Ralf Jean-Pierre aka Precious Gorgeous, is a first generation Haitian-American rapper-songwriter, actor, and comedian from Brooklyn, NY. Precious Gorgeous earned a BFA in Performing Arts from the Savannah College of Art and Design. He has studied at the People’s Improv Theater, and has studied clown with Christopher Bayes and Virginia Scott, and with world-renowned clown performer and director, Eric Davis.
In 2012, Ralf and his collaborator Jolie Tong developed a one-man show chronicling the true account of how Ralf spent the year 2012 riding his bicycle around the United States, performing a one-man Shakespeare on the streets following the passing of a friend. The show was called WHAT SHOULD BE THE FEAR and debuted at Gamba Forest in 2017. In 2019 Precious Gorgeous released two self-produced records: Tryna Get My Live Together, which was recorded live with a live, and Everyone Dies From a Bullet vol 1, a covers record. Precious is part of a NY artists’ collective Black God Pantheon. He is also an ensemble member of FIZGIG Studio’s Commedia Company. Ralf is currently teaching as an adjunct professor of clown for the Brooklyn College BFA Theater program.