Paris Campbell Grace Explained

Paris Campbell Grace
Birth Name:Yolande Paris Campbell
Birth Date:23 December 1992
Birth Place:New York City, New York, U.S.
Education:Virginia Commonwealth University
Occupation:Internet celebrity
Comedian
Singer
Spouse:Laura Jane Grace (m. 2023)
Parents:Yolande Dolly Fox (mother)
John Campbell (father)
Relatives:Yolande Betbeze Fox (grandmother)
Matthew M. Fox (grandfather)
Cherif Guellal (step-grandfather)
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Paris Campbell Grace (née Yolande Paris Campbell; born December 23, 1992) is an American TikToker, comedian, and singer. She began her career in stand-up comedy in 2012 and has performed at various clubs in New York City. Campbell started working on musical projects with her wife, punk rock musician Laura Jane Grace, in 2023. Together with Grace, she joined musicians Matt Paton of Drive-By Truckers and Mikey Erg of The Ergs! to form the punk rock band the Mississippi Medicals. She is also a member of the band Laura Jane Grace and the Trauma Tropes.

Early life and family

Campbell was born in New York City on December 23, 1992, to Yolande "Dolly" Fox Campbell, an actress and philanthropist, and John Campbell, a musician.[1] [2] Her father died when she was an infant.[3] Campbell's maternal grandparents were Matthew M. Fox, the former vice president of Universal Pictures, and Yolande Betbeze Fox, an opera singer and feminist activist who was crowned Miss America 1951.[4] She is of French Basque descent through her grandmother and Jewish descent through her grandfather. Campbell spent part of her childhood at her grandmother's mansion, the Newton D. Baker House, in Georgetown, Washington, D.C., where she was raised by her grandmother and her grandmother's partner, Cherif Guellal, who was the Algerian Ambassador to the United States.[5] [6]

Campbell was educated at the Southern France Youth Institute in Villesèque-des-Corbières and at The Grier School, an all-girls boarding school in Tyrone, Pennsylvania.[7] Upon completing high school, Campbell studied at Virginia Commonwealth University.

Career

Campbell began her career performing stand-up comedy after graduating from high school.[8] She has appeared on shows at The Stand, Jimmy Kimmel's Comedy Club, New York Comedy Club, and Broadway Comedy Club.[9]

Campbell is a TikToker and previously was employed by Apple Inc. as a hardware engineer.[10] A TikTok video she made about how to deal with a stolen iPhone went viral, receiving over five million views within a twenty-four hour period.[11] Campbell claimed Apple threatened to fire her after she made the video.[12] She was later fired from Apple over an issue regarding medical leave during the COVID-19 pandemic.[13]

She was featured in The New York Times, New York Post, Fortune, and Unilad.[7]

Campbell is a member of the band the Mississippi Medicals, along with Laura Jane Grace, Matt Patton, and Mikey Erg.[14] [15] They released their first two singles, "All Fucked Out" and "Karma's Coming Close", in June and July 2024, respectively.[16] [17] [18] On July 30, 2024, they announced their upcoming six-track EP titled "Give an Inch", set to be released on September 6, 2024.[19] Campbell is also a member of the band Laura Jane Grace and the Trauma Tropes.[20]

Personal life

Campbell married American rock musician Laura Jane Grace in Las Vegas on December 18, 2023, after having met the month before.[21]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Ehrlich . Brenna . January 24, 2024 . Laura Jane Grace's Real-Life Rom-Com . subscription . 2024-09-03 . . April 3, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240403065549/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/laura-jane-grace-solo-album-marriage-against-me-1234950317/ . live .
  2. Web site: Sinclair . Rachel . September 9, 2014 . Yolande Betbeze Fox: Alabama's first Miss America reflects on title more than 60 years later . 2024-09-03 . al.com . October 9, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181009092634/https://www.al.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2014/09/yolande_betbeze_fox_alabamas_f.html . live .
  3. News: June 17, 1993 . John Campbell, 41, Guitarist and Singer . subscription . 2024-09-03 . . January 18, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180118070258/http://www.nytimes.com/1993/06/17/obituaries/john-campbell-41-guitarist-and-singer.html . live .
  4. Web site: Crain . Abbey . June 6, 2019 . 68 years ago, Miss America refused to take swimsuit photos. Now her daughter is judging Miss Alabama . 2024-09-03 . al.com . August 29, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240829035509/https://www.al.com/news/2019/06/68-years-ago-miss-america-refused-to-take-photos-in-a-swimsuit-now-her-daughter-is-judging-miss-alabama.html . live .
  5. News: Bernstein . Adam . 2023-06-05 . Yolande Betbeze Fox, a Miss America who rebelled, dies at 87 . 2024-09-03 . . December 30, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181230193822/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/yolande-betbeze-fox-a-miss-america-who-rebelled-dies-at-87/2016/02/25/32374126-dbda-11e5-81ae-7491b9b9e7df_story.html . live .
  6. Web site: Kelly . William . 2016-09-04 . Former Miss America who lived in Palm Beach, Yolande Betbeze Fox dies . 2024-09-03 . Palm Beach Daily News . September 3, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240903012916/https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/story/lifestyle/death-notices/2016/09/04/former-miss-america-who-lived/9641515007/ . live .
  7. Web site: Tavanli . Anna Maria . December 10, 2023 . This Week's Chaotic Ask a Matchmaker Guest: Paris Campbell . Agape Match . August 29, 2024 . September 3, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240903012929/https://agapematch.com/this-weeks-chaotic-ask-a-matchmaker-guest-paris-campbell/ . live .
  8. Web site: This is what a lesbian looks like: aspiring comic, go-go dancer and big-time dreamer Paris Campbell is ready to make you laugh with her unfiltered and spontaneous humor. . 2024-08-29 . Free Online Library . August 29, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240829211028/https://www.thefreelibrary.com/This+is+what+a+lesbian+looks+like%3a+aspiring+comic%2c+go-go+dancer+and...-a0300062309 . live .
  9. Web site: Paris Campbell Comedians . 2024-08-29 . The Stand Restaurant & Comedy Club . en . September 3, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240903012854/https://thestandnyc.com/comedians/paris-campbell . live .
  10. Web site: Kiley . Rachel . December 23, 2022 . 'Lawsuit time': Apple employee says she was wrongfully terminated over medical leave . 2024-09-03 . . December 9, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231209230216/https://www.dailydot.com/irl/apple-fired-medical-leave/ . live .
  11. Web site: 2022-08-18 . A 29-Year-Old TikTok Star Just Taught Apple a Valuable Lesson. Every CEO Should Take Note . 2024-09-03 . . April 26, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240426101626/https://www.inc.com/minda-zetlin/apple-employee-tiktok-video-iphone-security-paris-campbell.html . live .
  12. Web site: Hearing . Alice . August 16, 2022 . Apple employee claims managers are threatening to fire her over viral TikTok video . subscription . 2024-09-03 . . March 22, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230322235304/https://fortune.com/2022/08/16/apple-paris-campbell-viral-tiktok-video-disciplinary/ . live .
  13. Web site: Neely . Amber . December 23, 2022 . TikToking Apple employee fired over medical leave, not videos . 2024-09-03 . AppleInsider . October 3, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231003234229/https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/12/23/toktoking-apple-employee-terminated-over-medical-leave-not-videos . live .
  14. Web site: Gotrich . Lars . 2024-07-03 . Laura Jane Grace & the Mississippi Medicals: Tiny Desk Concert . 2023-09-03 . . August 29, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240829060723/https://www.npr.org/2024/07/03/g-s1-7610/laura-jane-grace-the-mississippi-medicals-tiny-desk-concert . live .
  15. Ehrlich . Brenna . August 21, 2024 . Laura Jane Grace and Her Partner Paris Talk to Their Soup in the Mississippi Medicals' New Video . subscription . 2024-09-03 . . August 26, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240826063707/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/laura-jane-grace-mississippi-medicals-baby-baby-sidekicks-cover-video-1235084453/ . live .
  16. Web site: Loren . 2024-06-22 . Meet Laura Jane Grace & the Mississippi Medicals | Bands . 2024-09-03 . Scene Point Blank . September 3, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240903012854/https://www.scenepointblank.com/news/bands/2024/06/22/meet-laura-jane-grace-mississippi-medicals/ . live .
  17. Web site: Breihan . Tom . July 19, 2024 . Laura Jane Grace & The Mississippi Medicals – "Karma Too Close" . 2024-09-03 . . August 2, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240802080410/https://www.stereogum.com/2272374/laura-jane-grace-the-mississippi-medicals-karma-too-close/music/ . live .
  18. Web site: Moore . Em . July 22, 2024 . Laura Jane Grace and the Mississippi Medicals: "Karma Too Close" . 2024-09-03 . Punk News . August 29, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240829210015/https://www.punknews.org/article/83305/laura-jane-grace-and-the-mississippi-medicals-karma-too-close#google_vignette . live .
  19. Web site: July 30, 2024 . Laura Jane Grace announces debut EP with Mississippi Medicals band . 2024-09-03 . ALT AZ 93.3 . August 11, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240811200800/https://altaz933.com/laura-jane-grace-announces-debut-ep-with-mississippi-medicals-band/ . live .
  20. Web site: 2024-06-26 . Laura Jane Grace and the Trauma Tropes announce EU/UK tour . 2024-08-29 . Punk News . en . September 3, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240903012854/https://www.punknews.org/article/83138/laura-jane-grace-and-the-trauma-tropes-announce-eu-uk-tour . live .
  21. Web site: Serra . Maria . December 20, 2023 . Laura Jane Grace Marries Comedian Paris Campbell in Las Vegas . 2024-09-03 . idobi . September 3, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240903013020/https://idobi.com/high-life/laura-jane-grace-married-wedding-paris-campbell/ . live .

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