Boy George
Biography
Boy George (born George Alan O'Dowd) is an English singer, songwriter, DJ and fashion designer. He is the lead singer of the Grammy and Brit Award-winning pop band Culture Club. At the height of the band's fame, during the 1980s, they recorded global hit songs such as "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me", "Time (Clock of the Heart)" and "Karma Chameleon" and George is known for his soulful voice and androgynous appearance. He was part of the English New Romantic movement which emerged in the late 1970s to the early 1980s.
His music is often classified as blue-eyed soul, which is influenced by rhythm and blues and reggae. He was lead singer of Jesus Loves You during the period 1989–1992. His 1990s and 2000s-era solo music has glam influences, such as David Bowie and Iggy Pop. More recently, he has released fewer music recordings, splitting his time between songwriting, DJing, writing books, designing clothes, and photography. In 2015, Boy George received an Ivor Novello Award from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors for Outstanding Services to British Music.
On 5 December 2008, George Alan O'Dowd (Boy George) was convicted in Snaresbrook Crown Court, London, of the April 2007 assault and false imprisonment of Audun Carlsen, a Norwegian model and male escort. On 16 January 2009, he was sentenced to 15 months' imprisonment for these offences
Acting (47 movies)
George Michael: A Different Story
2004
Twice Upon a Time
2006
Dorothée : Le cadeau de la rentrée
1992
An Audience with Adele
2021
Arthur's Whisky
2024
The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch
2005
WHAM!
2023
Kim Wilde: Pop Don't Stop - Greatest Hits
2021
The Wolves of Kromer
1998
Paul Weller: Into Tomorrow
2006
The Legend of Leigh Bowery
2002
Culture Club: A Kiss Across the Ocean
1984
Boy George and Culture Club: Karma to Calamity
2015
Culture Club Live At The Royal Albert Hall 20th Anniversary Concert
2002
Greatest Hits of the 70's & 80's
2002
Svengali
2009
Most Shocking Celebrity Moments of the 80s
2007
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
2007
Joe Lycett's Big Pride Party
2022
The New Romantics: A Fine Romance
2001
Christmas Karma
2025
Boy George's 1970s: Save Me From Suburbia
2016
After Stonewall
1999
Culture Club - Live at Wembley World Tour 2016
2017
Boy George & Culture Club - Berlin Live
2018
The Madness of Boy George
2006
The Chemical Generation
2000
The Boy Next Door: A Profile of Boy George
1993
Duran Duran: There's Something You Should Know
2018
RuPaul's Christmas Ball
1993
Kinky Gerlinky
2003
'Do They Know It's Christmas?' - The Story Of The Official Band Aid Video
1984
Long Hot Summers: The Story of The Style Council
2020
Studio 54
2018
Party in the Park 1999
2002
Larry's Garage
2020
Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 5
2011
Michael Lucas' Dangerous Liaisons
2005
Blitzed: The 80's Blitz Kids Story
2022
Mark Ronson: From the Heart
2019
Secrets Of Burlesque
2014
The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?
2024
Back To The 80's - Live In Concert
2004
Let the Canary Sing
2023
Fast Forward
1985
Boy George & Culture Club
2025
The Making of Michael Lucas' 'Dangerous Liaisons'
2006
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