Julian Clary
| Julian Clary | |
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Clary performing in
The Lovely Russell, June 2008 |
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| Birth name | Julian Peter McDonald Clary |
| Born |
25 May 1959 Surbiton, Surrey, England |
| Medium | Stand-up comedy, television, radio, books |
| Nationality | British |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Genres | Alternative comedy, innuendo, camp |
| Spouse | Ian Mackley |
| Notable works and roles |
Sticky Moments Murder Most Fab Strictly Come Dancing Celebrity Big Brother 10 |
| Website | julianclary |
Julian Peter McDonald Clary (born 25 May 1959) is an English comedian and novelist. Openly gay, Clary began appearing on television in the mid-1980s and became known for his deliberately stereotypical camp style. Since then he has also acted in films, television and stage productions, and was the winner of Celebrity Big Brother 10 in 2012.
Clary was born in Surbiton, Surrey, to Brenda (née McDonald), a probation officer, and Peter J. Clary, a policeman. He was brought up in Teddington with two older sisters. By his own account, he was conceived "in broad daylight" in Clacton-on-Sea in 1958. Two of his great-grandparents were Germans who immigrated to Britain at the end of the 19th century. He was raised a Catholic and educated at St Benedict's School, Ealing. He later studied English and drama at Goldsmiths' College, University of London.
Clary began his career under the name Leo Hurll, a fake keyboardist for pop band Thinkman (a recording project conceived by Rupert Hine). He entered the alternative comedy scene in the early 1980s, first under the alias "Gillian Pieface", and later as "The Joan Collins Fanclub". He wore heavy glam make-up and dressed in outrageous clothes, often involving leather/PVC and hinting at bondage. His pet dog "Fanny the Wonder Dog", a whippet, also featured in performances.
Since then, Clary has undertaken several successful tours of his stage act, four of which have been released on home video, including The Mincing Machine Tour (1989), My Glittering Passage (1993), Lord of the Mince (2011), and Position Vacant: Apply Within, which ran throughout the autumn of 2012 and between April and June 2013. In April 2014 he took the show to Australia and New Zealand.
Clary's latest tour is titled The Joy of Mincing, and will tour the UK in 2016.
He was named as the Ambassador for the 2016 Adelaide Fringe comedy festival, responsible for promoting the festival internationally.
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