What is Boy George?
{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians --> | name = Boy George | background = solo_singer <!-- mandatory format: please do not change or remove --> | image = File:Boy George by Dean Stockings.jpg | image_size = 220px | alt = George posing in front of the camera wearing a leather jacket | birth_name = George Alan O'Dowd | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1961|6|14|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Eltham]], London, England | genre = {{flatlist| * [[New wave music|New wave]] * [[Soul music|soul]] * [[Pop music|pop]] * [[soft rock]] * [[disco]] * [[New Romantic]] }} | occupation = {{flatlist| * Singer * songwriter * disc jockey (DJ) * fashion designer * performer * photographer * producer * actor }} | instrument = {{flatlist| * Vocals * turntables }} | years_active = {{Start date|1979}}–present | label = {{flatlist| * [[EMI Music|EMI]] * [[Virgin Records|Virgin]] * [[Epic Records|Epic]] * [[More Protein]] * Plan A Records * Very Me Records * [[Kobalt Label Services|Kobalt]] * [[BMG Rights Management|BMG]] }} | associated_acts = {{flatlist| * [[Culture Club]] * [[Jesus Loves You (band)|Jesus Loves You]] * [[Bow Wow Wow]] * [[Leigh Bowery]] }} | website = {{Official website|http://www.boygeorgeuk.com}} }} '''George Alan O'Dowd''', better known as '''Boy George''' (born 14 June 1961 in [[Bexley]], [[Kent]]) is a [[rock music|rock]] singer-songwriter and Club [[Disc jockey|DJ]]. He grew up in a large, working-class [[Irish people|Irish]] family. The family originally came form [[Thurles]], in [[County Tipperary|Co. Tipperary]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]. O'Dowd was a part of the British [[new romantic]] movement which emerged in the late 1970s and was popularised in the early 1980s. He and [[Marilyn]] (born Peter Robinson) were regulars at 'The Blitz'<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theblitzkids.com/site_archive/theblitzkids/menuboy.html |title=Boy George |publisher=The Blitz Kids |accessdate=2011-08-25