There are two types of people in the world: people who are passionate about things, and people who've had their passion punched, beaten, or whatever out of them.

Fearing for his life he decided to move to New York City with his then-boyfriend Jed Root (who sometimes posed as his manager) to begin his career. Aucoin made appearances on Good Morning America and Oprah. Celebrities
He worked with hundreds of A-list celebrities like Cher Janet Jackson Tina Turner Gwyneth Paltrow Lisa Marie Presley Courtney Love and Vanessa L.

Kevyn Aucoin (February 14 1962 – May 7 2002) was an American make-up artist and photographer.