14 Facts About Neal Medlyn

Neal Medlyn's works include Champagne Jerry, his reenactment of a Beyonce concert DVD, his Pop Star Series of performance pieces, and his work in the variety show, Our Hit Parade.

Neal Medlyn has appeared on Bridget Everett's Comedy Central special, in the online series People Are Detectives, and in video work by the artist Guy Richards Smit.

Neal Medlyn studied theater at Kilgore College and worked as an actor at the Texas Shakespeare Festival.

Neal Medlyn received a bachelor's degree from Stephen F Austin State University in 1999.

Neal Medlyn has published personal essays about coming out as bisexual and about how the Gathering of the Juggalos helped him understand his Pentecostal upbringing.

Neal Medlyn performed in punk and noise bands in East Texas and was part of an avant-garde music scene in Nacogdoches, Texas, before moving to Austin, Texas, in 1999.

Neal Medlyn was named "Mr Lower East Side" in 2003.

In 2005, Medlyn became a regular in the show Automatic Vaudeville at Ars Nova, performing alongside VIDS, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Billy Eichner, and the show hosts, Bridget Everett and Kenny Mellman.

Neal Medlyn was cast as a dancer by Adrienne Truscott in they will use the highways in 2000 and appeared in three dances choreographed by David Neumann, including "feedforward".

Neal Medlyn designed sound for Miguel Gutierrez, winning a 2010 Bessie Award as part of the creative team for Gutierrez's "Last Meadow".

Neal Medlyn was one of the co-founders and co-hosts of Our Hit Parade, a monthly top-ten pop music countdown show which ran for five years at Joe's Pub.

In 2013, Neal Medlyn began performing as the rapper Champagne Jerry at venues including the Brooklyn Academy of Music, The Kitchen, New York Live Arts, Union Pool, and Pianos.

Neal Medlyn was profiled in Rolling Stone, Brooklyn Vegan, and Interview.

Neal Medlyn has posted several videos on YouTube, including one for "Yo Kev" that features Adam Horovitz, Murray Hill, and Bridget Everett.