Perez Hilton

Birth Name:

Mario Armando Lavandeira

Birth Place:

Miami, Florida, United States

Profession

Actor, Soundtrack

Forbes Magazine named him a #1 Web Celeb in 2007, 2009 and 2009
In 2010, he got involved in the It Gets Better Project
Published a children's book called "The Boy With the Pink Hair" in 2011 and donated a portion of its proceeds to the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network
Graduated with honors from New York University in 2000, receiving a B․F․S․ in Drama
Before he started blogging, he tried to be an actor, worked as a media relations assistant for GLAAD, worked as a freelance writer, worked as a receptionist for Urban Outings and worked as the managing editor of "Instinct․"
Quote: "I never really fit in with any groups, so I just did my own thing․"
Quote: "I've always been a really nice person․ But I adopted this character and this persona that was not so nice all the time․"
His media empire grew to include his own record label, Perezious Music, a mobile website, a fashion website and multiple best-selling books
Is a columnist known for his notorious celebrity gossip blog, PerezHilton․com
Served as a judge for the Miss USA 2009 pageant held in Las Vegas

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