Boy George wiki, bio, age, songs, married, tour, net worth, songs
Fast Facts:
- Birth name : George Alan O'Dowd
- Birthday : June 14, 1961 (age 57 years old)
- Birth place : Bexley, United Kingdom
- Birth Sign : Gemini
- Wiki : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boy_George
Boy George: Personal Life, Birth, Education, Parents, Relationship
Boy George was born on June 14, 1961, in Bexley, United Kingdom. George Alan O’Dowd aka Boy George was born to parents Dinah and Gerry O'Dowd. His sun sign is Gemini and he is currently 57 years old. George is not the only child in the O'Dowd family. Gerry and Dinah are blessed with other five children with one child being a girl and other four sons. George spent his childhood with his brothers and a sister but still considered himself a loner. He used to dress differently and wear makeup to stand out and referred to himself as the pink sheep.
George was sent to the Eltham Green School. At the school, George was not able to maintain traditional masculine stereotypes. Therefore, it didn't take much time for the faculty members to expel George from the school due to his bold dressing sense, behavior and make-up. After that, George started working as a makeup artist for the Royal Shakespeare Company which paid him enough to live.
Talking about his relationship status, George is currently single. He dated the Culture Club Drummer Jon Moss for a long time.
Fast Facts:
- Nationality : American
- Ethnicity : White
- Religion : NA
- Parents : Gerry and Dinah
- Education : Eltham Green School
- Gay : Yes
- Married : No
- Ex-Boyfriend : Jon Moss
- Height : 6 feet
- Weight : 56 Kgs
- Hair Color : Brown
- Eye Color : Blue
- Sibling : Five
- Children : NA
Boy George: Professional Life, Career
Professionally, Boy George is a fashion designer, DJ, Singer, and a songwriter of the Culture Club a pop band. George is mostly known for his soulful voice.
After getting expelled from school, George worked as a milliner, fruit picker as well as a make-up artist. He was not accepted by his family for his true self so he had to work to sustain himself. Boy was a follower of the New Romantic Movement which was popular in the 80's in Britain. Along with his Friend Marilyn, George used to go to the nightclub in London called Blitz run by Rusty Egan and Steve Strange. George's inspirations were: David Bowie, Roxy Music, Siouxsie, and the Banshees, and Marc Bolan.
George was part of the New Romantic movement from the late 70s to the early 80s. In the year 1980, George's style in the New Romantic Movement caught the attention of Malcolm Mclaren. Later, George was asked to join the Bow Wow Wow.
Drummer Jon Moss, bassist Miker Craig, Roy Hay, and George established a band, Culture Club. The club had members of different ethnic cultures and beliefs which is the reason behind it being called as Culture Club. The first album of the band released in the year 1982. The album Kissing To Be Clever had a blockbuster single Do You Really Want To Hurt Me? which was the main reason for George's success and fame. After that, George was considered to be one of the most talented singers in the world. George appeared in one of the episodes of The A-Team, a television series in 1986. In 2013, George released another album 'Coming Home' which made its way to the Juno Download Chart in number 2. The Crying Game, Karma Chameleon, Church Of The Poison Mind, I'll Tumble 4 Ya, and Move Away are some of George's best songs.
Talking about his achievements, George's performance, Taboo was nominated for the 2003 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award and also for the Hilton Awards for 2002 Best New Musical. He was also chosen for 2004 Broadway's Tony Awards as Best Score Music. In 2015, British Academy of Songwriters, Composers, and Authors honored George with an Ivor Novello Award for providing an outstanding service to the British music.
Fast Facts:
- Profession : Singer, Songwriter, Actor, Photographer, Producer, Fashion Designer, Disc Jockey
- Working at : Culture Club
- Worked as : A make-up artist, fruit piner, milliner
- Television : The A-Team
- Movies : Electric Dreams, The Wolves of Kromer, Twice Upon a Time, Animal Charm, Slaves of New York, I Love You, Baby
Boy George: Net worth, Salary
The singer George has an estimated net worth of $35 million dollars. There is no information on how much George earns per year.
Fast Facts:
- Net Worth : $35 million US dollars
- Salary : NA
Boy George: Social Media, Instagram, Twitter
Boy can be found on Instagram as @boygeorgeofficial. He has a verified account with over 400 thousand followers. He can also be found on Twitter as @BoyGeorge. On Twitter, he has around 450 thousand followers. He has tweeted more than 68 thousand times after joining Twitter back in May 2010.
Boy seems to have a strong influence on social media. George Facebook page is liked by more than 9 lakh people. He also has his own personal website which attracts thousands of visitors every month. To know more about him, you can make a visit to his website, here.
George is very active on all his social media accounts and finds it an easy way to connect to the world and his fans all around.