Boy George

Personal Info

Birthday

June 14, 1961

(64 years old)

Place of Birth

Eltham, London, England, UK

Also Known As

George Alan O'Dowd

Culture Club

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.

Known For

The A-Team

Arthur's Whisky

Fast Forward

The Big Deal

Twice Upon a Time

The Wolves of Kromer

Filmography

2025
Boy George & Culture Club
as Self
2024
The Making of Do They Know It’s Christmas?
as Self
Arthur's Whisky
as Boy George
2023
WHAM!
as Self (archive footage)
Let the Canary Sing
as Self
2022
Blitzed: The 80's Blitz Kids Story
as Self
Joe Lycett's Big Pride Party
as Self - Music
2021
An Audience with Adele
as Self
Kim Wilde: Pop Don't Stop - Greatest Hits
as Self
2020
Larry's Garage
as Self
Long Hot Summers: The Story of The Style Council
as Self
2019
Mark Ronson: From the Heart
as Self
2018
Boy George & Culture Club - Berlin Live
as Self - Singer
Duran Duran: There's Something You Should Know
as Self
Studio 54
as Self (archive footage)
2017
Culture Club - Live at Wembley World Tour 2016
as Self - Singer
2016
Boy George's 1970s: Save Me From Suburbia
as Self
2015
Boy George and Culture Club: Karma to Calamity
as Self
2014
Somewhere Over The Rainbow
as Self
2011
Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 5
as Self
2009
Svengali
as Self
2007
Most Shocking Celebrity Moments of the 80s
as Self (archive footage)
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
as Self
2006
Twice Upon a Time
as Battar crooner
Paul Weller: Into Tomorrow
as Self
The Madness of Boy George
as Self
The Making of Michael Lucas' 'Dangerous Liaisons'
as Self
2005
The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch
as Self
Michael Lucas' Dangerous Liaisons
as Self - Non-sexual Role
2004
George Michael: A Different Story
as Self
Back To The 80's - Live In Concert
as Self (archive footage)
2003
Kinky Gerlinky
as Self
2002
Culture Club Live At The Royal Albert Hall 20th Anniversary Concert
as Self
Greatest Hits of the 70's & 80's
as Self (archive footage)
Party in the Park 1999
as Self
The Legend of Leigh Bowery
as Self
2001
The New Romantics: A Fine Romance
as Self
2000
The Chemical Generation
as Self - Narrator
1999
After Stonewall
as Self
1998
The Wolves of Kromer
as The Narrator
1995
The History of Rock 'n' Roll
as Self
1993
RuPaul's Christmas Ball
as Self
The Boy Next Door: A Profile of Boy George
as Self
1992
Dorothée : Le cadeau de la rentrée
as Self
1985
Fast Forward
as Dancer in Club (uncredited)
1984
'Do They Know It's Christmas?' - The Story Of The Official Band Aid Video
as Self
Culture Club: A Kiss Across the Ocean
as Self
1979
Steppin' Out
as Self