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.
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
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Filmography (Movies)
Christmas Karma
Character:The Ghost of Christmas Future
Release Date:14/11/2025
Boy George & Culture Club
Character:Self
Release Date:05/06/2025
The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?
Character:Self
Release Date:25/11/2024
Arthur's Whisky
Character:Boy George
Release Date:19/09/2024
WHAM!
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:27/06/2023
Let the Canary Sing
Character:Self
Release Date:14/06/2023
Blitzed: The 80's Blitz Kids Story
Character:Self
Release Date:11/11/2022
Joe Lycett's Big Pride Party
Character:Self - Music
Release Date:03/07/2022
An Audience with Adele
Character:Self
Release Date:21/11/2021
Kim Wilde: Pop Don't Stop - Greatest Hits
Character:Self
Release Date:06/08/2021
Larry's Garage
Character:Self
Release Date:01/12/2020
Long Hot Summers: The Story of The Style Council
Character:Self
Release Date:30/10/2020
Mark Ronson: From the Heart
Character:Self
Release Date:12/10/2019
Boy George & Culture Club - Berlin Live
Character:Self - Singer
Release Date:12/10/2018
Duran Duran: There's Something You Should Know
Character:Self
Release Date:29/06/2018
Studio 54
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:15/06/2018
Culture Club - Live at Wembley World Tour 2016
Character:Self - Singer
Release Date:08/12/2017
Boy George's 1970s: Save Me From Suburbia
Character:Self
Release Date:08/10/2016
Boy George and Culture Club: Karma to Calamity
Character:Self
Release Date:06/03/2015
Somewhere Over The Rainbow
Character:Self
Release Date:05/07/2014
Secrets Of Burlesque
Character:
Release Date:17/04/2014
Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 5
Character:Self
Release Date:14/10/2011
Lady Gaga: Out Of Control
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:06/04/2011
Svengali
Character:Self
Release Date:01/02/2009
Most Shocking Celebrity Moments of the 80s
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:24/12/2007
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
Character:Self
Release Date:19/04/2007
Twice Upon a Time
Character:Battar crooner
Release Date:08/11/2006
Paul Weller: Into Tomorrow
Character:Self
Release Date:05/11/2006
The Madness of Boy George
Character:Self
Release Date:17/10/2006
The Making of Michael Lucas' 'Dangerous Liaisons'
Character:Self
Release Date:22/07/2006
The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch
Character:Self
Release Date:25/04/2005
Michael Lucas' Dangerous Liaisons
Character:Self - Non-sexual Role
Release Date:01/02/2005
George Michael: A Different Story
Character:Self
Release Date:27/11/2004
Back To The 80's - Live In Concert
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:13/02/2004
Kinky Gerlinky
Character:Self
Release Date:06/06/2003
Culture Club Live At The Royal Albert Hall 20th Anniversary Concert
Character:Self
Release Date:10/11/2002
Greatest Hits of the 70's & 80's
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:03/10/2002
Party in the Park 1999
Character:Self
Release Date:02/05/2002
The Legend of Leigh Bowery
Character:Self
Release Date:13/04/2002
The New Romantics: A Fine Romance
Character:Self
Release Date:08/05/2001
The Chemical Generation
Character:Self - Narrator
Release Date:27/05/2000
After Stonewall
Character:Self
Release Date:06/06/1999
The Wolves of Kromer
Character:The Narrator
Release Date:30/10/1998
RuPaul's Christmas Ball
Character:Self
Release Date:25/12/1993
The Boy Next Door: A Profile of Boy George
Character:Self
Release Date:30/11/1993
Dorothée : Le cadeau de la rentrée
Character:Self
Release Date:05/09/1992
Fast Forward
Character:Dancer in Club (uncredited)
Release Date:15/02/1985
'Do They Know It's Christmas?' - The Story Of The Official Band Aid Video
Character:Self
Release Date:01/12/1984
Culture Club: A Kiss Across the Ocean
Character:Self
Release Date:01/05/1984
Steppin' Out
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1979
Television Appearances
KPOPPED
Character:Self
Camden
Character:Self
Selling Super Houses
Character:Self - Guest
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
Character:Self (archive footage)
Sherri
Character:Self - Guest
The Big Deal
Character:Judge
TV Story Superstar
Character:Self (archive footage)
RuPaul's Drag Race UK
Character:Self - Guest Judge
The Launch
Character:Self - Mentor
Drop the Mic
Character:Self
All Round to Mrs. Brown's
Character:Self - Interviewed Guest
Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry
Character:Self - Guest
I Am Cait
Character:Self
Lip Sync Battle
Character:Self - Guest DJ
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self
Gogglebox
Character:Self
The Voice
Character:Self - Coach
The Voice UK
Character:Self - Coach
Berlin Live
Character:Self - Performer
OK! TV
Character:Self
The House That Made Me
Character:Self
The Project
Character:
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Character:Self - Guest
Alan Carr: Chatty Man
Character:Self
Living With
Character:
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
Character:Self
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
Character:Self
The Graham Norton Show
Character:Self
8 Out of 10 Cats
Character:Self
The Friday Night Project
Character:Self - Host
Who Do You Think You Are?
Character:Self
Queer Eye for the Straight Guy
Character:Self
The Salon
Character:Self
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
Character:Self
Johnny Vaughan Tonight
Character:Self
You Only Live Once
Character:Self - Guest
Where Are They Now?
Character:Self
It's Only TV But I Like It
Character:Self
So Graham Norton
Character:Self - Guest
Behind the Music
Character:Self
The View
Character:Self
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Character:Self - Team Member
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Character:Self
Clive Anderson All Talk
Character:Self
The Frank Skinner Show
Character:Self
The Mrs Merton Show
Character:Self
Les Nuls, l'émission
Character:Self - Musical Guest
Total Normal
Character:Self
Na siehste!
Character:Self
Lahaye d'honneur
Character:Self
Le monde est à vous
Character:Self
Sacrée Soirée
Character:Self
The Max Headroom Show
Character:Self
Friday People
Character:
Al TV
Character:Self
The A-Team
Character:Boy George
Wogan
Character:Self
Champs-Elysées
Character:Self
Champs-Elysées
Character:Self - Culture Club
Riverside
Character:Self
Entertainment Tonight
Character:Self
Okay
Character:Self
Question Time
Character:Self - Panellist
An Audience with...
Character:Self
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