Michelle Visage

Visage in 2014, photo by kathclick/Bigstock.com

Place of Birth: Perth Amboy, New Jersey, U.S.

Date of Birth: September 20, 1968

Ethnicity:
*Hungarian, Irish (biological mother)

Michelle Visage is an American singer, television host, radio DJ, performer, television producer, and media personality.

Michelle was adopted by Arlene Carol (Harnick) and Martin H. “Marty” Shupack, when she was three months old. She was raised in their Jewish faith.

Michelle’s biological parents are Joanne and Lewis “Wiss.” Joanne was of Hungarian and Irish descent.

Michelle is married to screenwriter David Allen Case, with whom she has two children.

Michelle’s biological maternal grandmother was named Irene.

Michelle’s adoptive mother Arlene Harnick was the daughter of Herman Harnick and Lillian Betty Wertheim.

Sources: Biography of Michelle Visage – The Diva Rules: Ditch the Drama, Find Your Strength, and Sparkle Your Way to the Top (2015), by Michelle Visage

Genealogy of Michelle Visage – https://www.geni.com