Mathu Andersen
Mathu Andersen is a make-up artist, costume designer, and photographer. Andersen has collaborated with RuPaul and was previously in a relationship with fashion designer Zaldy.Career
Andersen has a background in fashion and textile design. He and RuPaul collaborated for many years, until the ninth season of RuPaul's Drag Race; Andersen initially did RuPaul's hair and make-up, and later directed challenges and became a creative producer on the show. He was a guest judge on season two's "Here Comes the Bride", and he was a special guest on the fourth season's "The Final Three", the fifth season's "The Final Three, Hunty", the sixth season's "Sissy That Walk", and the seventh season's premiere episode and twelfth episode. Andersen was nominated in the Outstanding Makeup for a Multi-Camera Series or Special category at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in 2015 for his work on "ShakesQueer", the seventh season's third episode. The reasons for his departure from the show are unknown.Personal life
Andersen is originally from Australia. He moved to New York in 1986 and, according to Queerty, "teamed up with Zaldy Goco and became a fixture of NYC nightlife". Andersen moved to Los Angeles in 2002.Filmography
Film
Television
Web Series
Awards and nominations
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