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Bob Mackie Bio, Lifestyle, Age, Wife, Fashion Designer & Net Worth

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BOB MACKIE BIOGRAPHY AND Lifestyle

Bob Mackie is an American fashion designer and costume designer well known for dressing celebrities such as Cher, Tina Turner, Elton John, Carol Burnett among others. He helped design costumes for several TV shows like The Carol Burnett Show, Mama’s Family and Gypsy. He started out in the fashion industry as a sketch artist and became a great designer on his own over the years.

BOB MACKIE AGE AND BIRTHDAY

Bob is 81 years old in 2020. She was born as Robert Gordon Mackie on March 24, 1939 in Monterey Park, California, United States She celebrates her birthday on March 24 every year and her birth sign is Aries.

BOB MACKIE HEIGHT AND WEIGHT

Bob stands at an estimated height of 5 feet and 7 inches, which equates to 1.73m. It also weighs 10 pounds, which is equivalent to 68 kg.

BOB MACKIE YOUTH AND EDUCATION

Bob graduated from Rosemead High School in 1957. He then moved on to Pasadena City College. He also studied for a year at the Chouinard Institute of Art. However, he left school before graduating from the two schools he attended.

While at Chouinard, he was taught under Eva Roberts, head of the fashion design department. He left school early to start working, initially, as a cartoonist for Frank Thompson at Paramount Studios.

BOB MACKIE FAMILY

Bob is the son of Mildred Agnes Mackie (mother) and Charles Robert Mackie (father) who worked at Bank of America. He spent most of his childhood with his maternal grandparents in Alhambra, California. It was because of the separation of his parents.

BOB MACKIE WIFE, IS BOB MACKIE MARRIED?

Bob was married to Lulu Porter (formerly Marianne Wolford), singer, actress and later acting teacher. The couple married on March 14, 1960. The two were only together for three years, then divorced. At the time of their divorce, the couple had a son named Robert Gordon Mackie Jr. (Robin). Their son, however, died in 1993. The cause of death was confirmed to be an AIDS-related illness. After that, Bob had no further intimate relationships.

He, however, had a later life partner, Ray Aghayan , a costume designer, with whom he worked throughout the 90s until 2011, when Ray died.

BOB MACKIE CHILD

Lulu Porter and Bob had a son named Robert Gordon Mackie Jr. (Robin) . He died in 1993 of an AIDS-related illness.

BOB MACKIE NET WORTH

Bob has an estimated net worth of $2 million as of 2020 . This includes its assets, money and income. Her main source of income is her career as a fashion and costume designer . Thanks to his various sources of income, Bob has been able to accumulate a good fortune but prefers to lead a modest life.

BOB MACKIE METRICS AND FACTS

Here are some interesting facts and body measurements you should know about Mackie.

Bob Mackie Bio and Lifestyle

Full Names: Robert Gordon Mackie
Popular Like : Bob Mackie
Gender: Male
Profession / profession : Fashion designer
Nationality : American
Race/Ethnicity : White
Religion : Christianity
Sexual Orientation: Gay

Bob Mackie birthday

Age / How old? : 81 years from 2020
Zodiac sign : Aries
Date of birth : March 24, 1939
Place of birth : Monterey Park, California
Birthday date : March 24

BOB MACKIE BODY MEASUREMENTS

Body measurements : Not available
Height / what height? : 1.73 meters
Weight : 68 kilograms
Eye color : Hazel
Hair color : Blond

Bob Mackie family and relationship

Father dad) : Charles Robert Mackie
Mother : LuLu Porter (d. 1960-1963)
Siblings (siblings) : Not known
Marital status: Married
Wife / Partner : Not available.
Children : Robert Gordon Mackie Jr.

Bob Mackie Networth and Salary

Net worth : $2 million
Salary : Under consideration
Source of income : Fashion designer

BOB MACKIE HOUSE AND CARS

Place of living : To be updated
Cars : Car brand to update

BOB MACKIE FASHION DESIGNER

Mackie left college early to take his first job as a cartoonist at Paramount Studios. In 1961 he was met by award-winning costume designer Edith Head. He continued to work at Paramount under Ray Aghayan, designer and soon to be life partner, as a novice designer. After a while, he started working as a designer for Jean Louis, a great French fashion designer. In 1969 he began designing costumes for Diana Ross, The Supremes and The Temptations in the television special ‘GIT: On Broadway’.

He has continued to work with Diana Ross and many other notable figures since then. Thanks to these works, he managed to win several awards and notoriety over the years. Many of her design drawings are featured in the “Showgirls” collection of UNLV Libraries Digital Collections. Most notably, he created costumes for Cher 2008-11 Las Vegas Cher at the Colosseum residence at Caesars Palace, as well as for his 2017 “Classic Cher” shows in Las Vegas and Washington D.C.

Also, he is well known for designing the ‘Curtain Dress’ that Carol Burnette wore on the Carol Burnette Show episode titled ‘Went With The Wind’. Furthermore, he also dressed Cher for the 1986 Oscars. He dressed her in black stretch pants, a jeweled loincloth, knee-high boots, a black chain-link top and a huge feathered Mohawk headdress that was one and a half times higher than her head. He was also the designer of Whitney Houston’s dazzling evening gowns that she wore to numerous concerts and award shows.

BOB MACKIE CHER

In 2019, Bob won the Tony Award for Best Costume Design in a Musical for his work on The Cher Show (musical). Images of many of Mackie’s design drawings for these productions are available in the “Showgirls” collection of the UNLV Libraries Digital Collections. He created the costumes for Cher 2008-11 Las Vegas Cher at the Colosseum residence at Caesars Palace, as well as for his 2017 “Classic Cher” shows in Las Vegas and Washington D.C.

BOB MACKIE AWARD

1967: Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Achievement in Art Direction and Allied Craft – Costume Design (shared with Ray Aghayan)
1970: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design
1976: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Variety Musical Costume Design
1978: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Variety Musical Costume Design (shared with Ret Turner)
1984: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Costume Design for a Series (shared with Ret Turner)
1991: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Costumes for a Variety or Music Program (partagé avec Ret Turner)
Year Nineteen Ninety-Five: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Costume Design for a Miniseries or a Special
1999: A Career Achievement Award at the Costume Designers Guild Awards
2000: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Costumes for a Variety or Music Program (partagé avec David Cardona et Helen Hiatt)
2001: A Governor’s Award at the American Choreography Awards USA
2003: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Costumes for a Variety or Music Program (partagé avec Hugh Durrant)
2005: The Legend Award for her work on The Carol Burnette Show (shared with Carol Burnett, Tim Conway, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence and Lyle Carter)

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT BOB MACKIE

WHO IS BOB MACKIE?

Bob Mackie is an American fashion designer and costume designer well known for dressing celebrities such as Cher, Tina Turner, Elton John, Carol Burnett among others.

HOW OLD IS BOB MACKIE?

Bob is 81 years old in 2020. She was born as Robert Gordon Mackie on March 24, 1939 in Monterey Park, California, United States She

HOW TALL IS BOB MACKIE?

Bob stands at an estimated height of 5 feet and 7 inches, which equates to 1.73m. It also weighs 10 pounds, which is equivalent to 68 kg.

WHAT NATIONALITY IS BOB MACKIE?

Bob is an American national.

HOW MANY SIBLINGS DOES BOB MACKIE HAVE?

After doing our research, details about his siblings are not available. This information will be updated as it becomes available.

WHERE DID BOB MACKIE ATTEND COLLEGE?

IS BOB MACKIE MARRIED?

Bob was married to Lulu Porter (formerly Marianne Wolford), a singer, actress and later acting teacher. The couple married on March 14, 1960. The two were only together for three years, then divorced. He did, however, have a later life partner, Ray Aghayan, a costume designer, with whom he worked throughout the 90s until 2011, when Ray died.

HOW MUCH IS BOB MACKIE WORTH?

Bob has a net worth of around $2 million. This amount comes from his prominent roles in the entertainment industry.

IS BOB MACKIE DEAD OR ALIVE?

Bob is still alive and well. There were no reports that he was sick or had any health issues.

WHERE DOES BOB MACKIE LIVE?

He is a resident of the USA, we will post pictures of his home as soon as we have them.