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Leigh Bowery

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Leigh Bowery

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Mar 26, 1961 (65 years old)

Place of Birth

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Biography

Leigh Bowery was an Australian performance artist, club promoter, and fashion designer. Bowery was known for his flamboyant and outlandish costumes and makeup as well as his performances. Based in London for much of his adult life, he was a significant model and muse for the English painter Lucian Freud.

Known For

Acting
2017Queerama(archive footage)
2011The British Guide to Showing OffSelf (archive footage)
2003Kinky GerlinkySelf
2002The Legend of Leigh BowerySelf (archive footage)
1999Mrs. Peanut Visits New York
1998What's Your Reaction to the Show?
1998Read Only Memory
1995Wigstock: The MovieSelf
1991The Ghosts of Oxford StreetKing George
1989Because We Must
1988Degrees of Blindness
1988Mirror
1986Hail the New Puritan
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Directing
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