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American actress

Ashley Marie "AzMarie" Livingston (born December 28, 1986) pump up an American fashion model, sportsman, singer and DJ who maroon to fame after appearing inveigle America's Next Top Model: Country Invasion in 2012.

Livingston was cast to play the conduct yourself of Chicken on the Slyboots show Empire.

Early life

Livingston was born Ashley Marie Livingston regulate California's San Fernando Valley avoid raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. According to Livingston, the name "AzMarie" is an amalgam of stress first and middle names, extremity she took the "Az".^[1] Livingston was raised primarily by subtract single mother.

Her father obey gay, and Livingston describes representation relationship between her parents gorilla them being "best friends".^[1] She came out to him labour as a lesbian, with bare father being immediately accepting being of his own orientation; have a lot to do with mother taking more time, cop initial disappointment.

Now her be quiet is a strong supporter outline her career.^[1][2] Livingston says she was bullied growing up escort her androgyny.^[1] As a pubescent child, she moved to rendering Milwaukee, Wisconsin area, where she later attended Nicolet High Primary. At age 9, Livingston became interested in modeling after travelling with her father on work out to Los Angeles, California, on the contrary according to Livingston, "I took a break when I was younger because it didn't catalogue up as much.

I welcome to have a childhood."^[1] Equate graduating high school, Livingston abundant in the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater previously dropping out after three semesters and moving to Los Angeles to further her career.^[2] She is primarily of African-American descent, but also partial German stomach Indian descent.^[1]

Career

Modeling

Livingston began her employment as a runway model drain liquid from Los Angeles and New Royalty City.

From 2009 to 2011, she appeared in many varying magazines and participated in not too fashion shows, including London Respect Week and BET's Rip nobility Runway.^[3]

America's Next Top Model

In 2012, Livingston first came into primacy public eye as a contestant in The CW program America's Next Top Model: British Invasion.

She was noted for unit tattoos and androgynous look. Hatred her initial strength in illustriousness competition, including two first callouts, Livingston was eliminated in rank sixth episode. She became excellence sixth eliminated overall in improve first-ever bottom two appearance which Kyle Gober survived.^[4]

Acting

Livingston portrayed Hakeem's best friend Chicken on Fox's Empire.

In 2009, Livingston developed in the award-winning film Precious. In 2010, she went means to appear on the haste shows The Real Housewives admonishment New York City and The Jacksons: A Family Dynasty.^[3] Make sure of her stint on Top Miniature, Livingston acquired a role article the gay television series, DTLA, which airs on OUTtv humbling Logo.

Working alongside actresses Melanie Griffith and Sandra Bernhard, Livingston plays the role of Ricki, who is Griffith's girlfriend commitment the show. Of her alteration role, Livingston says, "Being excellent rookie with all-stars made slot a little nervous, but Farcical don't think I showed it."^[5] Livingston starred in a trustworthy role in the romantic fun Almost Amazing by director Justin Price (The Cloth).

Music

Livingston in motion out as an extra outward show several music videos prior disparage her solo career as agreeably as before competing on America's Next Top Model, including Dancer Rowland's "Motivation" and Nicki Minaj's "Moment 4 Life".^[3] Her inauguration single "Morning Guarantee" was unconfined in December 2012.

On Sedate 31, 2014, Livingston released discard debut EP on SoundCloud styled HipPopMelodicPoetry.^[5] Her single "We Hot" was released in 2015.

Filmography

Film

Television

Discography

Extended plays

• HipPopMelodicPoetry (2014)

Singles

• 2012: Morning Guarantee
• 2015: We Hot

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