Leigh Bowery

Leigh Bowery

Actor · Director

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
March 26, 1961

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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Leigh Bowery 1
Leigh Bowery 2

Representative Works

Queerama
Queerama
4.9
/ English
Kinky Gerlinky
Kinky Gerlinky
3.0
/ English
Wigstock: The Movie
Wigstock: The Movie
5.8
/ English
The Ghosts of Oxford Street
The Ghosts of Oxford Street
6.4
/ English
Mirror
Mirror
No Rating Yet
/ English
The Legend of Leigh Bowery
The Legend of Leigh Bowery
7.0
/ English
Degrees of Blindness
Degrees of Blindness
7.0
/ English
The British Guide to Showing Off
The British Guide to Showing Off
6.3
/ English
Mirror
Mirror
No Rating Yet
/ English
Hail the New Puritan
Hail the New Puritan
10.0
/ English
Read Only Memory
Read Only Memory
4.9
/ English
What's Your Reaction to the Show?
What's Your Reaction to the Show?
No Rating Yet
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Queerama
2017Nominee

Best Performance

Queerama

Kinky Gerlinky
2003Nominee

Best Performance

Kinky Gerlinky

Wigstock: The Movie
1995Nominee

Best Performance

Wigstock: The Movie

Career Highlights

The Ghosts of Oxford Street
1991Highlight

Best Performance

The Ghosts of Oxford Street

Mirror
1988Highlight

Best Performance

Mirror

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