- Born
- Birth nameGeorge Alan O'Dowd
- Height6′ (1.83 m)
- Boy George was born on June 14, 1961 in Eltham, Kent, England, UK. He is a music artist and actor, known for The Crying Game (1992), The Day After Tomorrow (2004) and The Bad Batch (2016).
- Parents
- His soulful, feminine voice
- Wearing heavy makeup
- His androgynous appearance
- Wearing hats
- His flamboyant dress sense and brightly colored clothes
- He overcame a heroin addiction which nearly killed him c. 1987; was treated by electro-acupuncture, as was Eric Clapton in the 1970s.
- His voice was famously described by Bob Geldof as "like an old black lady", which Boy George took as a compliment.
- He suffers from depression.
- Like many pop stars of his generation, he is a huge fan of (and was very influenced by) David Bowie.
- He has one sister: Siobhan.
- I'm bisexual... when I want sex, I buy it.
- When it comes to DJing, I'm more of a shit stirrer than a mixer.
- I know Victoria's Secret - He's a man!
- I am what I am. There's nothing I can do about it.
- I don't get all this Speedo stuff actually, I mean, whatever happened to the feather boa?
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