Part autobiography, part how-to manual, superstar female impersonator Frank Marino talks about performing in the neon city of Las Vegas for the past ten years, along with all the trials and tribulations that he's encountered along the way. Don't miss his many make-up and beauty secrets, fashion advice, and exercise tips on how to keep that "girlish figure." He keeps his audience in stitches while his surgeon keeps him in stitches with over nine plastic surgeries. Plus, many hysterical face-to-face encounters with superstars like Joan Rivers, Whitney Houston, Dolly Parton and Diana Ross. Given up by his birth mother, adopted by the Marinos, who passed away while he was still a young boy, raised by his godparents, he began a college career with an interest in Med School. Until that Halloween night when he realized he was better at impersonating famous women. At one point, he became so good that he was actually sued by comedian Joan Rivers for over five million dollars. This was the first time an impersonator was ever sued by a celebrity. "Thank God we settled out of court," Frank now quips during his shows, "I was about eighty bucks short." The flip side to this, was that all the National press and publicity made Frank Marino a bigger star than ever. His curious nature eventually led him to search out his biological mother, only to discover he may have found the wrong woman. You'll also get a behind the scenes look at his many talk show and television appearances with hilarious anecdotes and never before seen snap shots from Frank's personal photo album. He's climbed the ladder of success, which is no easy task, especially when you're wearing high heels. Discover the rest of his fairy tale as you enter into the kingdom of: His Majesty, the Queen! After 25 years, the long awaited second autobiography, Drags to Riche$, continues the trials and tribulations of Las Vegas’s longest running headliner, female impersonator, Frank Marino. From the passing of famed comedian Joan Rivers to the birth of his Showboy Mansion follow Marino through his journey to remain the Queen of the Las Vegas Strip. In Drags to Riche$, Marino gives a candid and revealing yet comical account of his private tragedies, public fall from grace, and his triumphant return to the stage defying all obstacles and getting the Last Laugh in Vegas.

ISBN: 9780964090347