Shawn Morales

Shawn Morales (born July 21, 1978) is an American model,[1] actor, and nightlife personality based in Los Angeles, California.

Shawn Morales
Born (1978-07-21) July 21, 1978
Santa Monica, California
Occupation
  • Model
  • Actor
  • Television Personality
Years active2011–present
Known for
Dragula

RuPaul's Drag Race

In 2011 while working as a gogo dancer at local gay bars, Shawn auditioned for the RuPaul's Drag Race "Pit Crew" (also known as the Scruff Pit Crew). They are a group of men who appear on each season of Drag Race.[2] The men of the Pit Crew are typically dressed only in their underwear, assisting RuPaul and contestants in various challenges on the reality show.[3] They usually have no dialogue on the show, mainly appearing as "eye candy" for viewers and contestants. Morales became the first non-African-American man to join the Pit Crew, joining in season three. He would also go on to appear in RuPaul's music video for the song "Champion." Morales remained with the show until he was axed before Season 7 began. No reason ever was given for Morales' departure from the show but, after a well-circulated Huffington Post article about Gold's Gym revoking Morales' gym membership[4] due to his body odor; causing rumors linking the two. Morales reprised his role in Season 10, as well as guest appearances on other RuPaul's Drag Race and their production company, World of Wonder's companion shows.[5]

Filmography
Television
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2011 RuPaul's Drag Race Himself (Pit Crew) Season 3 [6]
2012 RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Himself (Pit Crew) Season 1 [7]
2013 RuPaul's Drag Race Himself (Pit Crew) Season 5 (Ep. 8) [8]
2014 RuPaul's Drag Race Himself (Pit Crew) Season 6 [9]
2015 RuPaul's Drag Race Himself (Pit Crew) Season 7 [10]
2018 Dragula Himself (Resurrected Body) Season 2 [11]
2018 RuPaul's Drag Race Himself (Pit Crew) Season 10 [12]
2018 RuPaul's Drag Race Holi-slay Spectacular Himself (Pit Crew) TV Special [13]
2019 RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Himself (Pit Crew) Season 4 [14]
Web series
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2014 RuPaul Drives... Himself Web series starring RuPaul [15]
2014 Oh Pit Crew Himself Companion web series to RuPaul's Drag Race [16]
2015 Couple$ for Ca$h Himself Game show produced by World of Wonder [17]
Music video appearances
Title Year Director Ref.
"Champion"
(RuPaul)		 2011 Mathu Andersen [18]
"I Wanna Have Some Fun"
(Pandora Boxx)		 2012 Ashley Esqueda [19]
"love you like a big schlong"
(Willam Belli)		 2012 Heaven Jones [20]
"Sissy That Walk"
(RuPaul)		 2014 Steven Corfe [21]
"Your Makeup Is Terrible"
(Alaska Thunderfuck)		 2014 Saša Numić [22]
"Original"
(Orchid and Hound)		 2015 Adrian Anchondo [23]

References
  1. "Ex-Pit Crew Shawn Morales Goes For It With James Cerne In "Loverboy" Magazine".
  2. "UNDERWEAR ISN'T A DRAG: INTERVIEW WITH SHAWN MORALES FROM RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE".
  3. "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Interview: Pit Crew Shawn Morales".
  4. "Shawn Morales' Gold's Gym Membership Revoked Because of Stinky Body Odor".
  5. "RuPaul's Drag Race Pitcrew Member Shawn Morales- Ring My Bell".
  6. "Meet RuPaul's Drag Race's New, Bulgier Pit Crew".
  7. "'Pit Crew: Characters".
  8. "Drag Race" Pit Crew Hunk Shawn Morales On "Ring My Bell".
  9. "'Meet RuPaul's Drag Race's New, Bulgier Pit Crew". Out Magazine.
  10. Malice, Michael (March 3, 2015). "'RuPaul's Drag Race' 7×1 Recap: No Shame in Being Shallow". Observer. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  11. "Whatever happened to Sean Morales?".
  12. "RuPaul's Drag Race (Season 10)".
  13. "It's Okay to Criticize Shitty Queer TV".
  14. "Rupaul's Drag Race: Queen of Clubs".
  15. RuPaul Drives... Shawn Morales and Jason Carter. December 9, 2013. Retrieved December 9, 2013 – via YouTube.
  16. Oh' Pit Crew with the RuPaul's Drag Race Scruff Pit Crew – Heels. March 6, 2014 – via YouTube.
  17. Shawn Morales & Robert – Couple$ for Ca$h. March 21, 2014 – via YouTube.
  18. RuPaul Champion music video (featuring Raja, Manila Luzon and Alexis Mateo). April 27, 2011 – via YouTube.
  19. Mix – Pandora Boxx – I Wanna Have Some Fun (feat. TimPermanent) Official Music Video. December 2, 2012. Retrieved December 2, 2012 – via YouTube.
  20. love you like a big schlong. April 30, 2012. Retrieved April 30, 2012 – via YouTube.
  21. RuPaul's Sissy That Walk Official Music Video. May 12, 2014. Retrieved May 12, 2014 – via YouTube.
  22. Alaska Thunderfuck – Your Makeup Is Terrible [Official]. June 9, 2014 – via YouTube.
  23. Orchid and Hound – Original. March 24, 2015 – via YouTube.
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