Donnie Gogo

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Donnie Gogo (born Donovan Gordon Sampson, July 11, 1994) is a Canadian Internet personality, comedian, rapper, fashion designer, and makeup artist. He is often noted for his flamboyant, persona and  voice. Gogo is best known for his content, which includes makeup tutorials and, but also makes commentary videos and short comedy videos.

Gogo's online career includes several controversies, including a highly publicized feud with drag queen and fellow beauty YouTuber Sasha Boom. In March 2023, Gogo announced that he would be taking a hiatus from YouTube and following several months of content creators accusing him of.

Early life
Donnie Gogo was born Donovan Gordon Sampson on July 11, 1994 in. He is the son of Darren Sampson (born 1960), an author of and  descent; and Aika Sampson ( Tanaka; born 1963), a cartoonist of  descent.

Gogo attended, and graduated in 2012. In a December 2016 interview with Indie News, Gogo said that he was bullied a lot in secondary school for being "that queer kid in the class". The Sampsons moved to Ontario in 2013, and in 2014 he began attending the. He graduated in 2018.

Career
Gogo created his channel and  account on January 2, 2016. Originally, he used his Twitter account solely to promote his YouTube videos, which at the time consisted entirely of makeup and fashion tutorials and short comedy videos. A photo of him wearing a custom-made dress went viral on Twitter and Instagram in June 2016.

In February 2017, his Twitter account reached one million followers, and his YouTube channel had reached 1.8 million subscribers. In May 2017, he did American rapper Young Jack's makeup for the cover of his third studio album, Young Soul II. Shortly after, he began doing makeup for several other musical artists, including Lucy Luv (Off My Side), Dang Dave (Looking Out the Window for the First Time), Zee Zee (Stink!), and Shawn Smoke (The Amazing You). In late 2017, he appeared in the music video for Lucy Luv's single "Kiss Kiss", as the song was featured on the Off My Side album.

On June 7, 2018, Gogo appeared as a guest on the TBS's talk show The Michael Hubert Show, and on November 7, 2018, he Appearedwas interviewed on the talk show ''High Point with David Bauer.