Jaymes Vaughan (born April 15, 1983) is an American actor, television personality, and singer. He has appeared on ''The Talk'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and was a main cast member on '' The Real Friends of WeHo''. He is married to actor and television personality Jonathan Bennett.

Personal life

Vaughan was born in

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in 1983. In November 2020, Vaughan proposed to partner Jonathan Bennett with an original song titled "Our Song". They were the first gay couple to go on the cover of The Knot Magazine. They got married in Mexico in March 2022. and now reside in

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Career

Vaughan started his career performing in the

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show in

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as the first openly-gay host. In 2012, he became the runner-up on

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of ''

,'' alongside fellow Chippendales dancer James Davis. In 2014, he started hosting ''

'' and making appearances on ''The Talk''. In 2023, he became a main cast member on the

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series '' The Real Friends of WeHo''. In November 2024, he released his holiday EP ''Feels Like Christmas''. Lead single, "Home for the Holiday" was featured on the

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original movie ''Season’s Greetings from Cherry Lane''.

Filmography

Discography

All credits are adapted from

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and

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As lead artist

Singles

Extended plays

References

External links

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