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Clint Catalyst
Born	Clinton Green April 8, 1971 (1971-04-08) (age 38) Jonesboro, Arkansas, U.S.
Occupation	Writer, actor
Genres	LGBT, Gay, Comedy, Drama, Gothic
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Clint Catalyst (born April 8, 1971) is an American author, actor, spoken word performer and stylist.

Catalyst has covered music, fashion, LGBT issues, and popular culture for magazines including LA Weekly, Frontiers, Out, and Swindle.^[1][2][3][4]

Early life

Born in Jonesboro, Arkansas, Catalyst was raised an only child to Southern Baptist parents. Other than a year in Germany on scholarship, he remained there until he attended Hendrix College, where he started As If magazine^[5] and received a Bachelors in English. Upon graduation, Catalyst went to San Francisco, where he earned a Master of Arts in Writing degree from the University of San Francisco. He said he knew he was gay from a young age.^[6]

Writing in the LA Weekly, Linda Immediato called Catalyst a "Midwestern ex–meth head who came to L.A. by way of San Francisco, where he was a goth art-club darling — the most photographed model of the underground." In Los Angeles in the 1990s "he became the most sought-after nightclub... guest-list gatekeeper, wooed by seemingly every hip promoter in the city."^[7]

Published work

First edition cover of Cottonmouth Kisses (2000).

In 2000 Manic D Press published Catalyst's book Cottonmouth Kisses, which developed a cult following.^[8] It went into its second printing in 2007, when it was described as a "cult hit."^[9]

While on the 2000 publication tour, Catalyst and artist Michelle Tea came up with the idea to solicit first-person narratives for their 2004 anthology Pills, Thrills, Chills and Heartache. The book reached #10 on the Los Angeles Times non-fiction paperback bestseller list in its first week of release.^[10] The book was also a 2004 Lambda Literary Awards finalist in the Anthologies/Fiction category.^[11]

Film and television

Catalyst along with Jessicka and Jared Gold - backstage at Germany's Next Topmodel

In 2004, Catalyst and writing partner Darren Stein co-created the drama The Flyover States in a development deal with Touchstone/ABC.^[12] As an associate show producer, he worked for three cycles (2005-2006) on the reality series America's Next Top Model.^[13][14]

In the 2007 short film In the Spotlight, Catalyst was cast opposite Guinevere Turner as a charlatan named Bell Wartock.^[15] He also appeared in Darren Stein's short Color Me Olsen and Lisa Hammer's feature POX.^[16]

In February 2008, Catalyst won the first place for TV Host in CBS's Big Shot Live contest.^[17] His role for the followup winner's episode was red carpet commentator for the 50th Grammy Awards. In November 2008, Catalyst had a cameo as the stylist for Antoine de Caunes in Allez a L.A.!, a five-part series that ran on the French Cable Network Canal Plus.^[18] In March, 2009, Catalyst appeared as a special guest in an episode of the reality television series Germany's Next Topmodel, hosted by Heidi Klum.^[19]

As 'Himself', Catalyst appeared in a videotaped version of the off-Broadway musical comedy Forever Plaid, shown in theaters for one night in 2009 to celebrate the play's 20th anniversary.^[20][21] His most recent role is as 'The Writer/Interviewee' in Matthew Mishory's short format film Delphinium: A Childhood Portrait of Derek Jarman, which screened at the 2009 Raindance Film Festival.^[22] He has been cast by the same director as "Sid - The Emcee" in the feature film Portland, planned for a 2010 release^[23] .

Live performances, modeling, and events

Catalyst performing spoken word at Club DNA in San Francisco

Catalyst has appeared as a spoken word performer at events including the Bumbershoot festival,^[24] Outfest,^[25] the Dark Arts Festival,^[26] "The Unhappy Hour" at the Parlour Club, ^[27] and Convergence 9.^[28]

Catalyst has had a variety of modeling assignments, including an appearance on the cover of a book, The Best of Alice Joanou.^[29][30][31]

In March 2008, Catalyst was chosen to appear in a national Peta2 "Fur Is Dead" campaign.^[32] Catalyst has been described as the "muse" for avant-garde designer Jared Gold,^[33] and has worked as an event producer for some of Gold's fashion shows.^[34]

Catalyst working the red carpet at the 2007 Emmy Awards

Catalyst was a celebrity judge for the Asian Pacific AIDS Alliance Quest Beauty Pageant and was hired by Paper Magazine as a judge for Audrey Kuenstler's 'High Fashion Wrestling' event.^[35]

Works

• Cottonmouth Kisses (2000) ISBN 978-0916397654
• Pills, Thrills, Chills, and Heartache: Adventures in the First Person (with Michelle Tea) (2004) ISBN 1555837530

References

External links

• Official website
• Clint Catalyst at the Internet Movie Database