Greg Scarnici (born April 8, 1972) is an American writer, director, producer, performer, DJ and drag artist. He was born in Jamaica, Queens, and continues to work in New York City, where he balances work in theatre, film, and television. He first gained fame for his viral music video parodies, featured on Anderson Cooper 360, Fox News Channel, on VH1's Best Week Ever and in Entertainment Weekly[1] which have been viewed over ten million times on YouTube.[2] His work has also been featured on MTV, VH1, Fox News and CNN. He currently works as an Associate Producer at Saturday Night Live[3] and is a contributing writer for The Huffington Post.[4]
Greg has also been featured on the TV shows 30 Rock, Nick Cannon's Short Circuitz, Straight Plan for the Gay Man, and Saturday Night Live, where he has also contributed jokes and promos. Associate Producer TV credits include Saturday Night Live, Macy's Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular, and the 2014 NBA All-Star Pre-Game Concert. Film credits include the award-winning indie, Glam-Trash and the short films, Dead End and Children of the Dune.[5]
In 2010, Greg released "Sex in Drag" – a parody of Madonna's infamous "Sex" book, shot entirely on Fire Island.[6]
In 2015, his first collection of comedic essays, "I Hope My Mother Doesn't Read This" was published by Thought Catalog books.[7]
In March 2019, Greg released his second collection of comedic essays, "Dungeons and Drag Queens" about his experiences on Fire Island.[8]
In 2020, Greg released "Hot Rods" - a parody of a vintage gay porn magazine from the 1970s shot entirely on Fire Island.
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In 2009, Greg released his debut collection of comedic dance tracks, entitled "12 Inch Freak", which featured the single, "Gimme More (Pills)", a parody of Britney Spears' hit, "Gimme More."[9]
He also produces house music released under his own name and also with Joe Thompson, under the name Undercover.[10] Their self-titled debut album was released in 2012, and their follow-up album, "Night Beats" was released in 2015.
He also produces and releases music under his drag queen alter ego, Levonia, including the single, "So Cunt" which was called The Song of The Summer on Jezebel.com,[11] Slate.com & PaperMag.com.[12]
^The latest in parody music videos | Beyonce Knowles | Music Commentary | News + Notes | Entertainment Weekly
^"About Greg Scarnici". Retrieved November 5, 2016 – via YouTube.
^"That Time I Almost Fucked Up An Episode Of Saturday Night Live". Thought Catalog. September 22, 2015. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
^"Greg Scarnici". HuffPost. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
^"Greg Scarnici". IMDb. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
^"Madonna's Infamous 'Sex' Book Reimagined (NSFW)". HuffPost. October 21, 2014.
^""I Hope My Mother Doesn't Read This" Author Greg Scarnici | Huffington Post". HuffPost. January 5, 2016. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
^Dungeons and Drag Queens: Fire Island through the eyes of its worst drag queen – via Amazon.
^"Britney Spears Parody - Gimme More (Pills)". September 20, 2007. Retrieved November 5, 2016 – via YouTube.
^"Undercover – Interview by Josh Sparber". fierth.com. July 13, 2012. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
^Beck, Laura. "'So Cunt' Is the Summer Jam of 2013". Jezebel. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
^"Levonia Jenkins and La Lopez Embrace Their C*ntiness with "So C#nt"". Papermag. July 18, 2013. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
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