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Kevyn Aucoin
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Favorite makeup artist of both
Cher
and
Janet Jackson
; has done multiple video shoots and album covers for both.
He was also an activist, remembered as an opinionated person with strong political views and who was outspoken about gay rights.
His big break came in September 1983, when Vogue magazine booked him to work on a photo shoot of
Meg Tilly
.
He moved to New York in January 1983 and spent his time making up models for free.
Recipient of the first-ever Council of Fashion Designers of America Award for makeup artistry.
Mother, Thelma; Father, Isidore; brother, Keith; sisters, Carla and Kim; partner, Jeremy Antunes. Kevyn and his siblings were adopted.
Make-up artist to the stars, his clients include
Janet Jackson
,
Madonna
,
Whitney Houston
,
Kate Moss
&
Tina Turner
Met his birth parents, Nelda Mae Williams and Jerry Burch, in 1992.
Kevyn also had 2 half-sisters, Jeanna and Christy, from his birth father's family.
He did his first magazine cover in 1986, working with
Richard Avedon
.
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