James Charles

James Charles is an Instagram star, YouTube star, Makeup Artist, and TikTok star who creates makeup tutorial content on his social media.

In this case, he gained popularity because of his makeup skill, makeovers, and challenges on YouTube and the TikTok platform.

Career

James Charles started his career when his yearbook photo became viral in 2016.

In this case, he brought his highlighter and ring light to be extra. Other celebrities, such as Zendaya and Katy Perry, spotted and endorsed it. Then, he was then picked for CoverGirl to be its spokesmodel.

On the other hand, he also created interesting videos about makeup, such as makeup look challenges and makeovers.

The creative videos and make up skills gained people’s attention and made them subscribe to his channel. Also, another factor that helps him become famous is his personality and how he calls his fans sister.

In the beginning, he also collaborated with other beauty YouTubers, including Jeffree Star and Tati Westbrook.

In 2016, he won The Streamy Awards in the Beauty category. In addition, he also won Show of the Year from the same award in 2020 for his work Instant Influencer with James Charles.

Furthermore, he often does make up for celebrities, including Iggy Azalea for her music video and Kylie Jenner for her Halloween makeup.

Profile

Full Name: James Charles Dickinson
Stage Name: James Charles
Nickname: James
Birthday: May 23, 1999
Birthplace: Bethlehem, New York, United States
Nationality: American
Religion: Christianity
Profession: YouTube Star, TikTok Star, Makeup Artist, Instagram Star
Education: Bethlehem Central High School
Hobbies: Singing
Facebook: @JamesCharles
Twitter: @jamescharles
Instagram: @jamescharles
TikTok: @jamescharles
YouTube: James Charles Official

Height, Weight, & Physical Appearance

Height: 175 cm (5’10”)
Weight: 68 kg (150 lbs)
Blood Type: –
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Blue
Body Measurements: 38-30-34 (Chest-38, Waist-30, and Hips-34 in inches)
Shoe Size: 9 (US)

Family

Father: Skip Dickinson
Mother: Christine Dickinson
Brother: Ian Jeffery
Sister: –

Boyfriend & Dating History

Grayson Dolan

Since becoming famous, he claims to be gay and has been involved with several people. With this in mind, James has been rumored to be dating Grayson Dolan of Sister Squad – a YouTube group, in 2018.

Although the rumor is very influential, the two deny the special relationship. Furthermore, the Affair Post reported that James did not acknowledge the rumored relationship with Grayson Dolan.

Manny MUA

The following year, rumors circulated that James was involved in a romance scandal with a makeup influencer named Manny MUA in 2019.

However, the rumors died as Manny stated that there was no connection whatsoever with anyone.

Turner Ttfue Tenney

In 2020, James dated Turner Ttfue Tenney as a new couple. Unfortunately, the couple never confirmed whether they actually had a romantic romance.

Net Worth

His net worth is around $22 million to $23 million. In this case, his wealth is earned from several jobs such as Make Up Artist, Instagram star, YouTube star, and TikTok star.

YouTube

James can earn at least $5 million per year from his channel’s YouTube views. In this case, the number increases if the subscribers on the account increase.

Real Estate

In February 2020, James decided to close a $7 million home in Encino, California. In this case, he had previously paid $15,000 a month to rent a house not far away.

However, the house was completely new, and he had never lived in it. Nevertheless, his house has a 10,000-square-foot home and six bedrooms.

Controversies

Feud with Tati Westbrook

Tati, a close friend of James and a fellow MUA star, posted a video entitled Bye Sister on her channel that has 43 minutes of length in 2019.

In the video, she accused him of being disloyal and trying to seduce a straight man. Soon, multiple famous figures including Jeffree Star and Zara Larrson showing supports to her claims.

James became the first ever YouTuber who lose a million subscribers in less than 24 hours.

He responded to the claims by uploading a now-deleted apology video on his YouTube page, which then joined the list of the most disliked videos on the platform.

A couple of days later, he shared a follow-up of a whole 41-minute videos titled No More Lies.

In the video, James addressed and debunked Tati’s accusations. It turned the opinion of the internet against her. Tati then removed her accusing video.

In the following year, she shared another video where she claimed that she’s manipulated into creating the video by Jeffree Star and Shane Dawson.

The chain of events took the internet by storm at that moment, both between netizens and media.

Grooming Minor Allegations

In early 2021, a video was posted by a 16-year-old Isaiyah who accused James of grooming him. According to his claims, he pressured him into sexting and sending his own nude photos, even when he knew that Isaiyah’s still minor.

James responded to the allegations via Twitter, denying all the claims and fired back that he claimed to be a 18-years-old boy.

A month later, a couple of minors accused him of similar claims as well.

James eventually shared a video titled Holding Myself Accountable as a response in April, confirming the accusations that he did sext two boys, but without knowing they were underage.

He also apologized to the boys publicly and admit that the behavior was “completely unacceptable.”

It resulted in Morphe revoking their collaboration and his YouTube channel being demonetized temporarily. He made a comeback to YouTube in July by posted An Open Conversation video.

Facts

James has admitted that he is gay.
Kevin Spacey is his favorite actor.
In this case, he adores Shawn Mendes.
Not only that, but Charles likes eating continental food.
This beauty YouTuber frequently posts singing covers on his YouTube channel.
Also, James is a massive fan of The Pink Drink Starbucks. In this case, he calls it Pinkity Drinkity.
In this case. periwinkle is his favorite color.
James’s close friends include Charli, Dixie D’Amelio, Larray, Noah Beck, and Chase Hudson.
In addition, James became the first male that was chosen to be the spokesmodel for CoverGirl in 2016.
In 2018, James became one of the members of Sister Squad, along with Emma Chamberlain and Dolan Twins.
James had a feud with another beauty expert named Tati Westbrook. In her video, she mentioned that James was a sexual manipulator and betrayed her by promoting a similar product.
As a result, James lost more than 3 million subscribers due to the feud.
Responding to Tati’s video, he uploaded No More Lies. With this in mind, he tells his arguments about the issue. Soon, he got a million subscribers back.
Also, he was invited to the Morphe Cosmetics store opening in Birmingham, the UK, in 2019.
The same year, he partnered with Morphe Cosmetics to create his own palette.
In 2020, James bought a mansion in Los Angeles that cost 7 million USD.
When the controversy with Tati began, Emma Chamberlain unfollowed James, but they started creating a video again in 2020.
In addition, Charles also revealed that he had injections in his lip and forehead.
His ideal type is…

TV Series

BlackedTheAnime (TV-Y | 2021), as himself
Pew News (TV-MA | 2018-2019), as Minecrafter

TV Shows

The Ellen DeGeneres Show (NBC | 2016), as himself

Music Video Appearances

Canceled – Larray (2020)
Dancer – James Charles (2019)
Everyone Controls Rewind – YouTube Rewind 2018 (2018)

Awards

2020 The Streamy Awards – Instant Influencer
2016 The Streamy Awards – Beauty Category

Quotes

“I always wear colored prescription contacts for my looks.”

“I do love a good dark guy. Maybe a beard – some sister scruff?”

“I love to do glam. But I also love a lot of creative, outside-of-the-box stuff.”

“I’m having fun. I’m being myself. I’m doing what I love. That’s all that matters.”

“My style, I’d definitely describe as athleisure with a twist of gay, which I really, really live for.”

“I hope to inspire others to be confident in their own skin and to love themselves with makeup or without.”

“Makeup is an art form for me. It’s a form of expression, and it’s such a cool way to get my creative juices flowing.”

“Breaking gender norms just comes instantly as soon as a boy is comfortable and confident enough to put on makeup.”

“Classic glam is beautiful and will never go out of style, but I like to try to push the envelope and create something new and inspiring.”

“I’m very thankful for the platform I’ve been given, and I realize that I’m a role model for many people. Thus, I want to use my platform to spread positivity.”

“I get a lot of fans who deal with poor mental health. But that’s the good thing about the Internet – that there are so many kids who can confide together and help each other out.”