George Wayne

The self-professed 'carnivore of popular culture', George ("GW") Wayne is best known for his challenging interrogations of the noteworthy, especially as seen in Vanity Fair's G.W. Q&A. For over a quarter of a century, GW has held dominion over the realm of celebrity dialogue. From the no-tech xeroxed pages of his self-published magazine R.O.M.E. founded in 1986, where he first wooed Anna Wintour with his unabashed irreverence for status quo, to the more press-perfected folios of Vanity Fair, The Daily Front Row, Interview, Paper, and Allure magazines, his fearless rejection of standard correspondence with the high and mighty remains fabulously untamed. George Wayne also started The Dowtown 100 Party over 20 Years ago when he was at Paper Magazine to celebrate the most creative, influential , inspiring, and ground breaking names who define Downtown. . Past honorees have included - Lady Gaga, Kate Upton, Chris Noth, A$AP Rocky, Alan Cumming, Rupert Murdoch , Rihanna, Maxwell, Lee Daniels, Marc Jacobs, and the list goes on.