Boy George

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1961-06-14 (63 years old)

Place of Birth Eltham, London, England, UK

Also Known As George Alan O'Dowd, Culture Club

Boy George

Biography

Boy George (born George Alan O'Dowd) is an English singer, songwriter, DJ and fashion designer. He is the lead singer of the Grammy and Brit Award-winning pop band Culture Club. At the height of the band's fame, during the 1980s, they recorded global hit songs such as "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me", "Time (Clock of the Heart)" and "Karma Chameleon" and George is known for his soulful voice and androgynous appearance. He was part of the English New Romantic movement which emerged in the late 1970s to the early 1980s. His music is often classified as blue-eyed soul, which is influenced by rhythm and blues and reggae. He was lead singer of Jesus Loves You during the period 1989–1992. His 1990s and 2000s-era solo music has glam influences, such as David Bowie and Iggy Pop. More recently, he has released fewer music recordings, splitting his time between songwriting, DJing, writing books, designing clothes, and photography. In 2015, Boy George received an Ivor Novello Award from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors for Outstanding Services to British Music. Description above from the Wikipedia article Boy George, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Actor

2024
Arthur's Whisky

as Himself

2024
Camden

as Self

2023
WHAM!

as Self (archive footage)

2022
2022
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées

as Self (archive footage)

2022
Sherri

as Self - Guest

2021
The Big Deal

as Judge

2020
2020
TV Story Superstar

as Self (archive footage)

2019
RuPaul's Drag Race UK

as Self - Guest Judge

2018
Studio 54

as Self (archive footage)

2018
The Launch

as Self - Mentor

2017
Drop the Mic

as Self

2017
All Round to Mrs. Brown's

as Self - Interviewed Guest

2015
I Am Cait

as Self

2015
Lip Sync Battle

as Self - Guest DJ

2013
Gogglebox

as Self

2012
The Voice

as Self

2012
The Voice

as Self - Coach

2012
The Voice UK

as Self - Coach

2011
Berlin Live

as Self - Performer

2011
2009
Svengali

as Self

2007
2006
Twice Upon a Time

as Battar crooner

2006
The One Show

as Self - Guest

2005
Michael Lucas' Dangerous Liaisons

as Self - Non-sexual Role

2005
2003
2003
The Salon

as Self

2002
Greatest Hits of the 70's & 80's

as Self (archive footage)

2000
The Chemical Generation

as Self - Narrator

1999
1998
The Wolves of Kromer

as The Narrator

1998
So Graham Norton

as Self - Guest

1997
1997
The View

as Self

1996
Never Mind the Buzzcocks

as Self - Team Member

1990
Les Nuls, l'émission

as Self - Musical Guest

1989
Total Normal

as Self

1987
Na siehste!

as Self

1987
1987
1987
1984
Al TV

as Self

1983
The A-Team

as Boy George

1982
Wogan

as Self

1982
The Kenny Everett Television Show

as Self - Culture Club

1982
1982
Champs-Elysées

as Self - Culture Club

1979
Steppin' Out

as Self

1979
Okay

as Self

1979
Question Time

as Self - Panellist

Writer

2003
Taboo

as Musical

Producer

Untitled Boy George Biopic

as Executive Producer