Watch the Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Awards "Live From the Red Carpet" with Host Frankie Grande

HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 30, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Catch the MUAHS Awards Red Carpet Livestream on Saturday, February 16 at 5:15 PM PST here: http://www.local706.org/live-red-carpet/

TV personality, actor and singer Frankie J. Grande will return as star host of the "Live From the Red Carpet" livestream at the 6th Annual Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild (MUAHS, IATSE Local 706) Awards. The Red Carpet show will stream on local706.org/live-red-carpet on Saturday, February 16th beginning at 5:15 pm PT/ 8:15 pm ET live from the Novo by Microsoft at LA Live and is co-produced by IngleDodd Media and Honeysweet Creative.

Frankie J. Grande is a host, performer, producer, reality TV personality and "social media mogul." He became known to the world when he launched his successful YouTube channel in 2012 and more recently, as a stand-out finalist on the hit CBS series, Big Brother 16. Frankie followed that as a judge on the 2015 season of MTV's America's Best Dance Crew and as a houseguest on Celebrity Big Brother in the U.K. From 2016-2017, he co-hosted Style Code Live, an interactive fashion and shopping show that streamed live on Amazon.com. His guest-starring roles on Nickelodeon's Henry Danger and Netflix's Haters Back Off have shown that he continues to be a fan favorite. Frankie has also starred on Broadway as Franz in the closing cast of Rock of Ages and made his debut with the mega-hit, Mamma Mia!. As a producer, he has worked with shows on Broadway including Hamlet, La Bete and Born Yesterday, as well as Brooke Shields at Feinstein's, and his own one-man show, Livin' La Vida Grande.  His philanthropic work includes co-founding the non-profit arts organization "Broadway in South Africa" and working with buildOn, for which he was awarded their Global Impact Award. He's currently devoting much of his time and energy to supporting the Los Angeles LGBT Center. @frankiejgrande

Among those expected to walk the carpet are:
HONOREES/NOMINEES: Academy Award®-nominated comedian Melissa McCarthy will be honored with the 2019 Distinguished Artisan Award. Sue Cabral-Ebert, outgoing Local 706 President and Emmy®- nominated make-up artist, and Robert Louis Stevenson, legendary Emmy-winning hair stylist, will receive Lifetime Achievement Awards. Additional awards will honor nominees for outstanding achievements in motion pictures, television, commercials and live theater. For a list of current nominees, please visit: http://www.local706.org/2019nominations.

PRESENTERS: Loni Love (Host); Vivica A. Fox (Kill Bill), Amber Stevens West (Happy Together), Doug Jones (The Shape of Water), John Brotherton (Fuller House), Linda Gray (Dallas), John Ratzenberger (Cheers), Christine Devine (Fox 11 News), Kate Linder (Young and the Restless) among others.

Winners in 23 competitive categories honoring outstanding achievements in motion pictures, television, commercials and live theater will be revealed at the February 16th ceremony and live via Twitter (twitter.com/local_706, hashtag: #MUAHSawards).

The Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylist Guild Awards is proud to be sponsored by Diamond Level: HASK Beauty; Ruby Level: M.A.C. Cosmetics; Sapphire Level: Japonesque Beauty, Nigel Beauty, Schwarzkopf Professional; Premier Level: Focus Features, RCMA Makeup;  Double Platinum Level: 20th Century Fox  Platinum Level:Annapurna Pictures, IATSE Local 798, Netflix;  Gold Level: HBO, Silver Level: Ardell Professional, Cinema Makeup School, Make-up Designory, Premiere Products, Inc., Kryolan, Skin Illustrator, Skindinavia, The Criterion Group, The Hollywood Museum; Gift Bag Sponsors: Moroccan Magic, Brush Off, Qosmedix; VIP TRANSPORTATION PARTNER: BLS LIMO; Media Sponsors: The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, SHOOT

Further inquiries regarding the MUAHS Awards may be directed to Kathy Sain in the MUAHS Awards Office at 818.295.3933 or [email protected].

LIVE STREAM INFORMATION: To watch the MUAHS Live Stream from the Red Carpet with Frankie Grande, tune into the MUAHS Local 706 website at local706.org/live-red-carpet.

NOTE TO MEDIA: Media credentials required. To request credentials to cover the red carpet, please apply online at Press Credentials 2019.

The MUAHS Awards EPK announcing the winners will be available at http://www.local706.org immediately following the awards gala.

TICKETS are available to members: blueroom.muahs_2019 and to General Public: MUAHS award-show-tickets.

ABOUT MAKE-UP ARTISTS AND HAIR STYLIST GUILD (IATSE,LOCAL 706):
The Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild (IATSE, Local 706) was chartered in November 1937. Today, membership includes over 1,900 artisans in the entertainment industry worldwide. Local 706 members are make-up artists and hair stylists who have created the looks for Hollywood's most memorable characters and stars of stage, screen, television and now the Internet. The wide-ranging domains of these artists include feature films and television, commercials; "live" network television, all types of theatrical productions and Disneyland theme parks. Local 706 Members have created notable characters competing for Academy Awards®, Primetime Emmys®, Daytime Entertainment Emmys®, Saturn Awards®, BAFTA Awards®, and many other honors for make-up and hair styling artistry including their own Hollywood Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards. The Local 706 Guild publishes The Artisan, a glossy quarterly magazine, and provides panels, workshops and training both for members and others interested in the field to foster a spirit of innovation in the craft. For more information, visit http://www.local706.org  or get #MUAHSawards updates on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

PRESS CONTACTS:
Cheri Warner | Erick Yamagata | Weissman/Markovitz Communications
818.760.8995 | [email protected] | [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP/ADVERTISING CONTACT:
Dan Evans | IngleDodd Media
310.918.4882 | [email protected]

SOURCE The Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild