- Andy Warhol offered him his first professional job, shooting for Interview magazine.
- Was Pamela Anderson's "maid of honor" at her St. Tropez wedding to Kid Rock.
- His first photograph was of his single mother, Helga LaChapelle, on a family vacation in Puerto Rico. She wore a bikini and held a martini glass on a balcony. From then on he was obsessed with photography.
- The first photograph he took was of his mother when he was six years old.
- Has been a professional fashion photographer of celebrity portraits for such magazines as Details, Vanity Fair, The Face, Vogue, Interview, Rolling Stone etc. since 1987. He quickly became one of the most famous fashion and entertainment photographers in the world.
- Attended North Carolina School of the Arts, Arts Student League (NYC) and the School of Visual Arts (NYC).
- Ranked among the Top Ten Most Important People in Photography in the World by American Photo Magazine.
- Has two siblings, Sonja and Philip.
- Mother is Helga.
- Has just created and directed the show, "The Red Piano". This show stars Elton John, and will be played over the next 3 year years at Ceasar's Place in Las Vegas. (February 2004)
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