1. Charlie Hides was born on 12 July 1964 and is a British-American drag queen, impersonator, actor, and comedian.
21 Facts About Charlie Hides
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Charlie Hides has produced hundreds of videos satirizing popular culture, and impersonating celebrities such as Cher, Madonna, Lady Gaga, and Lana Del Rey.
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Charlie Hides was born in Boston, Massachusetts on 12 July 1964.
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Charlie Hides attended the Massachusetts College of Art and Design.
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Charlie Hides is gay, and in 2004 married his partner James Charlie Hides in the town of Provincetown, Massachusetts.
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Charlie Hides began as a successful drag act in Provincetown, Massachusetts in the 1990s.
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Charlie Hides started a YouTube channel after high-definition video uploading became available on the website.
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In 2013, Charlie Hides uploaded a sketch that starred Australian singer and actress Kylie Minogue.
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Charlie Hides impersonated Cher during a telephone call with Minogue.
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In 2015, Charlie Hides starred on the TV show Big Brother's Bit on the Side, where he impersonated celebrities whilst commenting on Celebrity Big Brother contestants.
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Charlie Hides had a cameo role in the film Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie, as a drag performer.
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In 2014, The Charlie Hides Show aired on London Live as a pilot show, incorporating elements from his live performances and YouTube channel.
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Charlie Hides has occasionally drawn the attention of some of the acts that he impersonates.
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Charlie Hides has stated that Liza Minnelli, Elton John and Kris Jenner have been "very kind".
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In 2019, Charlie Hides' began regularly performing and hosting 'Drag Queen Bingo' and saw instant success with every show selling out that he began taking it across the United Kingdom.
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On 2 February 2017, Logo TV announced that Charlie Hides would participate as a contestant in the ninth season of American reality competition RuPaul's Drag Race.
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Aged 52 at the time of competing, Charlie Hides was the oldest contestant to participate in any Drag Race franchise.
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Charlie Hides was placed in the bottom two by the judges, and therefore had to participate in a "Lip-Sync for Your Life" to Britney Spears' "I Wanna Go" against fellow contestant Trinity Taylor.
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Charlie Hides commented on the lip-sync, saying that the self-described "disaster" was a result of having a fractured rib, due to a cheerleading challenge several episodes prior.
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The morning after his elimination, Charlie Hides uploaded a music video for his new single, "The Dame".
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In December 2015, Charlie Hides was accused of using blackface and ethnic stereotypes to represent one of his characters, Laquisha Jonz.