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