John Cooper Clarke

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Writer
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Frank Sidebottom, fondly remembered as the man with the papier mache head, was the court jester of the Manchester music and comedy scene for over 25 years but only a privileged few knew the man inside - Chris Sievey. This documentary tells a twisted tale of split personalities - a suburban creative superhero with a fanatical desire to preserve the myth he created, and eventually having to battle against being consumed by his alter ego.

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Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story (2018)

John Cooper Clarke was born on 25 January 1949 in Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Control (2007), Rust and Bone (2012) and The Souvenir (2019). He is married to Evie. They have one child.

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Known for

Control

7.6

John Cooper Clarke

2007

Rust and Bone

7.4

Soundtrack

2012

The Souvenir

6.4

Soundtrack

2019

Ten Years in an Open Necked Shirt

7.3

Writer

1982

Credits

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Actor

Mandy
7.4
TV Series
- Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
- 2021
Howard Marks and the Lance of Destiny
Short
- 2014
Ill Manors
7.1
- John Cooper Clark (as John Cooper Clark)
- 2012
Control
7.6
- John Cooper Clarke
- 2007
Middleton's Changeling
5.0
- The Poet
- 1998
The Innes Book of Records
8.3
TV Series
- Guest
- 1981

Writer

Soundtrack

Swede Caroline
5.1
- performer: "I Wanna Be Yours"
- writer: "I Wanna Be Yours"
- 2024
The Sara Cox Show
4.2
TV Series
- writer: "I Wanna Be Yours" (uncredited)
- 2019
The Souvenir
6.4
- performer: "Gimmix! Play Loud"
- writer: "Gimmix! Play Loud"
- 2019
Gotham
7.8
TV Series
- writer: "I Wanna Be Yours" (uncredited)
- 2014
Who Killed Bambi?
5.6
- lyrics: "Full Time Looser", "The Face Behind the Scream"
- 2013
Rust and Bone
7.4
- performer: "Evidently Chickentown"
- writer: "Evidently Chickentown"
- 2012
Control
7.6
- Soundtrack
- performer: "Evidently Chicken Town" ("Evidently Chicken Town")
- 2007
The Sopranos
9.2
TV Series
- performer: "Evidently Chickentown"
- writer: "Evidently Chickentown"
- 2007
Punk: Attitude
7.4
- performer: "36 Hours"
- writer: "36 Hours"
- 2005
El factor Pilgrim
6.0
- lyrics: "Evidently Chicken Town", "Ambar Pool", "Ghost of Al Capone"
- 2000
Kazuko's Karaoke Klub
6.2
TV Series
- performer: "Money"
- 1989
Urgh! A Music War
8.0
- performer: "Health Fanatic"
- writer: "Health Fanatic"
- 1981
The Innes Book of Records
8.3
TV Series
- performer: "Evidently Chickentown"
- writer: "Evidently Chickentown" (uncredited, uncredited)
- 1981
The English Programme
4.4
TV Series
- performer: "Health Fanatic", "I Married a Monster from Outer Space", "Kung Fu International" (as John Cooper-Clark)
- 1981

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Personal details

Official site
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Alternative names
- John Cooper Clark
Born
- January 25, 1949
- Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK
Spouses
Other works
TV commercial for McCain frozen potato products (voice)
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- 1 Print Biography

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Is a performance poet.

Quotes
[on choosing to become a poet] You get to wear fine clothes and perfume and nobody pulls you up on it. You get out of bed late in the day and nobody calls you a lazy bastard. A state of reverie and the virtue of idleness are paramount. Any poet will tell you this.