David LaChapelle Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
David LaChapelle (born March 11, 1963) is an American commercial photographer, fine-art photographer, music video director, film director, and artist.He is best known for his photography, which often references art history and sometimes conveys social messages. His photographic style has been described as "hyper-real and slyly subversive" and as "kitsch pop surrealism." One 1996 article called him the "Fellini of photography," a phrase that continues to be applied to him.
School of Visual Arts, University of North Carolina School of the Arts
Nationality
American
Parents
Philip LaChapelle, Helga LaChapelle
Siblings
Sonja LaChapelle, Philip LaChapelle
Awards
GLAAD Media Vito Russo Award
Movies
Rize, Krumped, The Suburbans, Elton John: The Red Piano, Britney Spears: Greatest Hits: My Prerogative, Moby: Play, Blink 182: Greatest Hits
TV Shows
E!'s Pam: Girl on the Loose!
Star Sign
Pisces
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Quote
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I never wanted to be famous. I always wanted to take famous photographs.
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My pictures are about getting as far away from reality as possible. Dreams should be part of our everyday life.
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Fact
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Has just created and directed the show, "The Red Piano". This show stars Elton John, and will be played over the next 3 year years at Ceasar's Place in Las Vegas. [February 2004]
The first photograph he took was of his mother when he was six years old.
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Mother is Helga.
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Has two siblings, Sonja and Philip.
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Andy Warhol offered him his first professional job, shooting for Interview magazine.
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Ranked among the Top Ten Most Important People in Photography in the World by American Photo Magazine.
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Attended North Carolina School of the Arts, Arts Student League (NYC) and the School of Visual Arts (NYC).
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Has been a professional fashion photographer of celebrity portraits for such magazines as Details, Vanity Fair, The Face, Vogue, Interview, Rolling Stone etc. since 1987. He quickly became one of the most famous fashion and entertainment photographers in the world.
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His first photograph was of his single mother, Helga LaChapelle, on a family vacation in Puerto Rico. She wore a bikini and held a martini glass on a balcony. From then on he was obsessed with photography.
$5 Million
