The Fabulous Wonder Twins
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The Fabulous Wonder Twins—Gay entertainment personalities, Louis Alberto Campos and Carlos Eduardo Campos, (born October 28, 1967) in San Salvador
, the capital city of El Salvador
—are a pair of gay
fraternal twin brothers who have been featured in MTV
music video
s, made cameos
on film and television
motion pictures and have appeared on several talk show
s, from The Jerry Springer Show
to The Geraldo Rivera Show. The Twins have also participated in several fashion show
s, performance art
pieces, gay pride parades, and club
appearances from Los Angeles
to New York City
and across the Atlantic
, some of these have been fundraisers for AIDS
charities
and organizations. In addition, the Twins have been photographed for various gay-oriented and fashion
-related American
and Europe
an magazine
s. The Los Angeles Times printed a full two-page Life & Style article, its front page titled "2 Wild and Crazy Guys".
Due to their extensive representation of the LGBT community in the media
, their collaborations for the same and overall achievements as drag performers
, The Twins were recently inducted into the Drag Queen Hall of Fame. According to Michelle Lolli, style editor and club columnist for Urb Magazine, "To be a truly successful club kid, one has to have talent and creativity behind the wild facade. Everyone from here to New York says how wonderful The Wonder Twins are!"
's capital city, San Salvador
. Four years later, their mother traveled to Los Angeles
, leaving the twins behind with Dominga Campos, their great grandmother
. Louis and Carlos wouldn't be reunited with their mother until the age of twelve. Their half brother from a previous relationship was also left in the custody of their great grandmother.
for years to come, by male teenagers from the neighborhood. The very young Louis and Carlos became conditioned to the frequent sexual assault
s, not at all aware of any wrong doings, confusing this crime with love
and affection.
Civil unrest
began taking place in the late 1970s in El Salvador. It was the beginning of the Salvadoran Civil War between the military-led government and the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front
. As children, Louis and Carlos began experiencing first-hand the horrors of war. Having to duck under classroom desks when government planes and helicopters flew by, shooting down at the advancing coalition of guerilla fighters
. The twins encountered decapitated
bodies laying on the ground as they walked around their town. It became normal to see a dismembered body on the ground when going to—or coming from—school.
In early 1982 the twins' mother traveled back to El Salvador with her infant
daughter, the twins' little sister. They flew back to Los Angeles
sometime later. This time, the twins and their older half brother weren't left behind.
, with his wife and children. He was only available on weekends for the Campos', who by then made Monrovia, California
, their new hometown. When drunk, their father would make loud comparisons between his other children and them, putting the twins down, ridiculing them in front of others, telling some of his friends that his twins were a pair of maricones (Spanish for faggots). The twins avoided their father for decades to come.
Their mother wasn't aware of the twins' pre-existing & prolonged sexual abuse
and war trauma
, didn't realize they were in need for attention, for some extra attention. Naturally, Louis and Carlos felt like outsiders, they resented that. Still yearning for that extra bit of attention, Louis and Carlos, then attending Monrovia High School
, began arriving at school sporting a bit strange of a look. They were physically attacked
on a couple of occasions, after school. They would return the following morning, wearing black lipstick and carrying lighter backpacks, to be able to run faster, if need be.
During their sophomore
year, Louis and Carlos befriended fellow classmate Cindy Kay Hollems. The three started hitting the clubs
. Marilyn's Backstreet in Pasadena, The Network One in Glendale
, and The Grand Central Station in Pomona
became weekend stomping grounds. A mere beginning to what would become a lifelong spin on the dance floor. Louis Campos and Cindy Kay Hollems became romantically involved. These high school sweethearts would carry out a committed relationship that would last nearly 15 years, producing three kids; daughters Cassandra (b. 1988), Belladonna (b. 1991), and son Alexis (b. 1996).
. In due time, they would become permanent faces in and around West Hollywood clubs and events, but it wasn't until the early 1990s when they started to appear in music video
s, gay publications, fashion show
s, pride parades, talk show
s, and primetime. At times surprising their followers with cameo appearance
s in mainstream films such as Eraser
, where the Twins are seen in their full regalia flirting
with Arnold Schwarzenegger
.
By this time, the Twins had traveled to New York
on a couple of occasions to go partying with their East Coast
counterparts; Michael Alig
, Heatherette's Richie Rich
, Ernie Glam, Sophia Lamar, and others, at The Limelight
. New York's ProJect X Magazine and Ernie Glam flew the Twins and friend Shava Slander back to New York to part take in the first ever club kid Style Summit in 1993. They were also flown to Orlando
's The Club @ Firestone, and to San Francisco's Club Papi, among other gay
mecca locations.
Years earlier as children, having run into their room when their father called them maricones in front of their party guests, their tears only ceased by a televised performance of singer Alaska
, idolized by both. Years later, they would befriend her and be invited to join La Familia Help to perform on stage at annual International AIDS Day
functions in Madrid
, which included Spanish
director
Pedro Almodovar
, actors Rossy de Palma
and Bibí Andersen
, drag performers
Las Diabeticas Aceleradas and creative director Danny Panullo, among many other active artists and performers
from Spain.
The Fabulous Wonder Twins were crowned Kings
of a West Coast Style Summit held in San Diego
, 1994. In 1998, They were awarded "Best Parade Float Entry" at the West Hollywood Gay Pride Parade
. They continued taking part in what became known as The Klub Kids Scene
, making rounds of club appearances, some paid, some not, in just one single night. Their strong visual presence made them 'must have' elements for club
promoters and rave
organizers.
Continuing with their well-celebrated nightlife status, The Fabulous Wonder Twins went on to record what's considered a 'bitch talk' dance track titled "Paso A Paso", produced by Byron Brizuela in Los Angeles, California
. The song, already uploaded onto various web video channels, doesn't have an official release date. The web video version of "Paso A Paso", a colorful and fast-moving picture montage, presents a most alluring collection of striking poses; The Fabulous Wonder Twins in the company of some of their friends and other notables (i.e., Alaska
, Michael Alig
, Pedro Almodovar
, Bibí Andersen
, Rossy de Palma
, Cindy Crawford
and former club-kid, now Heatherette's
fashion designer and entrepreneur Richie Rich
). Recorded in their native Spanish, they have called it a "shout out
" to all Latin Gay Pride worldwide.
The Fabulous Wonder Twins also recorded "Love, Glitter And Glamour!", turning their own slogan into a dance chant. Produced again by Byron Brizuela. This time backed up by Atlanta's Kimbu Kimra. "Love, Glitter And Glamour!" has yet to be released.
year at Monrovia High School
, Louis Alberto Campos and his twin brother, Carlos Eduardo Campos, met a Cindy Kay Hollems. Sharing art classes
, they became very good friends. On many occasions they failed to report to school, deciding to take the day off, they headed to the beach instead. The three started venturing out into the club scene
on weekends. Spending so much time together, at school and after school, provoked a romantic relationship between Louis Campos and Cindy Hollems. The two began living together
shortly after graduation
. The couple have three children; daughters Cassandra Marie Campos (Oct. 10, 1988) and Belladonna Dee Campos (Dec. 27, 1991) and son Alexis Levonne Campos (Oct. 13, 1996).
Louis Alberto Campos and Cindy Kay Hollems, devoted
parent
s who never missed any of their kids' school
function
s, always showing up together for teacher-parent conferences
, began to experience trouble
in their relationship
in late 1998, this happening a little more than a decade after initially meeting. In an attempt to salvage
what had been a long lasting and productive common-law marriage
, the two decided to wed. They were married on September 30, 2000. Four months later, what had finally become a legally-recognized
union between the two, existed no more.
Today, after resolving
the many issues resulting from their break-up
, having overcome the emotional collapses
and meltdowns
all suffered by the termination
of their relationship
, Louis Campos and Cindy Hollems, now going as Cindy Campos, have become the best of friends. They continue living in the same household
with their children. Daughters Cassandra and Belladonna have stated to be very proud
of their gay father
. Cindy Campos and her own parent
s are very supportive
as well. They wish him joy and happiness and want him not to be ashamed
, but proud
and confident
.
wardrobe originated from them both, it is Carlos Eduardo Campos the one responsible for the actual conception
of each ensemble, which always needs to be in identical
sets of two. Self-taught
, Carlos Campos became an astute artist
of needle and thread
, elaborating any particular design agreed upon by the two, this sometimes requiring pattern
creations from scratch.
Not tied
to a wife and kids, and much more comfortable with his own sexuality
from the get-go, Carlos Eduardo Campos has been able to experience his own lengthy relationship with a member of the same sex
.
Recognized as a member of The LGBT
Community that rears
no children, only being responsible for himself and his own expenses. As part of that selective group of consumers viewed by marketing research
es and studies as having access to much higher levels of disposable income, Carlos Campos has managed to become quite a world traveler
, visiting most of South America
and setting foot on just about every Member State
of the European Union
; from Portugal
to Finland
, from The United Kingdom to The Island of Mykonos
in Greece
.
s) that lived at home. Their father died recently. Twin Carlos and the twins' younger sister were at his bedside, both holding each one of his hands. "Forgive me for not being the type of son you wanted me to be" the twin told their father as he took his last breath of life.
San Salvador
The city of San Salvador the capital and largest city of El Salvador, which has been designated a Gamma World City. Its complete name is La Ciudad de Gran San Salvador...
, the capital city of El Salvador
El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
—are a pair of gay
Gay
Gay is a word that refers to a homosexual person, especially a homosexual male. For homosexual women the specific term is "lesbian"....
fraternal twin brothers who have been featured in MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
s, made cameos
Cameo appearance
A cameo role or cameo appearance is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the performing arts, such as plays, films, video games and television...
on film and television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
motion pictures and have appeared on several talk show
Talk show
A talk show or chat show is a television program or radio program where one person discuss various topics put forth by a talk show host....
s, from The Jerry Springer Show
The Jerry Springer Show
The Jerry Springer Show is a syndicated television tabloid talk show hosted by Jerry Springer, a former politician, broadcast in the United States and other countries...
to The Geraldo Rivera Show. The Twins have also participated in several fashion show
Fashion show
A fashion show is an event put on by a fashion designer to showcase his or her upcoming line of clothing during Fashion Week. Fashion shows debut every season, particularly the Spring/Summer and Fall/Winter seasons. This is where the latest fashion trends are made...
s, performance art
Performance art
In art, performance art is a performance presented to an audience, traditionally interdisciplinary. Performance may be either scripted or unscripted, random or carefully orchestrated; spontaneous or otherwise carefully planned with or without audience participation. The performance can be live or...
pieces, gay pride parades, and club
Nightclub
A nightclub is an entertainment venue which usually operates late into the night...
appearances from Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
to New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
and across the Atlantic
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
, some of these have been fundraisers for AIDS
AIDS
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus...
charities
Charitable organization
A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization . It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization (NPO). It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A...
and organizations. In addition, the Twins have been photographed for various gay-oriented and fashion
Fashion
Fashion, a general term for a currently popular style or practice, especially in clothing, foot wear, or accessories. Fashion references to anything that is the current trend in look and dress up of a person...
-related American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an magazine
Magazine
Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...
s. The Los Angeles Times printed a full two-page Life & Style article, its front page titled "2 Wild and Crazy Guys".
Due to their extensive representation of the LGBT community in the media
Mass media
Mass media refers collectively to all media technologies which are intended to reach a large audience via mass communication. Broadcast media transmit their information electronically and comprise of television, film and radio, movies, CDs, DVDs and some other gadgets like cameras or video consoles...
, their collaborations for the same and overall achievements as drag performers
Drag (clothing)
Drag is used for any clothing carrying symbolic significance but usually referring to the clothing associated with one gender role when worn by a person of another gender. The origin of the term "drag" is unknown, but it may have originated in Polari, a gay street argot in England in the early...
, The Twins were recently inducted into the Drag Queen Hall of Fame. According to Michelle Lolli, style editor and club columnist for Urb Magazine, "To be a truly successful club kid, one has to have talent and creativity behind the wild facade. Everyone from here to New York says how wonderful The Wonder Twins are!"
Biography
Louis Alberto Campos and his 15-minutes-younger brother Carlos Eduardo Campos were born on October 28, 1967, in El SalvadorEl Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
's capital city, San Salvador
San Salvador
The city of San Salvador the capital and largest city of El Salvador, which has been designated a Gamma World City. Its complete name is La Ciudad de Gran San Salvador...
. Four years later, their mother traveled to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, leaving the twins behind with Dominga Campos, their great grandmother
Grandparent
Grandparents are the parents of a person's own parent, whether that be a father or a mother. Every sexually-reproducing creature who is not a genetic chimera has a maximum of four genetic grandparents, eight genetic great-grandparents, sixteen genetic great-great-grandparents, etc...
. Louis and Carlos wouldn't be reunited with their mother until the age of twelve. Their half brother from a previous relationship was also left in the custody of their great grandmother.
Early life in El Salvador
At the age of seven, Louis and Carlos would became victims of child sexual abuseChild sexual abuse
Child sexual abuse is a form of child abuse in which an adult or older adolescent uses a child for sexual stimulation. Forms of child sexual abuse include asking or pressuring a child to engage in sexual activities , indecent exposure with intent to gratify their own sexual desires or to...
for years to come, by male teenagers from the neighborhood. The very young Louis and Carlos became conditioned to the frequent sexual assault
Sexual assault
Sexual assault is an assault of a sexual nature on another person, or any sexual act committed without consent. Although sexual assaults most frequently are by a man on a woman, it may involve any combination of two or more men, women and children....
s, not at all aware of any wrong doings, confusing this crime with love
Love
Love is an emotion of strong affection and personal attachment. In philosophical context, love is a virtue representing all of human kindness, compassion, and affection. Love is central to many religions, as in the Christian phrase, "God is love" or Agape in the Canonical gospels...
and affection.
Civil unrest
Civil disorder
Civil disorder, also known as civil unrest or civil strife, is a broad term that is typically used by law enforcement to describe one or more forms of disturbance caused by a group of people. Civil disturbance is typically a symptom of, and a form of protest against, major socio-political problems;...
began taking place in the late 1970s in El Salvador. It was the beginning of the Salvadoran Civil War between the military-led government and the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front
Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front
The Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front is, since 1992, a left-wing political party in El Salvador and formerly a coalition of five revolutionary guerrilla organizations...
. As children, Louis and Carlos began experiencing first-hand the horrors of war. Having to duck under classroom desks when government planes and helicopters flew by, shooting down at the advancing coalition of guerilla fighters
Guerrilla warfare
Guerrilla warfare is a form of irregular warfare and refers to conflicts in which a small group of combatants including, but not limited to, armed civilians use military tactics, such as ambushes, sabotage, raids, the element of surprise, and extraordinary mobility to harass a larger and...
. The twins encountered decapitated
Decapitation
Decapitation is the separation of the head from the body. Beheading typically refers to the act of intentional decapitation, e.g., as a means of murder or execution; it may be accomplished, for example, with an axe, sword, knife, wire, or by other more sophisticated means such as a guillotine...
bodies laying on the ground as they walked around their town. It became normal to see a dismembered body on the ground when going to—or coming from—school.
In early 1982 the twins' mother traveled back to El Salvador with her infant
Infant
A newborn or baby is the very young offspring of a human or other mammal. A newborn is an infant who is within hours, days, or up to a few weeks from birth. In medical contexts, newborn or neonate refers to an infant in the first 28 days after birth...
daughter, the twins' little sister. They flew back to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
sometime later. This time, the twins and their older half brother weren't left behind.
Emigration to the United States
Upon their arrival to Los Angeles, the twins came to discover an unloving father who juggled two households at the same time. Their father lived nearby in Pasadena, CaliforniaPasadena, California
Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Although famous for hosting the annual Rose Bowl football game and Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena is the home to many scientific and cultural institutions, including the California Institute of Technology , the Jet...
, with his wife and children. He was only available on weekends for the Campos', who by then made Monrovia, California
Monrovia, California
Monrovia is a city located in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains in the San Gabriel Valley of Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 36,590 at the 2010 census, down from 36,929 at the 2000 census...
, their new hometown. When drunk, their father would make loud comparisons between his other children and them, putting the twins down, ridiculing them in front of others, telling some of his friends that his twins were a pair of maricones (Spanish for faggots). The twins avoided their father for decades to come.
Their mother wasn't aware of the twins' pre-existing & prolonged sexual abuse
Sexual abuse
Sexual abuse, also referred to as molestation, is the forcing of undesired sexual behavior by one person upon another. When that force is immediate, of short duration, or infrequent, it is called sexual assault. The offender is referred to as a sexual abuser or molester...
and war trauma
Psychological trauma
Psychological trauma is a type of damage to the psyche that occurs as a result of a traumatic event...
, didn't realize they were in need for attention, for some extra attention. Naturally, Louis and Carlos felt like outsiders, they resented that. Still yearning for that extra bit of attention, Louis and Carlos, then attending Monrovia High School
Monrovia High School
Monrovia High School is a public high school located in Monrovia, California, a northeastern suburb of Los Angeles. Monrovia High School is the only 9-12 comprehensive high school in the Monrovia Unified School District...
, began arriving at school sporting a bit strange of a look. They were physically attacked
Battery (crime)
Battery is a criminal offense involving unlawful physical contact, distinct from assault which is the fear of such contact.In the United States, criminal battery, or simply battery, is the use of force against another, resulting in harmful or offensive contact...
on a couple of occasions, after school. They would return the following morning, wearing black lipstick and carrying lighter backpacks, to be able to run faster, if need be.
During their sophomore
Sophomore
Sophomore is a term used in the United States to describe a student in the second year of study at high school or university.The word is also used as a synonym for "second", for the second album or EP released by a musician or group, the second movie of a director, or the second season of a...
year, Louis and Carlos befriended fellow classmate Cindy Kay Hollems. The three started hitting the clubs
Nightclub
A nightclub is an entertainment venue which usually operates late into the night...
. Marilyn's Backstreet in Pasadena, The Network One in Glendale
Glendale, California
Glendale is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2010 Census, the city population is 191,719, down from 194,973 at the 2000 census. making it the third largest city in Los Angeles County and the 22nd largest city in the state of California...
, and The Grand Central Station in Pomona
Pomona, California
-2010:The 2010 United States Census reported that Pomona had a population of 149,058, a slight decline from the 2000 census population. The population density was 6,491.2 people per square mile...
became weekend stomping grounds. A mere beginning to what would become a lifelong spin on the dance floor. Louis Campos and Cindy Kay Hollems became romantically involved. These high school sweethearts would carry out a committed relationship that would last nearly 15 years, producing three kids; daughters Cassandra (b. 1988), Belladonna (b. 1991), and son Alexis (b. 1996).
Club scene
Soon after graduating from high school, Louis and Carlos began to show up at the many other clubs throughout the Greater Los Angeles AreaGreater Los Angeles Area
The Greater Los Angeles Area, or the Southland, is a term used for the Combined Statistical Area sprawled over five counties in the southern part of California, namely Los Angeles County, Orange County, San Bernardino County, Riverside County and Ventura County...
. In due time, they would become permanent faces in and around West Hollywood clubs and events, but it wasn't until the early 1990s when they started to appear in music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
s, gay publications, fashion show
Fashion show
A fashion show is an event put on by a fashion designer to showcase his or her upcoming line of clothing during Fashion Week. Fashion shows debut every season, particularly the Spring/Summer and Fall/Winter seasons. This is where the latest fashion trends are made...
s, pride parades, talk show
Talk show
A talk show or chat show is a television program or radio program where one person discuss various topics put forth by a talk show host....
s, and primetime. At times surprising their followers with cameo appearance
Cameo appearance
A cameo role or cameo appearance is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the performing arts, such as plays, films, video games and television...
s in mainstream films such as Eraser
Eraser
An eraser or rubber is an article of stationery that is used for rubbing out pencil markings. Erasers have a rubbery consistency and are often white or pink, although modern materials allow them to be made in any color. Many pencils are equipped with an eraser on one end...
, where the Twins are seen in their full regalia flirting
Flirting
Flirting is a playful, romantic, or sexual overture by one person to another subtly indicating an interest in a deeper relationship with the other person, and can involve verbal communication as well as body language...
with Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger is an Austrian-American former professional bodybuilder, actor, businessman, investor, and politician. Schwarzenegger served as the 38th Governor of California from 2003 until 2011....
.
By this time, the Twins had traveled to New York
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
on a couple of occasions to go partying with their East Coast
East Coast of the United States
The East Coast of the United States, also known as the Eastern Seaboard, refers to the easternmost coastal states in the United States, which touch the Atlantic Ocean and stretch up to Canada. The term includes the U.S...
counterparts; Michael Alig
Michael Alig
Michael Alig is the co-founding member of the Club Kids, a group of young clubgoers led by long time best friend James St. James and Alig in the late 1980s and early 1990s...
, Heatherette's Richie Rich
Heatherette
Heatherette is a fashion company and design house run by and former Club Kid Richie Rich, located in New York City. Heatherette came out with a bang in 1999 when they began collaborating on t-shirts and leather goods as a hobby on their living room floor...
, Ernie Glam, Sophia Lamar, and others, at The Limelight
The Limelight
The Limelight is the name of a chain of nightclubs that were owned and operated by Peter Gatien, located in Atlanta, Hollywood, Florida, and London, and formerly in New York City and Chicago.-History:...
. New York's ProJect X Magazine and Ernie Glam flew the Twins and friend Shava Slander back to New York to part take in the first ever club kid Style Summit in 1993. They were also flown to Orlando
Orlando
Orlando is a major city in the U.S. state of Florida.Orlando may also refer to-Places:* in Florida** Orlando, a major city** Greater Orlando, the 27th-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
's The Club @ Firestone, and to San Francisco's Club Papi, among other gay
Gay
Gay is a word that refers to a homosexual person, especially a homosexual male. For homosexual women the specific term is "lesbian"....
mecca locations.
Years earlier as children, having run into their room when their father called them maricones in front of their party guests, their tears only ceased by a televised performance of singer Alaska
Alaska (singer)
Alaska is a Spanish - Mexican singer, dj, and TV personality famous in Spain and Latin America. She was of the main characters in the so called Movida the cultural movement following the Franco dictatorship in Spain...
, idolized by both. Years later, they would befriend her and be invited to join La Familia Help to perform on stage at annual International AIDS Day
World AIDS Day
World AIDS Day, observed December 1 every year, is dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection. Government and health officials observe the day, often with speeches or forums on the AIDS topics. Since 1995, the President of the United States has made an...
functions in Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, which included Spanish
Spanish people
The Spanish are citizens of the Kingdom of Spain. Within Spain, there are also a number of vigorous nationalisms and regionalisms, reflecting the country's complex history....
director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
Pedro Almodovar
Pedro Almodóvar
Pedro Almodóvar Caballero is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer.Almodóvar is arguably the most successful and internationally known Spanish filmmaker of his generation. His films, marked by complex narratives, employ the codes of melodrama and use elements of pop culture, popular...
, actors Rossy de Palma
Rossy de Palma
Rossy de Palma, is a Spanish actress. Described by many as a Picasso come-to-life, Rossy de Palma broke the rules of beauty in 1988 when she starred in Pedro Almodóvar’s Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown and became a model and muse for designers like Jean-Paul Gaultier, Thierry Mugler, and...
and Bibí Andersen
Bibiana Fernández
Bibiana Fernández, also known as Bibí Andersen is a Spanish actress and model.- Biography :She was born as a boy called Manuel and spent her childhood in Malaga. She later went to Barcelona to fulfill her dream of being an artist...
, drag performers
Drag (clothing)
Drag is used for any clothing carrying symbolic significance but usually referring to the clothing associated with one gender role when worn by a person of another gender. The origin of the term "drag" is unknown, but it may have originated in Polari, a gay street argot in England in the early...
Las Diabeticas Aceleradas and creative director Danny Panullo, among many other active artists and performers
Performing arts
The performing arts are those forms art which differ from the plastic arts insofar as the former uses the artist's own body, face, and presence as a medium, and the latter uses materials such as clay, metal or paint which can be molded or transformed to create some physical art object...
from Spain.
The Fabulous Wonder Twins were crowned Kings
Beauty contest
A beauty pageant or beauty contest, is a competition that mainly focuses on the physical beauty of its contestants, although such contests often incorporate personality, talent, and answers to judges' questions as judged criteria...
of a West Coast Style Summit held in San Diego
San Diego, California
San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round...
, 1994. In 1998, They were awarded "Best Parade Float Entry" at the West Hollywood Gay Pride Parade
Christopher Street West
Christopher Street West is the non-profit organization that produces the Los Angeles LGBT Pride Celebration held every June in its host city of West Hollywood, California, USA....
. They continued taking part in what became known as The Klub Kids Scene
Club Kids
The Club Kids were a group of young New York City club personalities mostly led by Michael Alig and James St. James in the late 1980s and early 1990s...
, making rounds of club appearances, some paid, some not, in just one single night. Their strong visual presence made them 'must have' elements for club
Nightclub
A nightclub is an entertainment venue which usually operates late into the night...
promoters and rave
Rave
Rave, rave dance, and rave party are parties that originated mostly from acid house parties, which featured fast-paced electronic music and light shows. At these parties people dance and socialize to dance music played by disc jockeys and occasionally live performers...
organizers.
Continuing with their well-celebrated nightlife status, The Fabulous Wonder Twins went on to record what's considered a 'bitch talk' dance track titled "Paso A Paso", produced by Byron Brizuela in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
. The song, already uploaded onto various web video channels, doesn't have an official release date. The web video version of "Paso A Paso", a colorful and fast-moving picture montage, presents a most alluring collection of striking poses; The Fabulous Wonder Twins in the company of some of their friends and other notables (i.e., Alaska
Alaska (singer)
Alaska is a Spanish - Mexican singer, dj, and TV personality famous in Spain and Latin America. She was of the main characters in the so called Movida the cultural movement following the Franco dictatorship in Spain...
, Michael Alig
Michael Alig
Michael Alig is the co-founding member of the Club Kids, a group of young clubgoers led by long time best friend James St. James and Alig in the late 1980s and early 1990s...
, Pedro Almodovar
Pedro Almodóvar
Pedro Almodóvar Caballero is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer.Almodóvar is arguably the most successful and internationally known Spanish filmmaker of his generation. His films, marked by complex narratives, employ the codes of melodrama and use elements of pop culture, popular...
, Bibí Andersen
Bibiana Fernández
Bibiana Fernández, also known as Bibí Andersen is a Spanish actress and model.- Biography :She was born as a boy called Manuel and spent her childhood in Malaga. She later went to Barcelona to fulfill her dream of being an artist...
, Rossy de Palma
Rossy de Palma
Rossy de Palma, is a Spanish actress. Described by many as a Picasso come-to-life, Rossy de Palma broke the rules of beauty in 1988 when she starred in Pedro Almodóvar’s Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown and became a model and muse for designers like Jean-Paul Gaultier, Thierry Mugler, and...
, Cindy Crawford
Cindy Crawford
Cynthia Ann "Cindy" Crawford is an American model. Known for her trademark mole just above her lip, Crawford has adorned hundreds of magazine covers throughout her career. She was named #3 on VH1's 40 Hottest Hotties of the 90s...
and former club-kid, now Heatherette's
Heatherette
Heatherette is a fashion company and design house run by and former Club Kid Richie Rich, located in New York City. Heatherette came out with a bang in 1999 when they began collaborating on t-shirts and leather goods as a hobby on their living room floor...
fashion designer and entrepreneur Richie Rich
Heatherette
Heatherette is a fashion company and design house run by and former Club Kid Richie Rich, located in New York City. Heatherette came out with a bang in 1999 when they began collaborating on t-shirts and leather goods as a hobby on their living room floor...
). Recorded in their native Spanish, they have called it a "shout out
Message
A message in its most general meaning is an object of communication. It is a vessel which provides information. Yet, it can also be this information. Therefore, its meaning is dependent upon the context in which it is used; the term may apply to both the information and its form...
" to all Latin Gay Pride worldwide.
The Fabulous Wonder Twins also recorded "Love, Glitter And Glamour!", turning their own slogan into a dance chant. Produced again by Byron Brizuela. This time backed up by Atlanta's Kimbu Kimra. "Love, Glitter And Glamour!" has yet to be released.
Louis Alberto Campos
During SophomoreSophomore
Sophomore is a term used in the United States to describe a student in the second year of study at high school or university.The word is also used as a synonym for "second", for the second album or EP released by a musician or group, the second movie of a director, or the second season of a...
year at Monrovia High School
Monrovia High School
Monrovia High School is a public high school located in Monrovia, California, a northeastern suburb of Los Angeles. Monrovia High School is the only 9-12 comprehensive high school in the Monrovia Unified School District...
, Louis Alberto Campos and his twin brother, Carlos Eduardo Campos, met a Cindy Kay Hollems. Sharing art classes
Art education
Art education is the area of learning that is based upon the visual, tangible arts—drawing, painting, sculpture, and design in jewelry, pottery, weaving, fabrics, etc. and design applied to more practical fields such as commercial graphics and home furnishings...
, they became very good friends. On many occasions they failed to report to school, deciding to take the day off, they headed to the beach instead. The three started venturing out into the club scene
Nightclub
A nightclub is an entertainment venue which usually operates late into the night...
on weekends. Spending so much time together, at school and after school, provoked a romantic relationship between Louis Campos and Cindy Hollems. The two began living together
Common-law marriage
Common-law marriage, sometimes called sui juris marriage, informal marriage or marriage by habit and repute, is a form of interpersonal status that is legally recognized in limited jurisdictions as a marriage even though no legally recognized marriage ceremony is performed or civil marriage...
shortly after graduation
Graduation
Graduation is the action of receiving or conferring an academic degree or the ceremony that is sometimes associated, where students become Graduates. Before the graduation, candidates are referred to as Graduands. The date of graduation is often called degree day. The graduation itself is also...
. The couple have three children; daughters Cassandra Marie Campos (Oct. 10, 1988) and Belladonna Dee Campos (Dec. 27, 1991) and son Alexis Levonne Campos (Oct. 13, 1996).
Louis Alberto Campos and Cindy Kay Hollems, devoted
Love
Love is an emotion of strong affection and personal attachment. In philosophical context, love is a virtue representing all of human kindness, compassion, and affection. Love is central to many religions, as in the Christian phrase, "God is love" or Agape in the Canonical gospels...
parent
Parent
A parent is a caretaker of the offspring in their own species. In humans, a parent is of a child . Children can have one or more parents, but they must have two biological parents. Biological parents consist of the male who sired the child and the female who gave birth to the child...
s who never missed any of their kids' school
School
A school is an institution designed for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is commonly compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools...
function
Meeting
In a meeting, two or more people come together to discuss one or more topics, often in a formal setting.- Definitions :An act or process of coming together as an assembly for a common purpose....
s, always showing up together for teacher-parent conferences
Parent-teacher interview
A parent-teacher interview is a once per term, short conference between students' parents and teachers. The interview is a chance for parents to meet their child's teachers and review any issues or concerns the parents or teachers may have with child/student's performance...
, began to experience trouble
Problem
A problem is an obstacle, impediment, difficulty or challenge, or any situation that invites resolution; the resolution of which is recognized as a solution or contribution toward a known purpose or goal...
in their relationship
Intimate relationship
An intimate relationship is a particularly close interpersonal relationship that involves physical or emotional intimacy. Physical intimacy is characterized by romantic or passionate love and attachment, or sexual activity. The term is also sometimes used euphemistically for a sexual...
in late 1998, this happening a little more than a decade after initially meeting. In an attempt to salvage
Conflict resolution
Conflict resolution is conceptualized as the methods and processes involved in facilitating the peaceful ending of some social conflict. Often, committed group members attempt to resolve group conflicts by actively communicating information about their conflicting motives or ideologies to the rest...
what had been a long lasting and productive common-law marriage
Common-law marriage
Common-law marriage, sometimes called sui juris marriage, informal marriage or marriage by habit and repute, is a form of interpersonal status that is legally recognized in limited jurisdictions as a marriage even though no legally recognized marriage ceremony is performed or civil marriage...
, the two decided to wed. They were married on September 30, 2000. Four months later, what had finally become a legally-recognized
Civil union
A civil union, also referred to as a civil partnership, is a legally recognized form of partnership similar to marriage. Beginning with Denmark in 1989, civil unions under one name or another have been established by law in many developed countries in order to provide same-sex couples rights,...
union between the two, existed no more.
Today, after resolving
Conflict resolution
Conflict resolution is conceptualized as the methods and processes involved in facilitating the peaceful ending of some social conflict. Often, committed group members attempt to resolve group conflicts by actively communicating information about their conflicting motives or ideologies to the rest...
the many issues resulting from their break-up
Relationship breakup
A relationship breakup, often referred to simply as a breakup, is the termination of a usually intimate relationship by any means other than death. The act is commonly termed "dumping [someone]" in slang when it is initiated by one partner...
, having overcome the emotional collapses
Stress (biology)
Stress is a term in psychology and biology, borrowed from physics and engineering and first used in the biological context in the 1930s, which has in more recent decades become commonly used in popular parlance...
and meltdowns
Mental breakdown
Mental breakdown is a non-medical term used to describe an acute, time-limited phase of a specific disorder that presents primarily with features of depression or anxiety.-Definition:...
all suffered by the termination
Termination
Termination may refer to:In science:*Termination codon, in molecular biology*Termination factor, in genetics, part of the process of transcribing RNA...
of their relationship
Intimate relationship
An intimate relationship is a particularly close interpersonal relationship that involves physical or emotional intimacy. Physical intimacy is characterized by romantic or passionate love and attachment, or sexual activity. The term is also sometimes used euphemistically for a sexual...
, Louis Campos and Cindy Hollems, now going as Cindy Campos, have become the best of friends. They continue living in the same household
Household
The household is "the basic residential unit in which economic production, consumption, inheritance, child rearing, and shelter are organized and carried out"; [the household] "may or may not be synonymous with family"....
with their children. Daughters Cassandra and Belladonna have stated to be very proud
Pride
Pride is an inwardly directed emotion that carries two common meanings. With a negative connotation, pride refers to an inflated sense of one's personal status or accomplishments, often used synonymously with hubris...
of their gay father
LGBT parenting
LGBT parenting refers to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people parenting one or more children. This includes children raised by same-sex couples , children raised by single LGBT parents, and children raised by an opposite-sex couple where at least one partner is LGBT.LGBT people can...
. Cindy Campos and her own parent
Parent
A parent is a caretaker of the offspring in their own species. In humans, a parent is of a child . Children can have one or more parents, but they must have two biological parents. Biological parents consist of the male who sired the child and the female who gave birth to the child...
s are very supportive
Cheering
Cheering is the uttering or making of sounds encouraging, stimulating or exciting to action, indicating approval or acclaiming or welcoming persons, announcements of events and the like....
as well. They wish him joy and happiness and want him not to be ashamed
Shame
Shame is, variously, an affect, emotion, cognition, state, or condition. The roots of the word shame are thought to derive from an older word meaning to cover; as such, covering oneself, literally or figuratively, is a natural expression of shame....
, but proud
Pride
Pride is an inwardly directed emotion that carries two common meanings. With a negative connotation, pride refers to an inflated sense of one's personal status or accomplishments, often used synonymously with hubris...
and confident
Confidence
Confidence is generally described as a state of being certain either that a hypothesis or prediction is correct or that a chosen course of action is the best or most effective. Self-confidence is having confidence in oneself. Arrogance or hubris in this comparison, is having unmerited...
.
Carlos Eduardo Campos
Although the creative concepts behind every aspect of The Fabulous Wonder Twins extravagantEccentricity (behavior)
In popular usage, eccentricity refers to unusual or odd behavior on the part of an individual. This behavior would typically be perceived as unusual or unnecessary, without being demonstrably maladaptive...
wardrobe originated from them both, it is Carlos Eduardo Campos the one responsible for the actual conception
Fashion design
Fashion design is the art of the application of design and aesthetics or natural beauty to clothing and accessories. Fashion design is influenced by cultural and social latitudes, and has varied over time and place. Fashion designers work in a number of ways in designing clothing and accessories....
of each ensemble, which always needs to be in identical
Identical particles
Identical particles, or indistinguishable particles, are particles that cannot be distinguished from one another, even in principle. Species of identical particles include elementary particles such as electrons, and, with some clauses, composite particles such as atoms and molecules.There are two...
sets of two. Self-taught
Autodidacticism
Autodidacticism is self-education or self-directed learning. In a sense, autodidacticism is "learning on your own" or "by yourself", and an autodidact is a person who teaches him or herself something. The term has its roots in the Ancient Greek words αὐτός and διδακτικός...
, Carlos Campos became an astute artist
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
of needle and thread
Sewing
Sewing is the craft of fastening or attaching objects using stitches made with a needle and thread. Sewing is one of the oldest of the textile arts, arising in the Paleolithic era...
, elaborating any particular design agreed upon by the two, this sometimes requiring pattern
Pattern (sewing)
In sewing and fashion design, a pattern is an original garment from which other garments of a similar style are copied, or the paper or cardboard templates from which the parts of a garment are traced onto fabric before cutting out and assembling .Patternmaking, pattern making or pattern cutting is...
creations from scratch.
Not tied
Marital status
A person's marital status indicates whether the person is married. Questions about marital status appear on many polls and forms, including censuses and credit card applications.In the simplest sense, the only possible answers are "single" or "married"...
to a wife and kids, and much more comfortable with his own sexuality
Sexual orientation
Sexual orientation describes a pattern of emotional, romantic, or sexual attractions to the opposite sex, the same sex, both, or neither, and the genders that accompany them. By the convention of organized researchers, these attractions are subsumed under heterosexuality, homosexuality,...
from the get-go, Carlos Eduardo Campos has been able to experience his own lengthy relationship with a member of the same sex
Homosexuality
Homosexuality is romantic or sexual attraction or behavior between members of the same sex or gender. As a sexual orientation, homosexuality refers to "an enduring pattern of or disposition to experience sexual, affectional, or romantic attractions" primarily or exclusively to people of the same...
.
Recognized as a member of The LGBT
LGBT
LGBT is an initialism that collectively refers to "lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender" people. In use since the 1990s, the term "LGBT" is an adaptation of the initialism "LGB", which itself started replacing the phrase "gay community" beginning in the mid-to-late 1980s, which many within the...
Community that rears
Parenting
Parenting is the process of promoting and supporting the physical, emotional, social, and intellectual development of a child from infancy to adulthood...
no children, only being responsible for himself and his own expenses. As part of that selective group of consumers viewed by marketing research
Marketing research
Marketing research is "the function that links the consumer, customer, and public to the marketer through information — information used to identify and define marketing opportunities and problems; generate, refine, and evaluate marketing actions; monitor marketing performance; and improve...
es and studies as having access to much higher levels of disposable income, Carlos Campos has managed to become quite a world traveler
Adventure
An adventure is defined as an exciting or unusual experience; it may also be a bold, usually risky undertaking, with an uncertain outcome. The term is often used to refer to activities with some potential for physical danger, such as skydiving, mountain climbing and or participating in extreme sports...
, visiting most of South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
and setting foot on just about every Member State
Member State of the European Union
A member state of the European Union is a state that is party to treaties of the European Union and has thereby undertaken the privileges and obligations that EU membership entails. Unlike membership of an international organisation, being an EU member state places a country under binding laws in...
of the European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
; from Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
to Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
, from The United Kingdom to The Island of Mykonos
Mykonos
Mykonos is a Greek island, part of the Cyclades, lying between Tinos, Syros, Paros and Naxos. The island spans an area of and rises to an elevation of at its highest point. There are 9,320 inhabitants most of whom live in the largest town, Mykonos, which lies on the west coast. The town is also...
in Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
.
Their Father's Love
On the latter years of his life, the Fabulous Wonder Twins believe their father knew they weren't just a pair of maricones. Their lifelong hunger for his love and affection turned Louis and Carlos starving mad, setting them off on a quest for anyone else's attention. Re-inventing fashion concepts, transforming their existence into true living art, even if just for a photo shoot, a film/video scene or just for a night, thus achieving an internationally known drag queen reputation—the best family secret kept away from their father, until one afternoon. While sitting in front of the TV, flipping through the channels, the story goes that he had never laughed so hard as he did when realizing the two full-length pink coats talking their heads off on The Tony Show were the same two pericos (Spanish for ParrotParrot
Parrots, also known as psittacines , are birds of the roughly 372 species in 86 genera that make up the order Psittaciformes, found in most tropical and subtropical regions. The order is subdivided into three families: the Psittacidae , the Cacatuidae and the Strigopidae...
s) that lived at home. Their father died recently. Twin Carlos and the twins' younger sister were at his bedside, both holding each one of his hands. "Forgive me for not being the type of son you wanted me to be" the twin told their father as he took his last breath of life.
Videography
- "Everlasting Love", Gloria EstefanGloria EstefanGloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García de Estefan; known professionally as Gloria Estefan is a Cuban-born American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known as the "Queen Of Latin Pop", she is in the top 100 best selling music artists with over 100 million albums sold worldwide, 31.5 million of those...
- "If It Makes You Happy", Sheryl CrowSheryl CrowSheryl Suzanne Crow is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, musician, and actress. Her music incorporates elements of rock, folk, hip hop, country and pop...
- "Long Long Time", Love Spit LoveLove Spit LoveLove Spit Love was a musical group founded in 1992 by singer Richard Butler following the initial disbanding of the Psychedelic Furs.-History:...
- "Vertigogo", Combustible EdisonCombustible EdisonCombustible Edison was a group founded in the early 1990s in Providence, Rhode Island, and was one of several lounge music acts that led a brief resurgence of interest in the genre during the mid-1990s...
- "I Will Survive!", Diana RossDiana RossDiana Ernestine Earle Ross is an American singer, record producer, and actress. Ross was lead singer of the Motown group The Supremes during the 1960s. After leaving the group in 1970, Ross began a solo career that included successful ventures into film and Broadway...
& RupaulRuPaulRuPaul Andre Charles , best known as simply RuPaul, is an American actor, drag queen, model, author, and singer-songwriter, who first became widely known in the 1990s when he appeared in a wide variety of television programs, films, and musical albums. Previously, he was a fixture on the Atlanta... - "DJ, Drop That Beat!", Richard Humpty VissionRichard VissionRichard "Humpty" Vission is a house music producer, remixer and DJ born Richard Gonzalez in Toronto, Ontario. He was raised in the San Fernando Valley, in Los Angeles, California....
- "Feels So Good (Show Me Your Love)", Lina SantiagoLina SantiagoLina Santiago is an American singer and musician. She is best known for her 1996 single, "Feels So Good ", which peaked at #35 on the Billboard Hot 100 that year.She released one album, Feels So Good, in 1996....
- "Alcohol", Howlin' MaggieHowlin MaggieHowlin' Maggie was a four-piece band founded by Harold "Happy" Chichester in Columbus, OH in 1994. Chichester was previously the bassist for Royal Crescent Mob, and is also a founding member of The Twilight Singers with Greg Dulli of The Afghan Whigs.The band's debut album, Honeysuckle Strange,...
- "Blame", Collective SoulCollective SoulCollective Soul is an American rock band originally formed in Stockbridge, Georgia. Collective Soul broke into mainstream popularity with their first hit single, "Shine", which came from their debut album Hints, Allegations, and Things Left Unsaid, released in 1993...
- "Tell Me What Can I Do To Make You Love Me?", Worthy Davies
- "Wicked", Econoline CrushEconoline CrushEconoline Crush is a band from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada formed in 1992. Originally formed in Seattle, they eventually moved back to Vancouver...
Cameos
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, Gay club scene with Arnold Schwarzenegger Chuck RussellChuck RussellCharles "Chuck" Russell is an American motion picture director, producer and actor.-Filmography:*The Hearse *Hell Night *The Seduction...
, director. - The Drew Carey ShowThe Drew Carey ShowThe Drew Carey Show is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from 1995 to 2004. The show was set in Cleveland, Ohio, and revolved around the retail office and home life of "everyman" Drew Carey, a fictionalized version of the actor....
, Priscilla Queen Of The DesertThe Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the DesertThe Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert is a 1994 Australian comedy-drama film written and directed by Stephan Elliott. The plot is based on the journey of three drag queens who travel across the Australian Outback from Sydney to Alice Springs in a tour bus that they have named...
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Special. - Encino Woman, VIP guests. Shawn Schepps, director.
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Gay bar scene. Mike NicholsMike NicholsMike Nichols is a German-born American television, stage and film director, writer, producer and comedian. He began his career in the 1950s as one half of the comedy duo Nichols and May, along with Elaine May. In 1968 he won the Academy Award for Best Director for the film The Graduate...
, director. - Unhappily Ever AfterUnhappily Ever AfterUnhappily Ever After is an American sitcom that aired for 100 episodes on The WB network from January 11, 1995, to May 23, 1999, for a total of four and a half seasons...
, Hairstylists. Warner Bros.Warner Bros.Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., also known as Warner Bros. Pictures or simply Warner Bros. , is an American producer of film and television entertainment.One of the major film studios, it is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank,...
. - The Burning ZoneThe Burning ZoneThe Burning Zone is a television drama broadcast on the UPN network as part of its 1996–97 lineup. It ran for 19 episodes. The series was rerun on SciFi Channel in the mid to late 90's....
Good Twin/Evil Twin. - Party Girl (Pilot), Teddy and Eddy. FoxFoxFox is a common name for many species of omnivorous mammals belonging to the Canidae family. Foxes are small to medium-sized canids , characterized by possessing a long narrow snout, and a bushy tail .Members of about 37 species are referred to as foxes, of which only 12 species actually belong to...
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. - Casa Hollywood, Mark Decker, director.
- Fired Up! (Pilot)