Jack Nicholson wasn’t actually front row at the Balenciaga runway show in Paris — but pictures may say otherwise. Dressed in a fluffy white robe, slippers and sunglasses, the Hollywood icon appeared to pose alongside the likes of Nicole Kidman , Salma Hayek, Katy Perry and Anna Wintour at Monday’s presentation. However, it was actually performance artist Alexis Stone, who is known using the magic of makeup to transform into other celebrities .
Stone, whose real name is Elliot Joseph Rentz, wore plenty of prosthetics to slip into character as the 87-year-old actor, who has retreated from the public eye in recent years. The 30-year-old drag queen told the New York Times it took him over six hours to transform himself into Nicholson using silicone prosthetics, a bodysuit and chest piece, fake teeth, blue contacts and a wig. The internet star, who boasts more than 1.
3 million Instagram followers , even developed a custom fragrance to capture the essence of the “Shining” star, whom he felt would “smell like wet ashtray.” “We’re very much doing grumpy Jack,” Stone told the outlet. “Whenever we see these images of Jack over the last two decades, it’s always him smoking a cigarette in the water, putting sunscreen on whilst eating a hot dog or him at a Lakers show looking particularly grumpy.
” Stone leaned into that persona, completing the look with a glass of gin and a cigar in hand. He kept his sunglasses on, left his gray hair askew and contorted his face .
