Born Naked

Born Naked
Genre	Drama Comedy
Created by	JJ Abrams RuPaul
Starring	Marcus Schribner Angela Bassett Don Cheadle with Isabelle Fuhrman Jacob Artist and RuPaul Michelle Visage
Opening Theme	"Born Naked" by RuPaul
Location	USA
Country Of Origin	USA
Number Of Episodes	10
Running Time	60 minutes
Original Channel:	TruTV
Original Air Date	September 10th 2017 - present
Produced by	RuPaul Charles JJ Abrams Michelle Visage Angela Bassett
Directed by	Various

Born Naked (stylised as Born Naked: The RuPaul Story in some territories) is an American comedy-drama television series based on the life of actor and drag queen RuPaul. It premiered on TruTV on September 10th 2017. The first season ran for 10 episodes. RuPaul himself and famed filmmaker JJ Abrams produce the series.

Premise

The series follows RuPaul at three stages in his life, his teenage years (Marcus Schribner), his early days in Atlanta and New York City (Jacob Artist) and him reflecting on his past in the modern day (Himself). His struggling relationship with his dad (Don Cheadle) and his mom (Angela Bassett) is the focus of his teenage years in Atlanta, as well as his expression of sexuality. In Atlanta and New York, he begins to explore drag and begins the steps to the career that'll make him famous, including his first encounter with Michelle Visage (Isabelle Fuhrman). Michelle also appears in the present day (Herself) as RuPaul's best friend and confidant.

Cast

RuPaul as Himself/The Narrator

RuPaul Andre Charles (born November 17, 1960), known professionally by the mononym RuPaul, is an American actor, drag queen, television personality, and singer/songwriter. He is also the leading judge and co-creator of RuPaul's Drag Race.

• Marcus Schribner as Teenage RuPaul

RuPaul is a gay teenager living in Atlanta, Georgia with his mom and sisters attending an arts school.

• Jacob Artist as RuPaul

RuPaul becomes prominent on the Atlanta and New York drag scene in the 1980s, in the 1990s he and Michelle Visage play a major role in the development of The RuPaul Show.

Angela Bassett as Ernestine Charles

Ernestine Charles is the Louisiana-native mother of RuPaul, she moves to Atlanta with her son and daughters after separating from her husband.

Don Cheadle as Irving Charles

Irving is RuPaul's distant father, they have a strained relationship

Michelle Visage as Herself

Michelle Lynn Shupack (born September 20, 1968), professionally known by her stage name Michelle Visage, is an American singer, television host, radio DJ, author, and television personality. She began her career as a member of the female vocal trio Seduction. After the band's separation, Visage became the lead singer for The S.O.U.L. S.Y.S.T.E.M. in 1992. She also featured as a guest vocalist on the single "Crash" for TKA. She currently serves as a regular judge on the VH1/Logo reality series RuPaul's Drag Race.

• Isabelle Fuhrman as Michelle Visage

A New Jersey teen, she travels to New York for work and to party with friends. When she meets RuPaul, they have an almost instant connection.

Episodes

Season 1

Season 1 of Born Naked focuses mainly on RuPaul's teenage years with flash-forwards to the Atlanta drag scene and some of New York towards the conclusion of the first season.

Episode	Title	Synopsis	Airdate
1	Pilot	In the first episode, RuPaul and Michelle Visage sit down for a new documentary to discuss RuPaul's past and how he came to do drag. In 1975, a young RuPaul moves to Atlanta to study performing arts, and he comes to terms with his sexuality. In 1982, RuPaul arrives in New York City for the first time.	September 10th 2017
2	Atlanta, Georgia		September 17th 2017
3	Personal Herstory		September 24th 2017
4	Gender-F**k		October 1st 2017
5	Mommy's Boy		October 8th 2017
6	Essential		October 15th 2017
7	Party Gurl		October 22nd 2017
8	Fierce		October 29th 2017
9	Born Naked		November 5th 2017
10	And The Rest is Drag		November 12th 2017

Season 2

Season 2 was confirmed to be made up of another set of 10 episodes and would follow RuPaul through the production of The RuPaul show right through to the commissioning of RuPaul's Drag Race. TruTV confirmed that season 2 would be the last season, as RuPaul's story had been told.