Leigh Bowery

    Known For

    Acting

    Birthday

    March 26, 1961

    Day of Death

    December 31, 1994 (33 years old)

    Place of Birth

    Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    Leigh Bowery

    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

      Queerama

      2017

    • Wigstock: The Movie

      Wigstock: The Movie

      1995

    • The British Guide to Showing Off

      The British Guide to Showing Off

      2011

    • The Legend of Leigh Bowery

      The Legend of Leigh Bowery

      2002

    • The Ghosts of Oxford Street

      The Ghosts of Oxford Street

      1991

    • Mrs. Peanut Visits New York

      Mrs. Peanut Visits New York

      1999

    • Kinky Gerlinky

      Kinky Gerlinky

      2003

    • Hail the New Puritan

      Hail the New Puritan

      1986

    • Degrees of Blindness

      Degrees of Blindness

      1988

    • What's Your Reaction to the Show?

      What's Your Reaction to the Show?

      1998