Is bob mackie gay
Robert Gordon Mackie was born in Monterey Park California. He is a costume and fashion designer leading known for his outrageous costumes for Cher [pictured below] cunningly constructed from little more than net, feathers and sequins.
He has won seven Emmys for his costumes for Cher, Carol Burnett and Mitzi Gaynor. He has been nominated for an Academy Award three times.
He has dressed a veritable who's who of fabulous divas old and fresh - Diana Ross, Judy Garland, Marlene Dietrich, Madonna, Barbra Streisand, Lucille Ball, Bette Midler, Tina Turner, Ann Margret, Liza Minnelli, Elton John, RuPaul, Eva Longoria Parker, Katy Perry, Pink & Barbie hold all sparkled in his fabulous and imaginative creations.
Mackie also designed the remembered reation worn by Cher at the March 1986 Academy Awards [pictured]. Introduced by Jane Fonda with the words, 'Wait'll you see what's gonna appear out here,' Cher was appearing as a presenter after what many considered an Oscar snub (Cher was not nominated for her performance in Mask). 'As you can see,' said Cher, 'I did receive my Academy guide on how to dress like a serious actress.'
In the 1980s he launched
Sparkling from the inside out: How Bob Mackie formed his iconic style and engineered his life
PHOENIX — He makes it look so simple - and yet, there is nothing easy about Bob Mackie's iconic designs!
If you're one of Hollywood's leading ladies from the past half century, chances are you contain sparkled, shimmered, and bedazzled your way down a red carpet, all thanks to one man.
For decades, the legendary designer has dazzled Hollywood, from the big screen to the small screen and the stage. You've probably seen a "Bob Mackie" on some kind of A-list star, but there's part of his life that wasn't seen for a long time, at least not in the widespread eye.
Mackie is sitting down with ABC15's Nick Ciletti during Pride Month to talk about his experience, career, and how living his truth openly as a gay man wasn't always easy.
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If you're one of Hollywood's leading ladies from the past half century, chances are you have sparkled and shimmered and bedazzled your way down a red carpet, all thanks to one man.
Nick Ciletti: Did you ever think you'd acquire the career you'd have?
Bob Mackie: No, I didn't think of anything. Just that I loved it.
It is a love affair that has lasted Mackie
Partner Ray Aghayan
Queer Places:
Chouinard Art Institute, 743 S Grand View St, Los Angeles, CA 90057, Stati Uniti
Pasadena City College, 1570 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91106, Stati Uniti
Robert Gordon Mackie (born March 24, 1939)[1][2] is an American fashion architect and costumer, best famous for his dressing of entertainment icons such as Joan Rivers, Cher, RuPaul, Barbara Eden, Bette Midler, Diana Ross, Judy Garland, Liza Minnelli, Tina Turner, Carol Burnett and Mitzi Gaynor. He was the costume designer for Carol Burnett on The Carol Burnett Show during its entire 11-year jog and designed the costumes for its spinoff, Mama's Family, and for the 1993 television adaptation of Gypsy.
The work of Broadway's same-sex attracted and lesbian artistic society went on display in 2007 when the Leslie/Lohman Gay Art Foundation Gallery presents "StageStruck: The Magic of Theatre Design." The exhibit was conceived to highlight the achievements of gay and lesbian designers who work in conjunction with fellow gay and lesbian playwrights, directors, choreographers and composers. Original sketches, props
Throughout his decades-long career, Bob Mackie has designed costumes and gowns for some of the most famous names in entertainment history: Cher, Marilyn Monroe, Judy Garland, Whitney Houston, Carol Burnett, and Elton John, among many others. He joins LGBTQ&A to communicate about his longtime (and still ongoing) collaboration with Cher, the infamous Gone With The Wind curtain dress from The Carol Burnett Show, and queer life in Hollywood in the 1960s and 70s.
His new documentary, Bob Mackie: Naked Illusion is now streaming on Prime Video.
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