Jonny Makeup is an American

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, musician and

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. He got his start in the early 2000s as a nightlife performer and musician. This led to forays into the fashion industry, and appearances on E! Entertainment and

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reality series.

Career

Jonny Makeup was a member of the all gay homo hop group V.I.P. Party Boys. V.I.P. Party Boys appeared on the

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song "Damn You Look Good And I'm Drunk (Scandalous)" off the album ''

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''. In 2013 he released "DADT" about gays in the military. The band Gravy Train!!!! wrote a song about him called "Jonny Makeup." He provided vocals for the song "I Seen Beyonce at Burger King" with rapper Cazwell. He also recorded a single with well-known music producers Cory Nitta and

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. He is a writer for ''Street Carnage'' and '' Missbehave'' magazine. He has appeared on ''

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'' as well as

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's spinoff series. He was taken in as an apprentice by

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and refers to him as his "daddy." He has gone on to be a designer and spokesperson for the firm. Makeup was featured in Todd Selby's ''The Selby Is in Your House'' and was photographed by paparazzi in Los Angeles with

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Personal life

Makeup is gay, and many of his songs celebrate aspects of

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