Celebrity Biographies
Jeffree Star Bio, Family, Career, Girlfriend, Net Worth, Measurements
Occupation: | Youtubers |
Date of Birth: | November 15, 1985 |
Age: | 36 |
Net value : | 50 millions |
Place of birth: | Los Angeles, CA |
Height (m): | 1.70 |
Religion: | Christianity |
Relationship Status: | Only |
Jeffree Star is an American entrepreneur and former singer. Moreover, he left the music industry in 2013. Moreover, he released his first and only studio album ‘Beauty Killer’ including the song ‘Lollipop Luxury’ in 2009 with Nicki Minaj. Additionally, he founded and launched his own line of cosmetics called Jeffree Star Cosmetics.
Although he’s known for his public feuds with other beauty gurus like Kylie Jenner , Jacques Charles , and Manny Gutierrez, Star is loved by many for his incredible makeup skills and personality. Also, recently in 2020, Beauty YouTuber, Kameron Lester cut ties with Star Cosmetics as well as Shane Dawson . Additionally, Lester added that he treated him as ‘Toke Black Kid’ according to Eonline on June 17, 2020.
JEFFREE STAR: BIO, FAMILY, EDUCATION
Star was born Jeffrey Lynn Steininger Jr. on November 15, 1985 in Los Angeles County, California. and grew up in Orange County, California. He was raised by his mother Marra Shubyann Lindstrom Steininger. Since his father, Jeffrey L. Steininger, committed suicide at the age of six. Moreover, he did not reveal any information about his siblings.
From an early age, he began to regularly experiment with his mother’s makeup. In middle school, he convinced his mother to let him wear makeup. After graduating from high school, he moved to Los Angeles where he began supporting himself by doing various jobs in makeup, modeling, and music.
JEFFREE STAR: PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENTS
He started his career as a make-up artist and a fashion enthusiast. As stated earlier, he entered the fashion world after graduating from high school. In 2104, he launched his e-commerce cosmetics brand, “Jeffree Star Cosmetics”. After quitting his music career, he used his limited savings to start his cosmetics brand.
Star then started promoting his brand and uploading it to YouTube, which led to the success of his YouTube channel. His channel ‘ @jeffreestar ‘ with 18.5 million subscribers and over 2.3 billion views in 2020. He joined YouTube on February 15, 2006 but gained popularity after he started promoting his brands.
Star first started using popular social networking website MySpace to enhance her music as well as her career as a fashion designer. There he used to blog about his life while making social comments about his self-image and confidence as well as fame, beauty and life. Also, he became one of the most popular independent artists after gathering daily charts placing him at number one on the website.
JEFFREE STAR: PERSONAL LIFE AND GIRLFRIEND
Returning to his personal life, he recently split from his longtime boyfriend after five years. He was dating a guy named Nathan Schwandt who was heavily involved in Star’s cosmetics business. They started dating since early 2015 after having their first meeting on Instagram. Recently, in January 2020, he posted an emotional video about his breakup on his YouTube channel.
Moreover, the YouTuber had also gotten involved in some controversies like feuds with other media personalities. This includes his friend/artist of ten years, Kat Von D, who accused Star of drug use, racism and bullying. Additionally, he reported negatively criticizing Kylie Jenner and Jerrod Blandino’s top cosmetics brand. Furthermore, he was also accused of using racial slurs on several occasions for which he quickly apologized for his remarks.
JEFFREE STAR: NET WORTH AND SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILES
According to the beauty guru, her independent cosmetics line earns her around $150 million a year. Plus, being one of the most successful beauty YouTubers, which helps her raise at least $40,000 a week from her videos alone. According to Forbes, he earned a whopping $18 million from his YouTube endeavors in 2018 and became the fifth highest paid YouTuber that year. Hence, it has an estimate of over $50 million in 2019.
The YouTuber is not only on YouTube, but he is also active on other social media platforms like Instagram. On Instagram, he has a verified account @jeffreestar with 15.9 million followers. He also has a @jeffreestar Twitter account with 7.7 million followers. On Facebook, he has a verified account with over 3 million followers. Moreover, he also has an Instagram account on his cosmetics line with 7.5 million followers.
JEFFREE STAR: MEASUREMENTS AND TATTOOS
The YouTuber has a slim and attractive body who stands 5 feet 7 inches or 1.70 meters tall and weighs around 60 kg. He has black eye color with short hair dyed pink. Moreover, he is a tattoo enthusiast and has a unique story behind all the tattoos he had inked. More than 70 tattoos and tattoos by his ex-friend Kat Von D.
Let us know about some of his tattoos: In his chest he inked the portrait of Audrey Hepburn. Then another portrait of his grandmother close to the Hepburn drawing. Next, Mona Lisa painting, a tattoo that appears to be the largest and spans the entirety of her left rib cage. Plus, there are other tattoos according to the Elite Daily .