Greg Scarnici (born April 8, 1972) is a television, film and music producer, DGA director, SAG/AFTRA performer, DJ and drag artist.

Biography

Scarnici was born in

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, and continues to work in New York City, where he balances work in theatre, film, and television. He first gained fame for his viral music video parodies, featured on ''

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'',

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, on VH1's ''

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'' and in ''

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''; as of 2016, the parodies had been viewed over ten million times on YouTube. His work has also been featured on

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, VH1, Fox News and

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. As of 2025, he was a senior associate producer at ''

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'' (''SNL''), having been associated with SNL since 2014. He has been a contributing writer for ''

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''. Scarnici has also been featured on the television shows ''

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's ''

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'', '' Straight Plan for the Gay Man'', and ''Saturday Night Live'', where he has also contributed jokes and promos. Associate-producer television credits include ''Saturday Night Live'', the Macy's Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular, and the 2014 NBA All-Star Pre-Game Concert. Film credits include the 2000 independent film '' Glam-Trash'' and the short films ''Dead End'' and ''Children of the Dune''.

Books

In 2010, Scarnici released ''Sex in Drag'', a parody of American entertainer

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's book ''

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''; the parody was photographed entirely on

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. In 2015, his first collection of comedic essays, ''I Hope My Mother Doesn't Read This'', was published by

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books. In March 2019, Scarnici released his second collection of comedic essays, ''Dungeons and Drag Queens'', about his experiences on Fire Island. In 2020, he released ''Hot Rods'', a parody of a vintage gay porn magazine from the 1970s shot entirely on Fire Island.

Music

In 2009, Scarnici released his debut collection of comedic dance tracks, entitled ''12 Inch Freak'', which features the single "Gimme More (Pills)", a parody of

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's hit "Gimme More". He also produces

house music House is a genre of electronic dance music characterized by a repetitive Four on the floor (music), four-on-the-floor beat and a typical tempo of 115–130 beats per minute. It was created by DJs and music producers from Chicago's underground ...

, released under his own name and also with Joe Thompson, under the name Undercover. Their self-titled debut album was released in 2012, and their follow-up album, ''Night Beats'', was released in 2015. Scarnici also produces and releases music under his drag queen alter ego, Levonia, including the single "So Cunt" which was called The Song of the Summer on Jezebel.com, Slate.com and PaperMag.com.

External links

* , Scarnici's official website *

References

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