Neal Medlyn

Neal Medlyn (born Jerry Neal Medlin on May 21, 1975, in Palestine, Texas) is a New York City-based performance artist and musician. His works include Champagne Jerry, his reenactment of a Beyonce concert DVD, his Pop Star Series of performance pieces, and his work in the variety show, Our Hit Parade. He has appeared on Bridget Everett's Comedy Central special, in the online series People Are Detectives, and in video work by the artist Guy Richards Smit. Early life Medlyn attended school in Palestine, Texas and Frankston, Texas. He studied theater at Kilgore College and worked as an actor at the Texas Shakespeare Festival. He received a bachelor's degree from Stephen F. Austin State University in 1999. He has published personal essays about coming out as bisexual and about how the Gathering of the Juggalos helped him understand his Pentecostal upbringing. His video "East Texas" includes a TV clip of him winning a rap contest at the Tyler Mall as a teenager. Career