Leigh Bowery
Born: 1961-03-26
Birthplace: 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
Wigstock: The Movie
Queerama
The Ghosts of Oxford Street
Kinky Gerlinky
The British Guide to Showing Off
Degrees of Blindness
Hail the New Puritan
The Legend of Leigh Bowery
Mrs. Peanut Visits New York
Read Only Memory
Top Movie Credits
Wigstock: The Movie
Self
Queerama
(archive footage)
The Ghosts of Oxford Street
King George
Kinky Gerlinky
Self
The British Guide to Showing Off
Self (archive footage)
Hail the New Puritan
Production Design
The Legend of Leigh Bowery
Self (archive footage)