I was fortunate enough to see Jimmy perform as Marilyn in 1990, in Cleveland OH. I remember seeing posters advertising the show, thinking they were posters of Marilyn. Honestly, I think seeing Jimmy that night was what really set my Marilyn fascination on fire. It was as if Marilyn had been resurrected and was performing for us that evening. It's something I'll never forget and something I still talk about to this day. Thanks Jimmy!!
Loved how Jimmy answered that stupid question, he sure put the interviewer in his place. What a professional man Jimmy James is, also Jimmy includes, and is very gracious to his fellow performer. A true professional on every level.
I saw Jimmy James live in Sydney Australia back in 1994 it was the best show ever. He is even more stunning in person thats one talented guy. I love you Jimmy James, come back toy Australia!!
The guy impersonating dolly is lip syncing the song and most of them do...Jimmy James does all the singing of the people he impersonates himself,That's what makes him more amazing,
jimmy looks more Marilyn than Marilyn did. this is a dying skill to impersonate marilyn, there will not be another who can do it so well, with the voice and the singing
I saw Jimmy at the Roosevelt Hotel as Marilyn in 1987. He was unbelievable and he was starting to get a name for himself as there was papparazzi there and celebrities. I also saw him at the Rose Tatoo or Studio One. I have never seen anything like him. His makeup is flawless and his singing is just her and the look is unreal.
This entire segment could've been just with Jimmy. It's quite obvious who the hosts were more interested in. When they do ask "Dolly" a question they're like, "Oh, you still there?" lol
I only discovered Jimmy today. Phenomenal. The guy doin Dolly is why I don't enjoy drag shows. He looks like Dee Schneider is so stereotypical. Jimmy James has a true talent as he can sing and and does other impersonations.....
I've said this before - but Jimmy James without makeup looks like Marilyn trying to look like a man. If he had lighter eyes, You wouldn't know the difference.
Jimmy....I have seen you many times and had drinks and ?? before and after your shows. I had the pleasure to spend 2 days with you and your assistant while carousing WeHo. A lot of people would have liked to have met Marilyn monroe, but the next best thing is seeing Jimmy perform. thank you. --I am still living , but not on stage.
I would have loved to have seen this man play marilyn monroe cause he is breathtaking as marilyn I can't believe him.I'm listening to him talk right now.As Marilyn. he's i'm godsmacked And I think the newsman had the hots for you.
This one was so perfectly done not sure if it was the hair or the dress but after binge watching JJ videos (like I'm doing today) a long time ago I actually got confused and really thought it was Marylin!
I think if Marilyn sees this, she'll fall off her chair or something LOL! I didn't know about him until just now and I still couldn't believe my eyes and ears LOL!
I would love to know, in 2021, what actually went through Jimmy's mind when he was asked, point-blank, "Are you gay?" on television in 1987. I can remember that time very clearly, and while the movement had made a lot of progress, it still had a long way to go. Back in that time, I personally remember as many protesters as there were marchers, in the Gay Pride March. I can remember having bottles thrown at me, up until later in the 80s. Jimmy James was one of my very few role models at that time.
Well, it was a very different & difficult time. If u said u were gay U WOULD BE CANCELLED. PERIOD. I was trying very hard to be accepted to EVERYONE. The entertainment industry back then was indeed homophobic. And I was performing during the epidemic ofAIDS. People were dying left and right. Plus I’ve always been so private about my personal life, those questions were used as weapons against you. BUT the BIGGEST reason I did NOT like those questions is because they were unfair to be asking me while I’ve gone through all the trouble to recreate the beautiful icon MARILYN MONROE for they then to think they could be so crass as to ask me the “gay” question. Besides, again, it was just such a very different time.
@@oneandmanyjimmyjames Yes..."crass" is the word. I think some of the older people in the audiences were appreciating your art more deeply, while interviewers asked distracting and crass questions. It's so interesting to know what you were thinking.
it's so funny when he speaks in his normal voice, looking exactly like marilyn and suddenly a mans voice coming out. it also seems to me that gary has a little crush...
As a fan of female impersonation and I'll say it. Jimmy in his heyday as Marilyn looks awesome. It would've been so cool to have...just once...Marilyn. The next best thing to actually being with her.
1987 was like a different planet. Are you gay? Really? You can't get away with asking that question today. I would've answered, "That's none of your business." Btw, Jimmy you are beautiful!!
🤣😂 Thanks! It was very hard to answer those weird questions while I was in character. But I didn’t want to be bitchy - it would ruin the illusion of MM.
So strange to showcase these two together. I've only recently discovered Jimmy James, however to lump him in with other drag queens (which he was not) seems to completely miss the genius of his act.
@@oneandmanyjimmyjames 😆 LoL I been setting here last few days watching all you're stuff. Wow you're such a talented person. Why did you retire her did you get tired of it. You have great voice too 🙂
@@oneandmanyjimmyjames no but my partner year's ago was I do speak Spanish tho. I'll have to look into that song I don't know it off hand but might be something I've heard before. I thought it was cool you wrote me that made my day . Thank you. 😁
@@jjbentley9 Marilyn died at 36. Out of respect to her & me I stopped at 36 too. I aged out of the part. And as an artist, I wanted to work on more adventures in showbiz. I didn’t want to do Marilyn longer than she did Marilyn.
Speechless really, what a unique talent and natural beauty which facilitates the illusion beyond what hair and make up can achieve.
Thank U so much! ❤
I love his dedication and that he didn’t want to break the illusion. What a dedicated artist.
I was fortunate enough to see Jimmy perform as Marilyn in 1990, in Cleveland OH. I remember seeing posters advertising the show, thinking they were posters of Marilyn. Honestly, I think seeing Jimmy that night was what really set my Marilyn fascination on fire. It was as if Marilyn had been resurrected and was performing for us that evening. It's something I'll never forget and something I still talk about to this day. Thanks Jimmy!!
JIMMY JAMES IS MARVELOUS!
Watching this again (unbelievable))
Thank you so much! 🙏🏼 I have more to upload. Just been so preoccupied…. 🩷
@@oneandmanyjimmyjames with all the talent you have you have to be busy you're amazing
Jimmy james was the best marlyin ever..
There has never even been a real woman that could even come close to being a carbon copy of Marilyn like Jimmy did.
I agree she looks just like her.
Oh my God... I am shocked at seeing this video.. exact Marilyn Monroe that I watched on movies.
Marilyn will always and always be an Icon for me....!! she's just irresistible.
Jimmy is so elegant. Love it when he talks about finding a way to get out of Texas and see the world.
I LOVE Jimmy James Look of Marilyn Monroe, he looks very very similar to her! GOD BLESS❤
Thank U baby 😊
Jimmy James ❤❤❤❤❤ most amazing Marilyn Monroe since 1962
Even though they're technically asking both of them questions they can't keep their eyes off Jimmy lol
Wow! Jimmy was fantastic as Marilyn. And to think that was HIS VOICE! Unbelievable!!!!
It's gotta suck for the guy that plays Dolly Parton, because everyone pays more attention to Marilyn LOL
Loved how Jimmy answered that stupid question, he sure put the interviewer in his place. What a professional man Jimmy James is, also Jimmy includes, and is very gracious to his fellow performer. A true professional on every level.
@@mikehudson8884 I’m late as hell… but I see u 😂❤️
this guy dressed as Marilyn rocks! he is amazing.
I saw Jimmy James live in Sydney Australia back in 1994 it was the best show ever. He is even more stunning in person thats one talented guy. I love you Jimmy James, come back toy Australia!!
@@Westsydneyshemale Thank U! I’m late to reply but I see u! 😆❤️
So great that the best Marilyn look a like is a Man.
And even the voice is spot on...👏👏👏
@@dittedatte8046 are u man enough to be Marilyn? 😂 … I’m late but I see u 😆❤️
@@oneandmanyjimmyjames: Sadly I don't look nothing like Marilyn or Jimmy James...☺️
@@dittedatte8046 it’s me Jimmy. 🙂
@@oneandmanyjimmyjames Yes indeed, I see you too...😄
It is obvious Gary Collins has a crush on Marilyn.
Yes he was touching his package 📦
I think Dolly was a lil jealous...lol. Jimmy is PHENOMENAL!!!!!!!!!!!
Stop 💀💀😂😂
The guy impersonating dolly is lip syncing the song and most of them do...Jimmy James does all the singing of the people he impersonates himself,That's what makes him more amazing,
jimmy looks more Marilyn than Marilyn did. this is a dying skill to impersonate marilyn, there will not be another who can do it so well, with the voice and the singing
I remember watching this and it was hard to find on RUclips
I saw Jimmy at the Roosevelt Hotel as Marilyn in 1987. He was unbelievable and he was starting to get a name for himself as there was papparazzi there and celebrities. I also saw him at the Rose Tatoo or Studio One. I have never seen anything like him. His makeup is flawless and his singing is just her and the look is unreal.
Best Marilyn and worst Dolly
He hearted 💀💀💀💀
This entire segment could've been just with Jimmy. It's quite obvious who the hosts were more interested in. When they do ask "Dolly" a question they're like, "Oh, you still there?" lol
Wow. Blown away at Marilyn, a carbon copy. You are amazing, just discovered you, thank you for being you!
I only discovered Jimmy today. Phenomenal.
The guy doin Dolly is why I don't enjoy drag shows. He looks like Dee Schneider is so stereotypical. Jimmy James has a true talent as he can sing and and does other impersonations.....
I've said this before - but Jimmy James without makeup looks like Marilyn trying to look like a man. If he had lighter eyes, You wouldn't know the difference.
I think she looks like Marilyn more than any one else woman or man in the whole wide world.
Wow the best I've ever seen
Jimmy....I have seen you many times and had drinks and ?? before and after your shows. I had the pleasure to spend 2 days with you and your assistant while carousing WeHo. A lot of people would have liked to have met Marilyn monroe, but the next best thing is seeing Jimmy perform. thank you. --I am still living , but not on stage.
Perfection, makeup on point, hair on point, mannerisms amazing. He did Marilyn like no other. ❤️
Jimmy is so sweet and so beautiful ❤
Awwww Thanks 😊
I would have loved to have seen this man play marilyn monroe cause he is breathtaking as marilyn I can't believe him.I'm listening to him talk right now.As Marilyn. he's i'm godsmacked And I think the newsman had the hots for you.
This one was so perfectly done not sure if it was the hair or the dress but after binge watching JJ videos (like I'm doing today) a long time ago I actually got confused and really thought it was Marylin!
Dolly parton? I thought that was Dee Snyder from Twisted Sister next to MM 😩😂
2023!! 💋❤️
That dress looks better on him than it did on Kim Kardashian
Albert - 🤣😂🤣😂🤣 😘
I think if Marilyn sees this, she'll fall off her chair or something LOL! I didn't know about him until just now and I still couldn't believe my eyes and ears LOL!
Dolly is SO jealous of Marilyn - the REAL deal.
I would love to know, in 2021, what actually went through Jimmy's mind when he was asked, point-blank, "Are you gay?" on television in 1987. I can remember that time very clearly, and while the movement had made a lot of progress, it still had a long way to go. Back in that time, I personally remember as many protesters as there were marchers, in the Gay Pride March. I can remember having bottles thrown at me, up until later in the 80s.
Jimmy James was one of my very few role models at that time.
Well, it was a very different & difficult time. If u said u were gay U WOULD BE CANCELLED. PERIOD. I was trying very hard to be accepted to EVERYONE. The entertainment industry back then was indeed homophobic. And I was performing during the epidemic ofAIDS. People were dying left and right. Plus I’ve always been so private about my personal life, those questions were used as weapons against you. BUT the BIGGEST reason I did NOT like those questions is because they were unfair to be asking me while I’ve gone through all the trouble to recreate the beautiful icon MARILYN MONROE for they then to think they could be so crass as to ask me the “gay” question. Besides, again, it was just such a very different time.
@@oneandmanyjimmyjames Yes..."crass" is the word. I think some of the older people in the audiences were appreciating your art more deeply, while interviewers asked distracting and crass questions. It's so interesting to know what you were thinking.
Best Marilyn ever.
Dame he looks just like Marilyn that's crazy
Why are there no WOMAn who could do this? Awesome!
it's so funny when he speaks in his normal voice, looking exactly like marilyn and suddenly a mans voice coming out.
it also seems to me that gary has a little crush...
💗💗💗💗
jimmy james = Saks Fith Avenue... that Dolly = walmart
Lol damn 😃
As a fan of female impersonation and I'll say it. Jimmy in his heyday as Marilyn looks awesome. It would've been so cool to have...just once...Marilyn. The next best thing to actually being with her.
Marilyn is awesome but that Dolly one is a bit of a joke....looks nothing like her...just a bloke in a blonde wig miming 9 to 5!
Bailey ... only thing that resembles Dolly is his voice.
1987 was like a different planet. Are you gay? Really? You can't get away with asking that question today. I would've answered, "That's none of your business." Btw, Jimmy you are beautiful!!
🤣😂 Thanks! It was very hard to answer those weird questions while I was in character. But I didn’t want to be bitchy - it would ruin the illusion of MM.
So strange to showcase these two together. I've only recently discovered Jimmy James, however to lump him in with other drag queens (which he was not) seems to completely miss the genius of his act.
MikeSings82 You warm my heart ❤️ Thank U. JJ
Dolly looks like Laganja Estranja...
Again Jimmy, hello. No shade on Wayne, but honestly, no comparison at all. A true impressionist darling angel.
Am I the only who think Jimmy's lower voice sounds like Jane Russell's?
The Animator of Stuff yes I do too! 😎😍
the denial and hiding of sexuality is still kinda sad
whyyyyyyyy Dollly WHYYYYYY!!!!???????lol
Are you actually singing?
Riveting Marilyn RIDICULOUS Dolly!!!!!!! 😅
The lady tv host looks a lot like Debbie Harry.
Cherry Chanel yeah kinda! ironically Debbie looks like Monroe😎
Did she die in the 90s
Yes I did! 👻
@@oneandmanyjimmyjames 😆 LoL I been setting here last few days watching all you're stuff. Wow you're such a talented person. Why did you retire her did you get tired of it. You have great voice too 🙂
Are u from Mexico? My song FASHIONISTA was huge there.
@@oneandmanyjimmyjames no but my partner year's ago was I do speak Spanish tho. I'll have to look into that song I don't know it off hand but might be something I've heard before. I thought it was cool you wrote me that made my day . Thank you. 😁
@@jjbentley9 Marilyn died at 36. Out of respect to her & me I stopped at 36 too. I aged out of the part. And as an artist, I wanted to work on more adventures in showbiz. I didn’t want to do Marilyn longer than she did Marilyn.
*WOMEN
"Lifestyle" haha, for such conservative times, they certainly ask liberal questions; just goes to show how really "conservative" they are.