Randy Rainbow
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Randy Rainbow is a blogger
and Internet celebrity
based in New York, NY, United States. Rainbow is most notable for a series of humorous YouTube
viral videos in which he stages fake phone conversations with famous people by editing real audio clips of those celebrities. He posted his breakout video, “Randy Rainbow is Dating Mel Gibson
,” on July 18, 2010. It received more than 60,000 views in one week and has since surpassed 100,000 views. Subsequent videos include “Randy Rainbow Calls Lindsay Lohan
,” “Randy Rainbow Calls Dr. Laura,” “The Morning After Chelsea’s Wedding,” “Randy Rainbow Gets a Job (from Rachel Zoe
?),” “Randy Rainbow Kicks It with Kanye West
,” and "Randy Rainbow Spends Christmas with Mel Gibson." Michael Urie
appeared as himself in “Randy Rainbow Getting Married?” Tituss Burgess
appeared as himself in “Randy Rainbow Stars in a Show!” Brent Corrigan
appeared as himself in "Randy Rainbow Makes a Sex Tape (w/Mel Gibson)." Randy's cat, Mushi Rainbow, also plays a prominent role in his videos.
Rainbow’s videos have appeared on a number of major blogs. Popular LGBT
blogs Towleroad and Queerty
have reposted many of his videos since “Randy Rainbow is Dating Mel Gibson.” His Lohan clip was featured by Perez Hilton
.
According to an interview with Brandon Voss
at Advocate.com, Rainbow created his blog, The Randy Rainbow Bloggity BLAHg-BLAHg, to document his theatrical experiences and “kvetch about my day-to-day as a single homo in the city.”
Rainbow made a guest appearance in Tituss and the Tightass Band, a 2010 benefit concert for The Trevor Project
at New World Stages
. He also made a guest appearance in the third annual Living for Today benefit concert at the Laurie Beechman Theatre.
Rainbow appeared on the cover of Out Front Colorado
.
background. He is Jewish and openly gay.
Blog
A blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in...
and Internet celebrity
Internet celebrity
An Internet celebrity, cyberstar or online celebrity is someone who has become famous by means of the Internet. Such fame is based less upon raw numbers, as with traditional media...
based in New York, NY, United States. Rainbow is most notable for a series of humorous YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
viral videos in which he stages fake phone conversations with famous people by editing real audio clips of those celebrities. He posted his breakout video, “Randy Rainbow is Dating Mel Gibson
Mel Gibson
Mel Colm-Cille Gerard Gibson, AO is an American actor, film director, producer and screenwriter. Born in Peekskill, New York, Gibson moved with his parents to Sydney, Australia when he was 12 years old and later studied acting at the Australian National Institute of Dramatic Art.After appearing in...
,” on July 18, 2010. It received more than 60,000 views in one week and has since surpassed 100,000 views. Subsequent videos include “Randy Rainbow Calls Lindsay Lohan
Lindsay Lohan
Lindsay Lohan is an American actress, pop singer and model. She began her career as a child fashion model before making her motion picture debut in Disney's 1998 remake of The Parent Trap at the age of 11...
,” “Randy Rainbow Calls Dr. Laura,” “The Morning After Chelsea’s Wedding,” “Randy Rainbow Gets a Job (from Rachel Zoe
Rachel Zoe
Rachel Zoe Rosenzweig , also known as Rachel Zoe, is an American fashion stylist best known for working with celebrities, fashion houses, beauty firms, advertising agencies, and magazine editors. In 2008, the first season of her Bravo reality television series The Rachel Zoe Project debuted...
?),” “Randy Rainbow Kicks It with Kanye West
Kanye West
Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, singer, and record producer. West first rose to fame as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, where he eventually achieved recognition for his work on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint, as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and...
,” and "Randy Rainbow Spends Christmas with Mel Gibson." Michael Urie
Michael Urie
Michael Lorenzo Urie is an American actor, television producer and director, best known for his portrayal of Marc St. James on the ABC dramedy series Ugly Betty.-Personal life:...
appeared as himself in “Randy Rainbow Getting Married?” Tituss Burgess
Tituss Burgess
Tituss Burgess is an American actor and singer. He has appeared in four Broadway musicals, and is known for his very high tenor voice.-Biography:...
appeared as himself in “Randy Rainbow Stars in a Show!” Brent Corrigan
Brent Corrigan
Sean Paul Lockhart is a model, actor and gay pornographic actor best known under his stage name Brent Corrigan or his pseudonym Fox Ryder. He is best known for his roles in Schoolboy Crush with Brent Everett and Velvet Mafia with Erik Rhodes...
appeared as himself in "Randy Rainbow Makes a Sex Tape (w/Mel Gibson)." Randy's cat, Mushi Rainbow, also plays a prominent role in his videos.
Rainbow’s videos have appeared on a number of major blogs. Popular 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...
blogs Towleroad and Queerty
Queerty
Queerty is a popular online magazine covering gay-oriented lifestyle and news, founded in 2005 by David Hauslaib..-Description:It is frequently referenced and quoted by mainstream media including the Los Angeles Times, ABC News, The New Republic, Entertainment Weekly, Salon, San Francisco...
have reposted many of his videos since “Randy Rainbow is Dating Mel Gibson.” His Lohan clip was featured by Perez Hilton
Perez Hilton
Mario Armando Lavandeira, Jr. , better known as Perez Hilton , is an American blogger and television personality. His blog, Perezhilton.com , is known for posts covering gossip items about celebrities...
.
According to an interview with Brandon Voss
Brandon Voss
Brandon Voss is a journalist and entertainment writer living in New York, NY, United States. He is contributing editor of The Advocate, a national gay news magazine. He currently interviews mainstream celebrities for the monthly "A-List" column...
at Advocate.com, Rainbow created his blog, The Randy Rainbow Bloggity BLAHg-BLAHg, to document his theatrical experiences and “kvetch about my day-to-day as a single homo in the city.”
Rainbow made a guest appearance in Tituss and the Tightass Band, a 2010 benefit concert for The Trevor Project
The Trevor Project
The Trevor Project is an American non-profit organization founded in 1998 and the leading national organization focused on suicide prevention efforts among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth. Through a toll-free telephone number, it operates The Trevor Lifeline, a...
at New World Stages
New World Stages
New World Stages, originally Dodger Stages, is an Off-Broadway venue. The architects were Beyer, Blinder, and Belle. The theatre designers were Sachs Morgan, and the interior designer was Klara Zieglerova.It is currently home to 6 shows:* Rent...
. He also made a guest appearance in the third annual Living for Today benefit concert at the Laurie Beechman Theatre.
Rainbow appeared on the cover of Out Front Colorado
Out Front Colorado
Out Front Colorado is a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender newspaper in the Denver metropolitan area. Out Front Colorado was founded by Phil Price with its first issue hitting the stands on April 2, 1976...
.
Personal
Randy Rainbow is, in fact, his birth name. He was raised in South Florida and has a musical theatreMusical theatre
Musical theatre is a form of theatre combining songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The emotional content of the piece – humor, pathos, love, anger – as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an...
background. He is Jewish and openly gay.