{{Short description|American pop artist and toy maker}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox artist | image = 4.16.16TheSucklordByLuigiNovi1.jpg | caption = The Sucklord in 2016 | alt = A man in a hoodie with sunglasses standing in front of toy shelves | name = The Sucklord | birth_name = Morgan Phillips | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|3|27}} | birth_place = New York | field = Figurines, toy design | movement = Pop art | website = {{URL|suckadelic.com}} }} '''The Sucklord''' (born '''Morgan Phillips'''; March 27, 1969)<ref name="ew">{{cite news |title='Work of Art: The Next Great Artist' recap: Enter the Sucklord |first=Ken |last=Tucker |url=http://watching-tv.ew.com/2011/10/12/work-of-art-bravo-sucklord/ |work=Entertainment Weekly |date=October 12, 2011 |access-date=October 31, 2011}}</ref><ref name="voice">{{cite news |title=The Suckadelic Era |first=Camille |last=Dodero |url=http://www.villagevoice.com/2011-09-28/news/sucklord-bravo-work-of-art-bootlegger/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929132151/http://www.villagevoice.com/2011-09-28/news/sucklord-bravo-work-of-art-bootlegger/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 29, 2011 |work=The Village Voice |date=September 28, 2011 |access-date=October 31, 2011}}</ref> is a New York-based pop artist known for creating unlicensed action figures through his company, Suckadelic.<ref name="wired">{{cite news |title=Sucklord's Bootleg Sci-Fi Toys Freak ''Star Wars'' |first=Scott |last=Thill |url=https://www.wired.com/underwire/2011/01/sucklord/?pid=2482 |work=Wired |date=January 13, 2011 |access-date=October 31, 2011}}</ref> His work draws heavily from pop culture and parody, particularly ''Star Wars''. He has appeared on multiple reality television shows, including ''Work of Art: The Next Great Artist'' and ''Gallery Girls''.
==Early life and education== Phillips was born in the West Village neighborhood of Manhattan and attended P.S. 41.<ref name="voice" /> He graduated in 1987 from the High School for the Humanities.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://highschoolforthehumanities.org/geeklog/article.php?story=20060508212035182 |title=Humanities alumni Morgan Phillips makes it to prime time tv. |date=May 8, 2006 |publisher=Bayard Rustin High School For The Humanities Alumni |access-date=November 3, 2011}}</ref> He later studied art in Eugene, Oregon.<ref name="voice" />
==Career== The Sucklord produces bootleg art toys and collectibles under the Suckadelic brand, often referencing science fiction franchises such as ''Star Wars''. He appeared as a contestant on the second season of the Bravo series ''Work of Art: The Next Great Artist''.<ref name="ew" /> In 2012, he was featured in an episode of ''Gallery Girls'', where he collaborated with the show's cast to create and sell exclusive art toys in New York City's East Village.
A lifelong fan of ''Star Wars'', The Sucklord has drawn attention for his custom-made reinterpretations of related merchandise.<ref>{{cite news |title=Star Wars Merchandise |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1049934 |work=National Public Radio |date=May 12, 1999 |access-date=November 2, 2011}}</ref> He contributed artwork to series five and six of Topps' ''Star Wars Galaxy'' trading cards and later produced his own series of parody trading cards, titled ''Suckpax''.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Sucklord to Appear on Bravo TV's Work Of Art |author=Harris |url=http://www.nsu-magazine.com/the-sucklord-to-appear-on-bravo-tvs-work-of-art/ |work=Non-Sport Update |date=October 5, 2011 |access-date=November 3, 2011}}</ref> He also collaborated with New York artist Erik Foss on a bronze self-portrait sculpture, assisting in its initial design and assembly.<ref>{{cite web |last=Patakos |first=Donnalynn |title=Erik Foss – Locked and Loaded |url=https://portraymag.com/2020/09/erik-foss-locked-and-loaded/ |website=Portray |date=9 September 2020 |access-date=6 May 2025}}</ref>
==Media appearances== Phillips made his reality TV debut in the 2004 premiere episode of VH1's ''Can't Get a Date''.<ref name="voice" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://cantgetadate.tv/portfolio.asp?portfolio_id=2405 |title=Meet Morgan |publisher=Can't Get a Date |access-date=November 2, 2011}}</ref> He has also produced the YouTube shows ''Toylords of Chinatown'' and ''Microsexuals''.{{citation needed|date=February 2017}}
==Exhibition== * January 2011, ''Suckadelic'', Boo-Hooray Gallery, New York City.<ref name="wired" />
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==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{Official website|https://www.suckadelic.com/}}
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