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James Charles Dickinson particularly known with the name James Charles an American internet personality, make-up artist, and a beauty YouTuber who was born in Albany County, New York, U.S. He is popular for his YouTube channel focusing on makeup. He made and launched his YouTube channel on December 1, 2015, which currently has 25.3 million subscribers, making him the #1 most subscribed male beauty guru and #2 most subscribed beauty guru. His channel reached 16.6 million subscribers on May 6, 2019, and then on May 11, 2019, he became the first-ever YouTube personality to lose over 1 million subscribers in just 24 hours.
Bio/Wiki
| Full Name | James Charles Dickinson |
| Nick Name | James Charles |
| Date Of Birth | May 23, 1999 |
| Birth Place | Albany County, New York, U.S |
| Religion | Christian |
| Horoscope | Gemini |
| Nationality | American |
| Career Start | 2015 |
| Profession | Internet Personality, Make-Up Artist and Beauty YouTuber |
Physical Stats
His age is 22 years. He is 5 feet 9 inches tall and his weight is 70 kgs. His eyes and hair colors are Brown and Blonde respectively.
Family
He was born on May 23, 1999, in Albany County City in New York State, U.S. His mother’s name is Christie Dickinson. He also has a sibling brother named Ian Jeffery.
Personal Life
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Awards
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Relationship & more
James is Unmarried. As per internet sources, James is currently single and not dating anyone.
Favorite Things
- James Charles’s favourite actor is Kevin Spacey.
- His favourite actress is Charlize Theron.
- He loves eating Continental Food.
- His favourite destination is Switzerland.
- His favourite colour is White.
Money Factor
Charles’ has a net worth of over USD 22 Million and the major source of his income is his YouTube channel and the brands he sponsors.
Hobbies, Interests
He likes doing Make Up a lot. His favorite food is Continental Food. He also likes traveling and one of his favorite destinations is Switzerland.
Career
- James launched his YouTube channel in 2015 when he was in High School and since then he has grown to become the most popular beauty-related YouTube channel.
- In the year 2016, he was also named the first male ambassador of American cosmetics brand CoverGirl.
- He was even invited Birmingham to open Morphe Cosmetics’ second store in UK in January 2019.
- In March 2019, James did make-up of Australian rapper Iggy Azalea for her new music video “Sally Walker” and even made a cameo appearance in the music video.
- James also hosted and co-produced the YouTube series “Instant Influencer” from April to May 2020. The show was started to find the next beauty influencer and the winner was awarded a cash prize of $50,000.
Some unknown facts about
- James Charles is openly Gay.
- He completed his schooling from Bethlehem Central High School.
- He said that he was not fully gay in an interview and also added that he has found different women and men attractive in 2019.
- James has also broken a YouTube record by losing more than one million subscribers in just 24 hours.
- He bought a $7 million mansion in Los Angeles in 2020 which is 9,800 square feet in size and has six bedrooms and ten bathrooms.
- Charles revealed to British supermodel Naomi Campbell in May 2020 that he has had botox injections in his forehead and even filler injections in his lip.
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James Charles Dickinson (May 23, 1999). He was born in Albany, New York, United States. Youtuber, makeup artist, and American model considered one of the most prominent Internet personalities of recent years. James Charles, began his rise to fame in 2015, after starting to upload his makeup tutorial videos to YouTube. In a short time, his artistic works gained recognition in social networks, becoming viral on all platforms. He rose to fame in 2016, being elected as the first male ambassador for the CoverGirl makeup brand, being sponsored at that time by singer Katy Perry. Since then, he has been considered one of the most prominent figures in the world of makeup. His image has been affected by various controversies. Currently, his YouTube channel has lost a large number of subscribers due to the controversial video by Tati Westbrook.
FAMILY AND BEGINNINGS
Son of a contractor and a conservative mother, James Charles has as brother Ian Jeffrey, makeup artist, and designer known in social networks as Ian Charles. At age twelve he talked about his sexual orientation with his parents and since then he has been openly homosexual. While he was studying at the Bethlehem Central High School, he began to be interested in artistic makeup. With the support of his parents, he began to practice his artistic skills using the basement that his father had adapted for him. At that time he practiced makeup on his friends and himself.
Influenced by the world of social media and interested in becoming known as a makeup artist, he opened his YouTube channel on December 2015,
to which he started uploading various tutorial videos and tips on makeup. In his first video, he is seen practicing different combinations of colors on himself, demonstrating his great talent to create incredible looks. Among his first tutorials stand out: Fake Freckles Makeup, Boy Glam Makeup, Chunky Glitter Festival, and Essay Burn Special FX Halloween Makeup.In a short time, his videos became viral and his account happened to have millions of subscribers. This success on YouTube was also reflected in the social networks of the makeup artist such as Instagram and Twitter, platforms to which she usually uploads images of his creative process (before and after) on friends, clients or himself.
The popularity of the artist in social networks led to various brands of makeup and fashion to put their eyes on him, among these CoverGirl, renowned makeup brand that appointed him his first male ambassador in October 2016. At that time Charles was a trend for his tweet about his graduation photos and his amazing makeup, which he highlighted by taking his lighting with him. Thanks to this, he was appointed CoverGirl’s ambassador, being the first man to become that brand image. As CoverBoy, James Charles rose to fame by appearing the cover of the magazine, with strong makeup, made by him, also, he was seen in several advertising campaigns accompanied by the singer and brand ambassador Katy Perry.
JAMES CHARLES CAREER
After being appointed CoverGirl ambassador, James Charles became the image of the advertising campaign for the product So Lashy! BlastPro Mascara, appearing in several ads with renowned brand ambassadors such as Katy Perry, Sofia Vergara, Nura Afia, and the duo Chloe and Halle Bailey (Chloe x Halle). Later he appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres
Show, talking about his experience as the first male ambassador for CoverGirl and later he was seen carrying out the CoverGirl Makeup Challenge with actress and model Zendaya. That same year, he was invited to Los Angeles Fashion Week and parade for the first time before a large audience on the Six 1/2 catwalk of Marco Marco. After finishing his term as the brand ambassador, James Charles continued his work in social networks and other prominent fashion events, standing out for his talent and creativity.Active in social networks, James Charles has uploaded numerous tutorial videos and other samples of his talent, of which his Extreme Drag Transformation, makeup to Iggy Azalea, his reviews on the makeup brand of Kim Kardashian and Rihanna, as well as his creations for Halloween Neon skull makeup and I.T. Pennywise, inspired by the remake of the film based on the work of Stephen King. He recently worked as a makeup artist in the filming of the music video Sally Walker by Iggy Azalea.
SCANDALS
While James Charles is seen as one of the most prominent makeup gurus of recent times, his career has been marked by several scandals and controversies, linked to the inappropriate behavior of the makeup artist. In 2017, he was heavily criticized for his racist joke about Ebola and Africa, in which he mentioned: “I can’t believe we’re going to Africa today omg what if we get Ebola.” A short time later he deleted his comment and published an apology in which he claimed to regret his actions. When everything seemed to return to normal, another scandal broke out, this time his friend Thomas Halbert accused him of having lied about the photo that made him famous (graduation photos), which led many of his fans to criticize him again.
He was recently accused of harassing young people and abusing their influence and power in the networks. In this regard, the Gage Gomez model published a video that comments that the makeup artist pressured him on several occasions to have sexual relations with him in Coachella 2019, even though he had already refused several times. Gomez’s comments began to be taken more seriously after the controversy between James Charles and Tati Westbrook, after he began promoting the brand of sugar vitamins for SugarBearHair hair, competition from his friend, Westbrook.
Feeling betrayed, she published the video Bye Sister in which she talks about her relationship with the Youtuber and the inappropriate behavior she has witnessed in recent years, she commented that the young makeup artist has used his power to harass young people.
A short time later, the young man published the video Tati, in which he apologizes for his behavior with her since she has been like a mentor, however, the video has been criticized by fans and other viewers. Currently, both his image and his channel have been affected by the controversy, in a few days, he has lost more than two million subscribers.