DREAMBOY: My Life as a QVC Host & Other Greatest Hits

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Dale Guy MadisonMy Life as a QVC Host

and other greatest hits

w w w . d a m n g o o d m a n . c o m

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Gays, Lesbians, Bi-sexual, Transgender (GLBT): A demographic segment with hefty spending clout, are tuning in:

• Estimated U.S. population:– With 7% of the US Population identifying as GLBT (in American largest cities that percentage can be as

high as 15% +)– 15 Million (ethnically diverse consumers 18+)

• Average household Income:– $61,300– Gay discretionary income to be higher than that of the general population by as much as 15%

• Spending power:– $641 billion annually

• Greater per capita consumption: – strong brand loyalty and environment with less advertising clutter create significant marketing opportunities

and potentially substantial rewards.• Categories reaping the highest rewards

– health & beauty care, entertainment, luxury items, fashion)– Greatest leverage to be made –financial services, travel, health care and automotive– In 1994, nineteen national advertisers appeared in gay publications. As of 2007 more than 150 Fortune

500® brands actively market to gay consumers

• Favorite shows & films:– Ellen, Will and Grace, Noah Arc, Queer as Folk, Six Feet Under, The L Word, Queer Eye For The Straight

Guy and Trading Spaces, Broke Back Mountain, Dreamgirls, Sex in the City– Logo, Here! TV

Sources: Forrester Research; Prime Access; Opus Com Group; Syracuse University, Harris Interactive Inc.,

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DREAMBOYMy Life as a QVC Host and other greatest hits

Dale Madison takes you on a journey from middle child of divorced parents, to becoming a nude model, to having an affair with a Maryland State politician, and marrying a heterosexual woman as an openly gay man. He co-founded Actors Against Drugs, became a host on the QVC network and traveled the country as a nationally recognized doll designer. Dale appeared in movie and television roles as a drag queen and was inspired by the music of the Supremes along the way.

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DREAMBOY is a story that appeals to audiences on many levels. How many times have we heard a song and it reminds us of something that happened in our lives? Madison faces obstacles and turns them successes. Being born black, gay, and in a single family household, Dale has dreams of being successful like his idols, the Supremes. He survives abusive relationships and makes a name for himself locally in Baltimore and nationally, albeit via a home shopping network. Madison re-invents himself and gains another level of fame as an actor in drag. He moves to Los Angeles and discovers more about himself, but never loses the passion for life and his love for the music that is the soundtrack of his life.

“In memory everything seems to happen to music.”Tennessee Williams

The Glass MenagerieDREAMBOY takes us on a life journey filled with wonderful musical

memories.

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By his mid 30’s, Dale had acollection of books and moviesof various entertainers. Themost significant and influentialof them all is DREAMGIRL:My Life as a Supreme, theautobiography of Mary Wilson.Why was he drawn to the 3singers discovered by BerryGordy from the Detroitprojects? He believes part ofit was the same feeling sharedby a young Oprah Winfrey -“Colored people on TV!”

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The Supremes

…were beautiful black women who had crossed the color barrier

and were known by blacks as well as whites.

Dale … wanted people to know his name as well.

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Reflections of the Way Life Used To Be

“In 1991, I became a host on the QVCshopping network. The shows I hostedand produced African Marketplace/Destination: Africa, were very successful.In the world of TV shopping, I had crossedover.”

“For the next 4 years people wouldknow me as a TV shopping host. Ithought maybe Berry Gordy would see mein an intense interview with Susan Luccidiscussing the benefits of her hair productand he’d cast me in Lady Sings More ofthe Blues. Well, Berry never called, but Idid “Reach Out and Touch Somebody’sHand.”

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I’m Your Dreamboy

“My 4 years at QVC must havebeen like the 7 years GladysKnight and the Pips spent atMotown fighting for recognition,good songs, and producerswhile The Supremes weretreated like royalty. I was ahost on QVC network’s newstart up Fashion Channel. Wewere made to feel like secondclass citizens.”

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These Chains of Love

“In the last season of Homicide Life onthe Streets, Pat Moran had meaudition in drag for an episode calledCloset Cases. I finally get a speakingrole and of course it is in drag. It wasa bitter sweet victory because they hadused me so many times as a dragqueen extra, and now I was getting aguest starring status as a drag queenhooker. But once again, it was me in adress that was being recognized. Iwanted to have a shirt made that said:I’m not a drag queen, I justplay one on TV!”

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Remember Me

“When my store closed, so didmy fame and I felt like I neededto stage a comeback. This timeI had no QVC (no Motown). I feltlike Mary Wilson trying to keepthe Supremes afloat afterMotown forgot about them infavor of Diana Ross.”

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As a young black kid growing up in the60’s I had so many dreams to do somany things. I wanted to be an actor,a model, a dancer, an artist, and afashion designer. I wanted to live inHollywood; I wanted to make adifference in people’s lives. Toparaphrase lyrics from the playDREAMGIRLS there is a song thatsays:

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I needed a dream to make me strong.Who could believe they could ever come true?And who could believe that the world would believe in my dreams too?There comes a time when a child’s got to grow.Mama said I am special. She said I’ve got to proveI am just as good I’m even better than…

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Dale Guy Madison

8800 south 3rd ave.inglewood, ca 90305

323-821-6659agent: malik shakur

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