Jeffree Star

Jeffree Star

Star at Warped Tour in Mansfield, Massachusetts, in 2009
Born Jeffrey Lynn Steininger
(1985-11-15) November 15, 1985
Orange County, California, U.S.
Occupation
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • make-up artist
  • model
  • fashion designer
  • DJ
  • actor
Years active 2006–present

Musical career

Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
Labels
Website jeffreestarcosmetics.com

Jeffree Star (born Jeffrey Lynn Steininger on November 15, 1985) is an American singer-songwriter, make-up artist, fashion designer and model from Orange County, California. He started his music career on MySpace with over 25 million plays on his self-released music. After releasing two extended plays, Star released his debut album, Beauty Killer (2009), under Popsicle Records. Star is also known for his fashion line, Beauty Forever, and transgressive, gender-bending appearance and persona.[1][2][3][4]

Early life

Jeffree Star was born in Los Angeles County, California.[5] His father died when Star was 6 years old; subsequently he was raised solely by his mother, a model who frequently went on assignments. As a child, Star regularly began experimenting with his mother's makeup and convinced her to let him wear it to school when he was in junior high.[1] He moved to Los Angeles following his graduation from high school, supporting himself with various makeup, modeling, and music jobs.[6][7] He later recalled spending his time on weekends "using a fake ID to attend Hollywood clubs dressed in mini dresses and nine inch high heels where celebrities would contract [Star] for makeup work at their homes", or "hiring [Star] as a model."[8] Star reports that his weekend socializing at clubs and the makeup advice he offered eventually led to his modeling career.[8]

Career

Star used popular social networking website MySpace to further both his music as well as fashion design career. Star also used MySpace for blogging about his life while making social commentary on "self-image and confidence",[9] fame, beauty and life. Star had built up a fan base on several websites but convinced many to join him on MySpace, giving his MySpace profile a large number of "friends" from the beginning.[1] His MySpace photo shoots would frequently get over 50,000 comments when posted,[1] and by November 2006, he was recognized as MySpace's most connected profile personality. Star also gained fame as one of the most popular unsigned artists with the daily rankings placing him in the top tier[10] on MySpace.

Star's music career as an electronica and pop vocalist began when he befriended Peaches' drummer Samantha Maloney who encouraged him to make music.[1] His first two solo tracks "We Want Cunt" and "Straight Boys" were co-written with Samantha Maloney and singer Jessicka from Scarling.. During the summer of 2007, Star was advertised as a part of the True Colors Tour 2007,[11] which traveled through 15 cities in the United States and Canada.[12] The tour, sponsored by the LGBT Logo channel, began on June 8, 2007 to coincide with Pride month.[12]

In 2009, Star released his first studio LP Beauty Killer, which was described by allmusic reviewer Pemberton Roach as "a fun, no-frills dance-pop record" and "a harmlessly naughty guilty pleasure".[13]

In 2010, Star and Detox appeared in the second version of Kesha's music video for the song "Take It Off".[14]

In 2014, Jeffree Star launched his own cosmetics brand called Jeffree Star Cosmetics.

Star has worked with several other musical performers, including Breathe Carolina, Blood on the Dance Floor (duo), Nicki Minaj, Deuce,[15] Millionaires,[16] and Larry Tee.[17]

Discography

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Hella Crazy Himself
2015 What Now Victoria

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2007–2011 LA Ink Himself "Kat's in Love" (Season 1, episode 10)
"Tats for Japan" (Season 4, episode 16)
2007 Spread Entertainment Himself Season 1, episode 11
2007–2008 Video on Trial Himself "Totally '80s Video on Trial" (Season 2, episode 20)
Archive; "Video on Trial: 100!" (Season 4, Episode 4)

Commercials

Year Company and product Notes Ref.
2015 Jeffree Star Cosmetics Commercial for Jeffree Star Cosmetics Velour Liquid Lipstick which features the song "Catwalk". [18]

Tours

Concert tours
Cosmetics tour

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Immediato, Linda (May 9, 2007). "Jeffree Star – The fairest one of all". LA Weekly. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Jeffree Star – tickets, tour dates, news". Allgigs.co.uk. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
  3. ↑ Bolter, Helen (November 29, 2007). "Let's Talk About C*NT! - Jeffree Star". Gigwise. Archived from the original on December 19, 2008. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
  4. ↑ Haglund, David. "Tila Tequila, the first star of MySpace. - Slate Magazine". Slate.com. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
  5. ↑ "California Births, 1905–1995". Family Tree Legends. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
  6. ↑ "LAist Interview: Jeffree Star". laist. March 10, 2008. Retrieved November 12, 2010.
  7. ↑ "SOME TRUTH FOR YOU...". Buzznet. Jeffree Star's Official Website.
  8. 1 2 Star, Jeffree (July 20, 2007). "Jeffree Star's MySpace profile". MySpace. Archived from the original on September 11, 2007. Retrieved May 28, 2010.
  9. ↑ Emonds, Craig (April 2, 2007). "MySpace continues to expedite music careers". South End Newspaper. Retrieved July 21, 2007.
  10. ↑ Weiner, Jonah (April 11, 2006). "Tila Tequila for President". Slate. Retrieved July 29, 2006.
  11. ↑ Naff, Lycia (June 23, 2007). "Britney to Join Cyndi Lauper's Tour for Surprise Show – Britney Spears". People.com. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
  12. 1 2 "Internet Archive Wayback Machine". Wayback.archive.org. September 30, 2007. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
  13. ↑ "Beauty Killer". allmusic.com. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
  14. ↑ Lecaro, Lina. "Which Flamboyant LA Underground Characters Are Infiltrating the Mainstream? And Which One is the Next Cross(dressing)over Star?". www.laweekly.com. LA Weekly. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  15. ↑ "Deuce Nine Lives". sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
  16. ↑ "Review:Millionaires Ft. Jeffree Star – Catch Me If You Can (Single)". Hit The Floor Magazine. April 4, 2011. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
  17. ↑ "Larry Tee Club Badd review". allmusic.com. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
  18. ↑ "Jeffree Star Cosmetics – Velour Liquid Lipstick commercial". Retrieved June 21, 2015.

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