Julie McCullough Bio, Age, Family,Husband, Net Worth and Dallas

Julie McCullough Biography

Julie Michelle McCullough is an American model, actress, and stand-up comedian. She was Playboy magazine’s Playmate of the Month for February 1986 and played the role of Julie Costello on Growing Pains in 1989–90.

Michelle worked as a model in her teens before moving to California. In 1983, McCullough graduated from high school and was living in Allen, Texas, when a photographer approached her to pose for Playboy magazine.

She became a Playboy model appearing in four issues: February 1985 “on the cover and as part of a “Girls of Texas” pictorial), February 1986 “as Playmate of the Month”, September 1986 “on the cover and as part of a “Farmer’s Daughters” pictorial” and October 1989 (a post-Growing Pains compilation of her first three shoots with extra pictures”.

She also appeared on the cover of “Inside Sports” magazine’s swimsuit issue. In 1989, officials of North Carolina Azalea Festival stripped Julie McCullough of her crown as Azalea Queen of Wilmington, because of controversy surrounding her appearance as a Playboy centerfold. In 2004, McCullough voiced herself as a tutorial guide in the video game Playboy: The Mansion.

Julie McCullough Age

Julie McCullough Family

She is of Irish descent, was born in Honolulu, Hawaii and named after a 1950s song called “Oh Julie”. She has one older brother, Joey. Her’s parents divorced when she was 4 years old. Her mother, Nancy(a housewife) married Herman Paynter, a Marine one year later.

She grew up in several states, including North Carolina, West Virginia, Florida, Louisiana, Missouri, Texas, Nevada, and California, as well as Canada and Italy. She considers herself Southern, having attended high school in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, and Allen, Texas.

Julie McCullough Husband

She was married to David Sutcliffe on November 10. 2001 and separated in 2003. David R. Sutcliffe is a Canadian actor. Julie McCullough is best known for playing Christopher Hayden on the television series Gilmore Girls and Detective Aidan Black on the television series Cracked.

According to Dave Itzkoff, writing in an article in the June 2006 Playboy magazine, during the rise in popularity of MySpace, McCullough was “Playboy’s unofficial ambassador to the MySpace nation.”She celebrated her 50th birthday at the Comedy Store club in Hollywood with a sold-out stand-up comedy show. Guests included Tia Carrere and Pauly Shore.

Julie McCullough Net Worth

Julie McCullough is a comedian who rose to prominence after she started her modeling career, in addition to a dominant actress, model.

McCullough started her journey to stardom for a model. She was previously the winner of this Azalea Queen of Wilmington. Julie McCullough has an estimated Net Worth of $ 1 million dollars as of 2019.

Julie McCullough Height | Julie McCullough Body Measurements

She is known for her amazing face which appears to be one of the best strengths. As a model, she looks sexy in a bikini and can be blessed with all the sexiest legs and body form. Julie McCullough stands at a height of 5 feet and 7 inches (1.70 m) tall. She weighs 115lb (52kg) while her bust-waist-hip dimension is 36D-24-35.

Julie McCullough Dallas

100 Dallas Creatives: No. 7 Fashion Maven Julie McCullough

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Julie McCullough says that she “stepped into” fashion design but has been blazing quite a trail since arriving in Dallas in 2001. Originally from Michigan, McCullough moved to Chicago to attend school at Columbia College.

Eventually, she decided she wanted to experience something different and “packed up the Uhaul,” and moved to Texas. The woman behind the yearly fashion event, The Pin Show, McCullough, while working on designs of her own under the labels Make and Folksie, showcases homegrown designers and even, at times, musicians.

The Pin Show is much different than the run-of-the-mill fashion show, often featuring not only amazing clothing but everything from photo shoots, interesting bars, and runways, hosted in various venues ranging from glamorous ballrooms to large, barren warehouses. Keeping with tradition, this year’s event will take place in Deep Ellum’s much anticipated new space, The Bomb Factory.

Julie McCullough finds Dallas to be the perfect home for her clothing lines as well as The Pin Show because of the constantly growing scene of overall creativity within the city – be it surrounding music, art or fashion. McCullough calls the Dallas community supportive, and it shows considering the show is in its 8th year.

The Pin Show’s multi-talented team takes matters into their own hands by handing press, photography, show production, hair, and make-up so that featured designers and guests can sit back and enjoy the show.

Following The Pin Show Presents Scene last weekend at Trees Dallas, McCullough is looking forward to The Pin Show in April, as well as continuing work on her own line, Folksie, and even beginning work on a line of Chef’s wear. With a new studio in the Design District, Julie McCulloughplans to continue working with other local creatives to keep Dallas’ scene of fashion, art, music and design growing.

How did you get started as a fashion designer? Was it a career you always imagined in yourself doing, something you had done all your life, something you went to school for or something you fell into? Or all of the above?

I actually went to school to study marketing and public relations. A pretty far cry from fashion designer, but, at the time I was attending school, I took up sewing as a sort of hobby and starting teaching myself. As I began to get better, I figured I would find a more advanced class where I could learn how to sew cooler things. Unfortunately, unless I wanted to learn how to sew a housecoat or something equally as enticing, there wasn’t anything out there. So, in my typical over-achiever manner, I started to Make in 2005 and we started having our own classes.

Looking back, I realize I wasn’t really that great at sewing, but I loved the designing part, so I just kept on going! I started with womenswear, but around 2012, I did a few menswear pieces, and they really resonated with me. And so, Folksie was born! I also concurrently, worked on small jobs doing samples for other lines and manufacturing for other labels, so we have sort of grown this whole local “Made in America” movement here in Dallas. So I guess you could sort of say I stepped into it, not really fell into.

For those of us who aren’t so familiar, what’s special about the fashion scene in Dallas? What sets it apart from other major cities?

I feel that over the past 5 years, Dallas has really come into its own with a huge creative scene which certainly includes fashion. When I first opened Make, I would hear so many young designers talk about how they needed to move to NYC or LA to break into the scene, and now I think Dallas is becoming, again, a place where people look for fashion. It’s smaller, easier to promote yourself and build your brand. There is a community here that is supportive, and for any creative, your community is everything.

Tell me a little bit about The PIN Show and how the concept for it came about?

In 2006, I had started the Urban Street Bazaar, a modern craft fair, and the market for all things handmade. We had some fashion designers as vendors, including Abi Ferrin, and it was a great platform for sales, but designers also wanted something a little more fashion exclusive.

At the time, the only option was to either host your own fashion show, which can be cost-prohibitive or go to a bigger city and try to show there. My business partner at the time, who was also a designer, and I began to discuss the idea to co-op a runway show for independent designers, from emerging to established.

By culling together several designers, and us handling the production (which can be a complete money pit and a huge pain in the ass), we called in favors, brought together a team of talented stylists, hair and make up, sound and lights, photographers, built a runway in my backyard, and booked The Door in Deep Ellum for the show. We were all pretty surprised when we had over 1200 people show up.

The show is 8 years old this year and is definitely a much more polished version of the original concept, but the platform is still the same. This year we had over 55 quality applications for 22 spots, and originally we were BEGGING for designers to fill these slots. I believe this speaks volumes for the Dallas Creative Community, and also for the growing number of fashion designers who are popping up.

What makes The PIN Show different from your typical runway show?

Well, much like everything I do, I don’t know much about how things work, so we figure it out in our own way! The Pin Show is more like a party or a celebration, without all the sunglass-wearing front-row types that you normally associate with fashion shows! The Pin Show provides a platform for Independent Designers with the production level of a high-end designer show and has become a way for the press to be introduced to the new lines from established designers and new talent as well.

With over 160 exits on the runway, we have to come up with new ideas every year to keep our audience captivated. We have had a live band play in the middle of the runway, a DJ 20 feet above the runway, fire truck bars, live photoshoots, abandoned warehouses, fancy ballrooms, men’s underwear lines, a wedding proposal, and this year, we are planning to top it all at The Bomb Factory in Deep Ellum with a mix of art, music, and fashion.

The designers featured in The PIN Show – What do they have to do in order to be featured in the show? In other words, are you looking for any specific qualities, content, designs when you choose them to be featured? Are they all local or from around the country?

We had 55 applications for this year’s event, we had designers from all over, but most of them have a Dallas tie somehow. First, they fill out an online application and from that, we narrow it down to those we like for an in-person interview. We want to meet the designers, hear their story, see the quality of work and see their sketches for their new collections.

Sometimes we think we know exactly who we want to be in the show, and then a designer will come in and just blow you away with their story and new ideas. We also want to be sure we have a good mix of genres, so we don’t end up with too many bridal collections or swimwear, etc. They must create new looks for The Pin Show to ensure that our audience is coming to see something fresh.

The designers drop off their garments 3 weeks before the show and they are done. The rest is up to our team. We do all the fittings, photos, show production, press, venue, styling, hair, and make-up, etc. The designers get to attend and enjoy the show, without all the madness that is usually involved.