an American drag queen, impersonator, actor and comedian. Hides is best known for his YouTube channel, and his participation in the ninth season of RuPaul's Drag Race. Following live performances in London, Hides started his YouTube channel in March 2011. He has created hundreds of videos satirizing pop culture, and impersonating celebrities such as Cher, Madonna, Lady Gaga, and Lana Del Rey.[2][3][4]

In 2013, Hides appeared in a sketch with Australian singer Kylie Minogue, where he impersonated Cher. In 2015, Hides starred on the TV show Big Brother's Bit on the Side, where he impersonated celebrities whilst commenting on Celebrity Big Brother contestants. Hides also had a cameo role in the film Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie, as a drag performer.[5][6][7]

Hides has occasionally drawn the attention of some of the acts that he impersonates. In a 2013 interview with the Herald Sun, Cher said that Hides was her "favourite Cher impersonator". When Lady Gaga was in London, she sent flowers to Hides, alongside a note. Hides has also stated that Liza Minnelli, Elton John and Kris Jenner have been "very kind".[8][9]

Personal life

Hides was born in Boston, Massachusetts on July 12, 1964. He attended the Massachusetts College of Art and Design, similar to fellow RuPaul's Drag Race contestant Katya Zamolodchikova. Hides is openly gay, and in 2004 married his partner James Hides in the town of Provincetown, Massachusetts. Hides has multiple citizenship, being a citizen of the United States, United Kingdom, and Ireland.[10][11]

RuPaul's Drag Race

On February 2, 2017, Logo TV announced that Hides will participate as a contestant in the ninth season of American reality competition RuPaul's Drag Race. The season is scheduled to premiere on March 24, 2017 on VH1.[12] In an interview with BBC News Newsbeat, Hides said:

The label drag queen is not just a cookie cutter, one-size fits all type of label. There's pageant girls, there's comics, there's celebrity impersonators. There's every different type of queen under the sun. That's one of the things that Drag Race has definitely shown over the course of nine seasons. That there's so many different ways to express yourself using this art form. You'd think it's just gay men, but it's got a huge following of women who are watching for the fashion. They're watching for the colourful sense of humour and then they're identifying with us. The contestants are human beings and not just seen as some dancing clowns or as freaks. We are definitely in need of laughter, sunshine, brightness and colour. Drag queens are defiant. We are the counter culture, the opposition party. We are everything that the moral majority and small-minded bigots fear.[13]

Controversy

In December 2015, Hides was accused of using blackface and ethnic stereotypes to represent one of his characters, Laquisha Jonz. An activist, Chardine Taylor-Stone, launched a petition on the website Change.org, calling for the Royal Vauxhall Tavern, and other venues, to cancel Hides' performances. Taylor-Stone claimed that the character was a "a racist act based on misogynist stereotypes of black working class women, it is outdated, offensive, shameful and has no place in the LGBT Community". As a result, Hides stated that he will no longer use the character in his performances.[14][15]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2014 The Charlie Hides Show Herself Pilot show on London Live [16]
2015 Big Brother's Bit on the Side Various Multiple impersonation sketches [6]
2017 RuPaul's Drag Race Herself (contestant) Season nine contestant [17]

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2016 Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie Drag queen Cameo role [7]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Result Ref.
2014 Royal Television Society Awards Best Low Budget Programme Won [18]
2016 Boyz Awards Best Cabaret Act Won [19]

References

  1. ^ a b "About CharlieHidesTV". YouTube.
  2. ^ Domingo, Reg (March 4, 2014). "The Many Faces of Youtube Parody Star Charlie Hides". Gay News Network. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
  3. ^ Jankuloska, Maggie (March 13, 2013). "From Boy to Diva: An Interview with Charlie Hides". HelloGiggles. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
  4. ^ Bryant, Christopher (February 1, 2012). "An Interview with Charlie Hides". Polari. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
  5. ^ Hernandez, Greg (July 30, 2013). "He may not really be Cher, but Charlie Hides got the real Kylie Minogue to be in new video". Gay Star News. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Tonight on Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Stateside". Channel 5. September 19, 2015. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
  7. ^ a b Stroude, Will (November 16, 2015). "Ab Fab Movie Shoots Scenes at Royal Vauxhall Tavern With Over 90 Drag Queens". Attitude. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
  8. ^ Alexander, David (February 13, 2015). "Charlie Hides Takes on Australia (but Not Kylie Minogue, He's Too Tall)". Star Observer. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
  9. ^ Adams, Cameron (October 2, 2013). "19 things Cher wants to share". Herald Sun. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
  10. ^ "10 Things About Me". YouTube. February 25, 2017. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
  11. ^ Watts, Laurence (January 30, 2013). "Charlie Hides on becoming a YouTube drag sensation". Pink News. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
  12. ^ Carey-Mahoney, Ryan (February 2, 2017). "Your guide to the new queens vying for the 'RuPaul's Drag Race' crown". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
  13. ^ "Why RuPaul's Drag Race is more than just a TV show". Newsbeat. BBC News. March 24, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  14. ^ Patrick McCormick, Joseph (December 14, 2015). "Cabaret act accused of 'blackface' retires from performing at London venue". Pink News. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
  15. ^ Lyell, Carrie (December 14, 2015). "Drag Act Accused of Racism Will No Longer Perform at London's RVT". Diva. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
  16. ^ "The Charlie Hides Show". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
  17. ^ Nolfi, Joey (February 2, 2017). "TV Logo reveals RuPaul's Drag Race season 9 cast". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
  18. ^ Brinnand, Alex (November 18, 2014). "Charlie Hides Wins TV Award". TenEighty. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
  19. ^ Duke, Simon (April 6, 2016). "UK drag royalty Charlie Hides stepping into the Shade in Newcastle". Chronicle Live. Retrieved February 26, 2017.

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