The Secret World of Jeffree Star
The Secret World of Jeffree Star is an American documentary series created by YouTuber Shane Dawson. The web series was announced on July 24, 2018, through Dawson's Twitter[1] which immediately attracted the attention of worldwide news outlets.[2] Its premiere, the first episode of a five part series, debuted August 1, 2018, on Dawson's YouTube channel. The series is presented by Dawson and stars himself and makeup entrepreneur/Internet personality Jeffree Star. Appearances by Ryland Adams and Garrett Watts are also featured, with Dawson's film and editing collaborator Andrew Siwicki behind the camera for the duration of the series. The web documentary focuses on the life and career of Jeffree Star as Dawson attempts to understand him and his world through both humorous and serious moments.
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| Created by | Shane Dawson |
| Developed by | Shane Dawson |
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| Opening theme | "Beauty Killer" by Jeffree Star |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 5 |
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| Executive producer(s) | Shane Dawson |
| Producer(s) | Jessica Buttafuoco |
| Production location(s) | Los Angeles, California |
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| Distributor | YouTube |
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| Original network | YouTube |
| First shown in | Worldwide |
| Original release | August 1 – August 9, 2018 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | The Truth About Tanacon |
| Followed by | The Mind of Jake Paul |
| Related shows | The Beautiful World of Jeffree Star |
Cast
Main
- Shane Dawson as himself: The host and creator of the series who visits Jeffree Star to document him.
- Jeffree Star as himself: He is the subject of the series that focuses on his life, both present and past.
- Nathan Schwandt as himself: He is Jeffree's boyfriend.
- James Charles as himself: He prepares and transform Shane Dawson via makeup to resemble Jeffree Star as Shane tries to live a day in Jeffree's shoes.
- Garrett Watts as himself: He is Shane's friend, and a fellow YouTuber who strikes up a close and intimate friendship with Jeffree.
- Ryland Adams as himself: Shane's fiancé (then boyfriend), and a fellow YouTuber
- Andrew Siwicki as himself: He is Shane's friend and the cameraman and secondary host of the series.
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Original air date | Viewers (millions) | |
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| 1 | "The Secret World of Jeffree Star" | Shane Dawson | August 1, 2018 | 45+ | |
| Fascinated by his success, Shane Dawson investigates the mysterious life of Jeffree Star. Shane arrives at his home in Calabasas and explores the mansion, showing the luxurious life Jeffree has obtained from his career. | |||||
| 2 | "Becoming Jeffree Star for a Day" | Shane Dawson | August 2, 2018 | 32+ | |
| Shane gets a Jeffree Star makeover by James Charles and gets to know a little more about Jeffree through an interview process. Jeffree also reminisces about his past music career and talks about why he acted and looked the way he did back in the MySpace days. | |||||
| 3 | "Switching Lives with Jeffree Star" | Shane Dawson | August 3, 2018 | 31+ | |
| Shane and Jeffree go to the Jeffree Star Cosmetics warehouse and learn about the inner workings of Jeffree Star Cosmetics. They also talk about more little secrets that nobody knows about. Jeffree also talks about the amount of money it cost to run his business. Shane tries to figure out how Jeffree has all of his money. | |||||
| 4 | "The Secret Life of Jeffree Star" | Shane Dawson | August 8, 2018 | 21+ | |
| Jeffree visits Shane and showcase the differences between their lives. They are also joined by Ryland Adams and Garrett Watts as they travel to the factory which produces Star's own line of cosmetics. | |||||
| 5 | "The Truth About Jeffree Star" | Shane Dawson | August 9, 2018 | 22+ | |
| The finale concludes with Shane surprising Jeffree with a visit to his original apartment in which he lived for 8 years. Jeffree shares a candid story about the dark times of his past. Shane finally understands who Jeffree Star is. | |||||
References
- Dawson, Shane (2018-07-30). "Shane Dawson on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2018-08-25.
- Capon, Laura (2018-08-02). "27 of the most shocking things we learnt about Jeffree Star from Shane Dawson's YouTube documentary". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
External links
- The Secret World of Jeffree Star playlist on YouTube
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