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Paris Campbell Grace
Campbell in 2022
Born
Yolande Paris Campbell

(1992-12-23) December 23, 1992 (age 31)
New York City, New York, U.S.
EducationVirginia Commonwealth University
Occupation(s)Internet celebrity
Comedian
Singer
SpouseLaura Jane Grace ​(m. 2023)
Parent(s)Yolande Dolly Fox (mother)
John Campbell (father)
RelativesYolande Fox (grandmother)
Cherif Guellal (step-grandfather)
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Followers608.9 K
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Last updated: August 28, 2024

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

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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][3] Her father died when she was an infant.[4] 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.[2][5] She is of French Basque descent through her grandmother. 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.[6][7][8]

She 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.

Campbell's childhood home in Washington, D.C.

Career

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After completing high school, Campbell began performing stand-up comedy[9]. She has appeared on shows at The Stand, Jimmy Kimmel's Comedy Club, New York Comedy Club, and Broadway Comedy Club.[10]

Campbell is a TikToker and previously was employed by Apple Inc. as a hardware engineer.[11] 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.[12] Campbell claimed that Apple threatened to fire her after she made the video.[13] She was later fired from Apple over an issue regarding medical leave during the COVID-19 pandemic.[14]

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.[15][16] In June 2024, they released their first single titled "All Fucked Out".[17] In July 2024, they released their second single titled "Karma's Coming Close".[18][19] On July 30, 2024, they announced their upcoming six-track EP titled "Give an Inch", set to be released on September 6, 2024.[20] Campbell is also a member of the band Laura Jane Grace and the Trauma Tropes.[21]

Personal life

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Campbell married the American rock musician Laura Jane Grace in Las Vegas on December 18, 2023, after having met the month before.[22]

References

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  1. ^ Ehrlich, Brenna (January 24, 2024). "Laura Jane Grace's Real-Life Rom-Com". Rolling Stone.
  2. ^ a b Sinclair, Rachel (September 9, 2014). "Yolande Betbeze Fox: Alabama's first Miss America reflects on title more than 60 years later". al.
  3. ^ "Dolly Fox, an actress, producer, philanthropist, and consultant in New York". July 19, 2019.
  4. ^ "John Campbell, 41, Guitarist and Singer". The New York Times. June 17, 1993 – via NYTimes.com.
  5. ^ Crain, Abbey (June 6, 2019). "68 years ago, Miss America refused to take swimsuit photos. Now her daughter is judging Miss Alabama". al.
  6. ^ 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
  7. ^ a b c "This Week's Chaotic Ask a Matchmaker Guest: Paris Campbell". Agape Match. December 10, 2023.
  8. ^ Kelly, William. "Former Miss America who lived in Palm Beach, Yolande Betbeze Fox dies". Palm Beach Daily News.
  9. ^ "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. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
  10. ^ "Paris Campbell | Comedians". The Stand Restaurant & Comedy Club. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
  11. ^ Kiley, Rachel (December 23, 2022). "'Lawsuit time': Apple employee says she was wrongfully terminated over medical leave". The Daily Dot.
  12. ^ https://www.inc.com/minda-zetlin/apple-employee-tiktok-video-iphone-security-paris-campbell.html
  13. ^ Hearing, Alice. "Apple employee claims managers are threatening to fire her over viral TikTok video". Fortune.
  14. ^ "TikToking Apple employee fired over medical leave, not videos". AppleInsider. December 23, 2022.
  15. ^ https://www.npr.org/2024/07/03/g-s1-7610/laura-jane-grace-the-mississippi-medicals-tiny-desk-concert
  16. ^ Ehrlich, Brenna (August 21, 2024). "Laura Jane Grace and Her Partner Paris Talk to Their Soup in the Mississippi Medicals' New Video". Rolling Stone.
  17. ^ "Meet Laura Jane Grace & the Mississippi Medicals | Bands | News | Scene Point Blank".
  18. ^ "Laura Jane Grace & The Mississippi Medicals Share New Song "Karma Too Close": Listen". July 19, 2024.
  19. ^ "Laura Jane Grace and the Mississippi Medicals: "Karma Too Close"". www.punknews.org. July 22, 2024.
  20. ^ "Laura Jane Grace announces debut EP with Mississippi Medicals band". ALT AZ 93.3. July 30, 2024.
  21. ^ Punknews.org (2024-06-26). "Laura Jane Grace and the Trauma Tropes announce EU/UK tour". www.punknews.org. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
  22. ^ "Laura Jane Grace Marries Comedian Paris Campbell in Las Vegas".
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