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| Born | Hitchin, England |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Spouse | Emily Jendrisak |
| Children | Sophie Whiterabbit McInnes, Duncan Whitethunder McInnes |
Gavin Miles McInnes (born 1970) is a British Canadian writer, musician, and comedian. Referred to as "The Godfather of hipsterdom" and "the primary architect of hipsterdom" McInnes is often credited with starting the contemporary hipster movement mostly via Vice Magazine’s “DOs & DON’Ts” column.
Biography
Early life
McInnes was born in Hitchin, England and moved to Canada when he was 4. His parents are Glaswegian. His father is the Vice-President of Operations at Gallium, a high-tech company specializing in defense. His mother is a retired business teacher.
Career
Along with Suroosh Alvi and Shane Smith, McInnes founded Vice Magazine in 1994. Originally a low-budget magazine entitled Voice of Montreal, Vice has since expanded itself into a glossy, mass-market magazine, a record label, a film company, and a clothing line — among other projects.
Gavin McInnes was the most public figure associated with Vice, due to the popularity of his contributions to the magazine, and his outspoken, occasionally controversial nature. He wrote hundreds of articles for the magazine, including The Vice Guide to Eating Pussy, and he was the author of the magazine's regular "DOs and DON'Ts" feature.
In 2006, he appeared on the Toronto-based Canadian comedy show Kenny vs Spenny as the judge of that episode's competition, Who is Cooler?
Prior to starting Vice magazine, McInnes published ten issues of a Montreal-based minicomic called Pervert (1993–95) and played in a number of Ottawa-area punk bands (Anal Chinook and Leatherassbuttfuk, with Aidan Girt, among others).
McInnes split from the other founders of Vice in 2007 due to "creative differences," a possible reference to their recent affiliation with Viacom via VBS.tv, or because McInnes' "gleeful bigotry was threatening to define Vice's identity entirely." After leaving Vice, McInnes founded a company called Street Carnage with Derrick Beckles.
He is currently writing a book of memoirs for Simon & Schuster entitled How to Piss in Public and developing shows for television. He is also currently in a 1980s hardcore cover band called 80s Hardcore, and a columnist for Taki's Magazine.
McInnes currently serves as the Creative Director for Rooster, an advertising agency in New York City and he is a regular on the Fox News show Red Eye w/Greg Gutfeld.
Personal life
McInnes attended Ottawa’s Carleton University and received a BA in English from Montreal’s Concordia University in 1994. In 1999, he moved to New York City. In 2004, he married Emily Jendrisak, a Ho-Chunk Amerindian. In 2006, their daughter Sophie Whiterabbit McInnes was born and in 2008, their son Duncan Whitethunder McInnes was born.
Pranks
- In 1995, McInnes convinced a journalist from Quebec’s Le Devoir that he and fellow co-founder Shane Smith were gay lovers. The resulting story featured the two embracing.
- In 1999, McInnes convinced a journalist from Ottawa’s The Citizen that Vice was merging with MTV. The resulting article was three full pages. This prank later became somewhat true when MTV launched The Vice Guide to Everything in 2010.
- In 2009, McInnes convinced a journalist at The Village Voice that he had been knocked out after losing a challenge to an MMA fighter. The footage was actually an outtake from a failed TV pilot.
- In 2010, McInnes convinced a "journalist" at Gawker.com that he had eaten a bowl of urine-soaked corn flakes after not winning their “Hipster of the Decade” competition. The footage was actually an outtake from a collection of comedy sketches called "Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole".
Film & TV
McInnes also acts and stars in documentaries and usually plays himself. In 2009 a short film he produced and starred in, called Asshole, was included in the Sundance Film Festival.
Film
- 2006 The Vice Guide to Travel — as himself
- 2008 Sophie Can Walk — as himself
- 2009 Asshole — as Vincent Allen
- 2010 A Million in the Morning — as host
- 2010 Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole
TV
- 2006 Kenny Vs Spenny — as a Cool Judge
- 2006 Air Guitar Nation — as a judge
- 2008 Last Call With Carson Daly — as himself
- 2010 Last Call With Carson Daly — as himself
- 2011 Red Eye with Greg Gutfeld — as himself
Books
- 2003 The Vice Guide to Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll (Warner Books)
- 2004 Vice Dos and Don'ts: 10 Years of VICE Magazine's Street Fashion Critiques (Grand Central)
- 2008 Dos & Don'ts 2: 13 Years of Vice Magazine's Street Fashion Critiques (Powerhouse)
- 2009 Street Boners: 1,764 Hipster Fashion Jokes (Grand Central)
- 2012 How to Piss in Public: From Teenage Rebellion to the Hangover of Adulthood (Scribner)
References
- "Vice" Founder Gavin McInnes on Split From Glossy: "It's Like a Divorce," NBC New York.
- Haddow, Douglas. "Hipster: The Dead End of Western Civilization," Adbusters (July 29, 2008).
- "GAWKER", http://gawker.com/127848/vows-emily-jendriasak-and-gavin-mcinnes
- Pareene. "Goodbyes: Co-Founder Gavin McInnes Finally Leaves 'Vice'," Gawker (Jan. 23, 2008).
- http://gawker.com/5903468/a-girls-writers-ironic-racism-and-other-white-people-problems
- http://takimag.com/article/10_hatefacts_for_those_who_hate_facts_gavin_mcinnes
- "How to Piss in Public on Amazon".
- Braiker, Brian (June 20, 2011). "Creating Ads For People Who Hate Ads". Ad Week. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- Jessica. "Vows: Emily Jendriasak and Gavin McInnes," Gawker (Sept. 17, 2004).
- Baron, Zach. "Gavin McInnes Gets Knocked the Fuck Out," Village Voice (May 5, 2009).
- "The Immersionist with Gavin McInnes," Relevant Pictures. Accessed April 5, 2011.
- Kamer, Foster. "Hipster of the Decade Loser Gavin McInnes Accepts 'Award' by Eating Bowl of Pissed-In Cereal," Gawker (January 2, 2010).
- Park, Steve. "Gavin McInnes In ASSHOLE," StevePark.com (Jan. 21, 2009).