caption children years_active birth_place image_size name birth_date image article_title birth_name occupation
hilton september 2011 at a barnes & noble book signing , 2 2001 -- present miami , florida , u.s. 220px perez hilton 23 march 1978 perez hilton paparazzo photography.jpg perez hilton
 mario armando lavandeira , jr. blogger , television personality , columnist
perez hilton

mario armando lavandeira , jr. -lrb- born march 23 , 1978 -rrb- , known professionally as perez hilton -lrb- a play on `` paris hilton '' -rrb- , is an american blogger , columnist and television personality .
his blog , perezhilton.com -lrb- formerly pagesixsixsix.com -rrb- , is known for posts covering gossip items about celebrities .
he is also known for posting tabloid photographs over which he has added his own captions or `` doodles '' .
his blog has garnered negative attention for its attitude , its former outing of alleged closeted celebrities and its role in the increasing coverage of celebrities in all forms of media .
