Leigh Bowery

Leigh Bowery

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

March 26, 1961

died

December 31, 1994

place of birth

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

total credits

13 movies

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.

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Known For

Wigstock: The Movie

Wigstock: The Movie

as Self

The Legend of Leigh Bowery

The Legend of Leigh Bowery

as Self (archive footage)

Queerama

Queerama

as (archive footage)

The British Guide to Showing Off

The British Guide to Showing Off

as Self (archive footage)

Kinky Gerlinky

Kinky Gerlinky

as Self

The Ghosts of Oxford Street

The Ghosts of Oxford Street

as King George

Filmography

13 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

Wigstock: The Movie
5.7

Wigstock: The Movie

1995as Self
The Legend of Leigh Bowery
7.2

The Legend of Leigh Bowery

2002as Self (archive footage)
Queerama
4.9

Queerama

2017as (archive footage)
The British Guide to Showing Off
6.6

The British Guide to Showing Off

2011as Self (archive footage)
Kinky Gerlinky
3.0

Kinky Gerlinky

2003as Self
The Ghosts of Oxford Street
6.4

The Ghosts of Oxford Street

1991as King George
Read Only Memory
4.9

Read Only Memory

1998
Degrees of Blindness
7.0

Degrees of Blindness

1988
Hail the New Puritan
10.0

Hail the New Puritan

1986
Because We Must

Because We Must

1989
What's Your Reaction to the Show?

What's Your Reaction to the Show?

1998
Mirror

Mirror

1988as Self
Mrs. Peanut Visits New York
4.0

Mrs. Peanut Visits New York

1999