Cashetta(1971-2015)
- Actor
Cashetta - The Queen of magic was born Scott Weston in Paterson, New Jersey.
Growing up near Manhattan, and attending summer camp at Stage Door Manor in Loch Sheldrake, NY, he had no other desire but to be in show business.
His lifelong dream was to have his own show in Vegas. His dream came to fruition. He had always expected to be on Broadway, but after a few auditions and experiencing the reality of it, the idea became less desirable. While he continued to make the rounds and hone his skills,
He tried a string of hopeless professions from advertising to automobile sales but held fast to his dream of becoming a professional entertainer. In the mid-'90s, he got his big break landed a job working at Lips, a Manhattan restaurant that featured drag entertainment. He became a female impersonator, a stand-up comedian and a jazz singer.
Always interested in magic, Scott spent a summer in Las Vegas working as a makeup artist and attending magic shows and studying the magicians. When he returned to New York he began studying magic himself, and three months later landed a gig at the Fez jazz club in NYC as a drag magician.
H/She's been featured on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, The Today Show, Outlaugh Festival-Wisecrack on Logo with Margaret Cho and Law and Order among many others. He also starred in "Magic's a Drag" at the Harmon Theater in Las Vegas.
His lifelong dream was to have his own show in Vegas. His dream came to fruition. He had always expected to be on Broadway, but after a few auditions and experiencing the reality of it, the idea became less desirable. While he continued to make the rounds and hone his skills,
He tried a string of hopeless professions from advertising to automobile sales but held fast to his dream of becoming a professional entertainer. In the mid-'90s, he got his big break landed a job working at Lips, a Manhattan restaurant that featured drag entertainment. He became a female impersonator, a stand-up comedian and a jazz singer.
Always interested in magic, Scott spent a summer in Las Vegas working as a makeup artist and attending magic shows and studying the magicians. When he returned to New York he began studying magic himself, and three months later landed a gig at the Fez jazz club in NYC as a drag magician.
H/She's been featured on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, The Today Show, Outlaugh Festival-Wisecrack on Logo with Margaret Cho and Law and Order among many others. He also starred in "Magic's a Drag" at the Harmon Theater in Las Vegas.
