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Mike Ruiz | |
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 Mike Ruiz as the grand marshal of San Antonio's pride parade in 2011 | |
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| Occupation(s) | Photographer, celebrity panelist, music video director |
| Spouse | Wayne Schatz (m. 2019) |
| Website | www |
Mike Ruiz is a Canadian photographer, director, television personality, former model, spokesperson, creative director, and actor.
Ruiz, who is of French Canadian and Spanish Filipino ancestry, [1] was born in Montreal in 1964, but raised in Repentigny, Quebec, Canada. [2] He was one of three sons born to Francoise and Anthony Ruiz. [3] He moved to the United States at age 20 to pursue a career in the entertainment industry. [4] After modeling for a decade he moved to Los Angeles to study acting. In 1997, Ruiz appeared in the independent film Latin Boys Go to Hell. [5] [6] In 2002 he moved from Los Angeles into an old friend's (Peel & Tracy James) SOHO apartment in New York City to pursue his career in photography. Mike was then able to establish a new agent in NYC which propelled his career forward as a photographer.
At the age of 28 Ruiz began in the field of photography. "I found a camera under my Christmas tree and within minutes, I was obsessed. I began shooting everything in sight. I taught myself the intricate mechanics of the camera but it was several years before I realized that I could actually make a living with my work‚" Ruiz was quoted as saying. [6] Presently based in New Jersey, Ruiz is known for celebrity and fashion photography. [5]
His work has appeared in numerous American and international magazines such as Vanity Fair , Flaunt, Condé Nast Traveler , Interview, Paper, Citizen K, Dazed and Confused, Arena, Italian Elle, Spanish and Brazilian Vogue and was a contributor to Dolce & Gabbana's Hollywood book and Iman's The Beauty of Color beauty book. He photographed the album cover for Kelly Clarkson's All I Ever Wanted . [7]
Menswear designer J. Cheikh collaborated with Ruiz to design a capsule collection for the Spring/Summer 2012 menswear collection in hopes of capitalizing on his fashion expertise and personal style. The collection was called "Mike Ruiz for J. Cheikh". [8]
In addition to his advertising and celebrity clients, Ruiz has branched out as a director doing music video for artists such as Vanessa Williams, Kelly Rowland, Jody Watley, Traci Lords, Kristine W and Shontelle. He also made his feature film directorial debut in 2007 with Starrbooty , starring RuPaul.
Ruiz has appeared on several reality shows, including Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List , America's Next Top Model , and RuPaul's Drag Race ("RuPaullywood or Bust"), as a celebrity photographer and guest judge. He also rounded out the panel of expert judges on the third season of Canada's Next Top Model .[ citation needed ]
Ruiz was a member of the cast of Logo network's reality series, The A-List: New York , for its first two seasons. He left the show in 2011. [9]
Ruiz moved to New Jersey in 2013 with his partner Martin Berusch, who died in 2016. Ruiz has been married to Wayne Schatz since May 2019. [10]
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