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Pandora Boxx 
Pandora Boxx performing at Tilt in RochesterBorn Michael Steck
May 2, 1972
Jamestown, New York, United StatesOccupation Drag Queen, Reality Television Personality Website http://www.pandoraboxx.com Pandora Boxx (born Michael Steck[1]) is an American drag queen,[1] comedian and reality television personality[1] from Rochester, New York.[1] He is best known as a contestant from the second season of RuPaul's Drag Race.[2] His stage name is a play on words of Pandora's box, an artifact found in a mythological Greek story.
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RuPaul's Drag Race
Best known as a former contestant on the second season of Drag Race.,[2] Boxx's humorous and campy style, he was seen by many in the media who were monitoring the show's progress as a strong candidate to win the title of "America's Next Drag Superstar".[2] Highlights of his performance on Drag Race include an impersonation of Carol Channing on a Match Game-like skit. Performing well in the show's challenges, his failure to win one resulted in RuPaul calling him "the Susan Lucci of this competition."[3] He was eliminated in the eighth episode, "Golden Gals,"[4] which aired on March 29, 2010.[5] After his elimination, Entertainment Weekly called him their pick for "America's Next Drag Superstar".[3][6]
After his elimination, Boxx appeared on the two seasons of Drag Race spin-off series RuPaul's Drag U. He also appeared in a television commercial for Absolut Vodka that aired during the third season of Drag Race dressed as a Bloody Mary.[7] He also hosted and performed in the One Night Stand Up Dragtastic NYC special that aired on Logo in January 2011.[8]
Other work
Besides appearing on Drag Race, he wrote, directed, produced, and appeared in Mrs. Kasha Davis: The Life of an International Housewife Celebrity[9] starring fellow drag performer from Rochester's Tilt nightclub, Mrs. Kasha Davis.[9]
He also wrote a play, The Lipstick Massacre, directed by David Henderson and starring himself (as Pandora Boxx) and actress Kasha Davis. The plot follows a commercial actress, Daphne Von Hausenpfeffer, whose career is fading. When other actresses up for the same roles start disappearing, it seems Daphne may be the prime suspect.[10] It was described as "a new murder mystery/B-horror movie/comedy play."[11] The Lipstick Massacre has played at Rochester's Multi-use Community Cultural Center,[12] and the Geva Theatre.[13]
For his creative roles in his projects, he is usually credited with his legal name, Michael Steck.
Personal life
A former resident of Rochester, Boxx relocated to Los Angeles in the summer of 2011. He announced via his Twitter account that he became engaged on Christmas Day 2010.[14]
Music
On 27 September 2011, Boxx released his first single "Cooter!", which is available for purchase via iTunes and other commercial music sites. A video to accompany the song was made and was labeled as "Banned from US Television"
Discography
- "Cooter!" (2011)
References
- ^ a b c d Rezsnyak, Eric (January 26, 2010). "PROFILE: Pandora Boxx". Rochester City Newspaper. http://www.rochestercitynewspaper.com/entertainment/pop-culture/2010/01/PROFILE-Pandora-Boxx/. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ^ a b c "RuPaul's Drag Race Season 2". http://www.logotv.com/shows/rupauls_drag_race/season_2/series.jhtml. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ^ a b Hartinger, Brent (April 7, 2010). "Interview: Pandora Boxx Opens Up on Her "RuPaul's Drag Race" Elimination Controversy". AfterElton. Logo. http://www.afterelton.com/people/2010/04/pandora-boxx-opens-up. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
- ^ "RuPaul's Drag Race: Old Man Drag Is the Most Dangerous Kind". Gawker. http://gawker.com/5505487/rupauls-drag-race-old-man-drag-is-the-most-dangerous-kind. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ^ "Golden Gals (2010)". RuPaul's Drag Race. IMDb. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1628246/. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
- ^ "The Bullseye: April 9, 2010". Entertainment Weekly. April 9, 2010. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20356848,00.html. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
- ^ Elliott, Stuart (January 18, 2011). "Sponsorship of This Series Is No ‘Drag’". The New York Times. http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/18/sponsorship-of-this-series-is-no-drag/#more-54415. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
- ^ "One Night Stand Up Dragtastic NYC". Logo TV. http://www.logotv.com/video/one-night-stand-up-dragtastic-nyc/1655638/playlist.jhtml. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
- ^ a b Steck, Michael. "Mrs. Kasha Davis: The Life of an International Housewife Celebrity (2008)". http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1391102/. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ^ Rezsnyak, Eric (November 11, 2009). "THEATER REVIEW: "Lipstick Massacre"". Rochester City Newspaper. http://www.rochestercitynewspaper.com/entertainment/stage/2009/11/THEATER-REVIEW-Lipstick-Massacre/. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ^ Steck, Michael. "Facebook | The Lipstick Massacre". Facebook. http://www.facebook.com/lipstickmassacre. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ^ "The Lipstick Massacre". Multi-use Community Cultural Center. http://muccc.org/events/?p=557. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
- ^ "Springfest 2010". Geva Theatre. http://www.gevatheatre.org/plays/springfest.html#lipstick. Retrieved 23 May 2010.[dead link]
- ^ Boxx, Pandora. "Engaged on Christmas! :-)". Twitter. http://twitter.com/#!/ThePandoraBoxx/status/19222879866454016. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
External links
Pandora Boxx/Michael Steck
- Pandora Boxx on Twitter
- Michael Steck at the Internet Movie Database
- Pandora Boxx on Facebook
- Pandora Boxx at Blogspot
- Pandora Boxx on Myspace
- Pandora Boxx's channel on YouTube
- Pandora Boxx's GAYSHOW's channel on YouTube
The Lipstick Massacre
Seasons Judges Pit crew Current: Jason Carter · Shawn Morales
Former: Max "The Body" Philisaire · Emanuel PalmerWinners BeBe Zahara Benet · Tyra Sanchez · RajaRunners-up Miss Congeniality Award Related articles A complete list of contestants can be found here.Categories:- Living people
- American female impersonators
- Participants in American reality television series
- Drag queens
- LGBT people from the United States
- People from Rochester, New York
- Gay actors
- 1972 births
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