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
Queerama
The British Guide to Showing Off
Kinky Gerlinky
The Ghosts of Oxford Street
The Legend of Leigh Bowery
Degrees of Blindness
Hail the New Puritan
Wigstock: The Movie
What's Your Reaction to the Show?
Mirror
Top Movie Credits
Queerama
(archive footage)
The British Guide to Showing Off
Self (archive footage)
Kinky Gerlinky
Self
The Ghosts of Oxford Street
King George
The Legend of Leigh Bowery
Self (archive footage)
Hail the New Puritan
Production Design
Wigstock: The Movie
Self
Mirror
Director