Does anyone know what has happened to boy George?

Question

Do any of you remember his makeup and funny clothes, and that song "colour colour colour colour colour chameleon you come and go you come and goooooo"....anyone remember that song?....if your English you might....

SORRY FOLKS I COULDN'T REMEMBER THE WORDS SO LONG AGO.

Answer 1

Embarrasing for you Timothy. You want to correct her for saying "colour" instead of "karma", but you turn around and spell chameleon "comeelyun". COMEELYUN??? Moron.

Answer 2

I remember singing that song in High School, Lets see..1985--1986...Loved the song, It was real catchy back then, I guess it still is...just havent heard it in a long time..

I heard that he was in real trouble with the law, and he did have to do some community service..

Or he could be, trying to get all that makeup off, and that will take years..

Answer 3

He's now a very successful DJ, and is still recording.
His last record was with Anthony and The Johnsons.
He may have a cocaine habit (hence his community service in New York), but he is capable of spelling the word 'Karma'.
It's an accolade that you obviously don't possess.

Answer 4

he's a DJ in England, he did a musical with Rosie O'Donnell and it folded in 2 weeks or something like that, he's on Cocaine and pours paint on his head whilst he sounds like it.

Answer 5

Hell I am not English but I remember him ...Last I heard he was in trouble with the law or in rehab ....You know celebrities come and go....

Answer 6

it's karma comeelyun. not color comeelyun.

he has had issues. last seene picking up trash in NY because a judge made him

Answer 7

He fated

Answer 8

http://web.swedevice.com/sistergeorge/main/latestnews.asp

Here's his update. ;-)

Answer 9

With George's relationship with Moss over, and with a poor reaction to the band's third album, George suffered several setbacks, and ultimately turned to drugs. This caused the downward spiral of the group, and they eventually disbanded, as George could no longer work with Moss.

George struggled against his severe heroin addiction for many years. He would appear in public under the influence of the drug, and even attempted to do concerts in such a state. Addictions to other drugs followed, and George's younger brother David, in an attempt to save his famous sibling from death, went on UK national television and blew the whistle on George. Some of George's closest friends had already died of overdoses and co-writer on the From Luxury to Heartache album, Michael Rudetski, was found dead of a heroin overdose in George's home in August 1986.


[edit] Resurgence of drug charges
On October 7, 2005, he was arrested in Manhattan on suspicion of possessing cocaine, (BBC Online Report) and appeared in court on 1 February, 2006 (BBC News report).

On June 17, 2006, a Manhattan judge issued a warrant for the arrest of Boy George after the former Culture Club singer failed to appear in court. After another court date was set, George was fined US$1000 and required to perform community service.

On August 14, 2006, Boy George reported for garbage duty, picking up trash for the New York City Department of Sanitation as part of his community service. As a result of the media frenzy, he was allowed to perform his community service inside the Sanitation Department grounds.


[edit] Memoirs
Harper Collins published the autobiography of Boy George, Take It Like A Man, in 1995. The book was released to coincide with the timing of George's solo record, Cheapness And Beauty.

In 2005, Century published Straight, his second autobiographical book, written with author Paul Gorman. This stayed in The Sunday Times bestseller list for six weeks and a paperback version with new material covering his experiences since publication of the hardback is being readied for Spring 2007. Gorman has also ghostwritten Cry Salty Tears, the memoirs of mother Dinah O'Dowd, which was published by Arrow Books in January 2007.


[edit] Sexuality
When George was with Culture Club, much was made of his androgynous appearance, and there was speculation about his sexuality. When asked the question in interviews, George gave various answers. At times he suggested he was bisexual. He gave a famous, oft-quoted response to an interviewer that "I prefer a nice cup of tea to sex". [4]

In George's memoirs, he disclosed his homosexuality.

George wrote of his relationship with Kirk Brandon, the singer with Spear of Destiny and the earlier Theatre of Hate, prompting Brandon to begin a High Court action against George. George, taking the witness stand, faced a "malicious falsehood" charge brought against him by Brandon, now married and a father, who denied that he once had a sexual relationship with George. Brandon lost. During the trial, Boy George had claimed that Kirk Brandon had been the love of his life and that he still loved him.
In Take It Like A Man, George also told his side of his secret relationship with Culture Club drummer Jon Moss. He stated many of the songs he wrote for Culture Club were directed at Moss. He also alleged that Moss had broken off his engagement to be with George, and that Moss was never comfortable in a same-sex relationship, although Moss was bisexual. During the Culture Club reunion, though, Moss did acknowledge that he had loved George deeply, although now he is married and has several children.
George's striking looks inspired many Boy George look-alike contests around the world, and his face became the image of Culture Club. He became an alternative teen idol, as well as a role model for gay individuals.


[edit] Recent activity
Boy George remains a figure in the public eye. Although he has not reached the same level of success as a solo artist, he has a second career as a notable music DJ. He started DJing in the early 90's and came to the attention of legendary rave/house promoters Fantazia who asked him to mix 1 of the discs on the 2 volume in their new compilation series Fantazia The House Collection 2. This compilation was a success in the UK, going gold. The album was also sold to Sony for European-wide release. London mega club Ministry of Sound hired him to compile one of their first CDs, and it promptly sold 100,000 copies. He then complete some compilations for them, five of them being the Annual I to V.

In 2002/2003 he starred in the London musical Taboo, based on his life (George didn't play himself, opting instead to take on the persona of Australian-born performance artist Leigh Bowery). Taboo was a huge success in London's West End, though a Rosie O'Donnell-produced run in New York was short-lived.
In 1998, Boy George began writing a weekly column in The Daily Express and hosted a weekly radio show on the Galaxy Radio Network. During 2003, he presented a weekly show on London radio station LBC 97.3 for six months.
He wrote the foreword for a feng shui book called "Practical Feng Shui" by Simon G. Brown (published in 1998).
He also appeared as a guest on the British comedy-talk show The Kumars at No. 42.
In March 2006 he was the guest host for an episode of The Friday Night Project, for Channel 4 television.
On 20 October 2006 it was announced that he will write some tracks for Kylie Minogue (News.com.au story).
Boy George has also now, since some years, his own fashion line, called "B-Rude". B-Rude has been present in some fashion shows in cities like London, New-York and Moscow.
He is working right now on a forthcoming solo lp, which apparently will be including some ragga, reggae, pop and acoustic songs.
On 24 December 2006, George appeared on a one-off BBC TV program "Duet Impossible" where he performed with himself from the 1980s and joked about his street cleaning.
On 4 March 2007, George will dj at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney for the Mardi Gras Festival.

[edit] Miscellaneous facts
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In August 1994, a British court tossed out a paternity suit filed against him by a Californian woman.
In December 1998, Boy George was struck and injured by a falling disco ball. The incident was spoofed in the 2001 Spanish film I Love You Baby, in which George makes a cameo appearance as himself.
In collaboration with Dragana G. Brown, Boy George published his own cookbook. The "Karma Cookbook" contains many macrobiotic (and vegetarian) recipes. It was published in 2001.
In 2002, Boy George was named as one of the 100 greatest Britons by a poll directed by the BBC.
Although more subdued than during his peak in the 80s, George still wears theatrical make up, including dark colours beneath his chin, which have become more natural make up tones, which he uses to mask his slight double chin.
In December 2006, He appeared on The Big Fat Quiz of The Year.
He used to design the clothes and did the make up for the picture sleeve of one of the first singles of Bananarama, called Shy Boy, back in 1982.
The outfit that Kylie Minogue wore on the final encore section of her Showgirl - The Homecoming Tour was designed by George's B-Rude clothing label.
A Boy George imitator performed in the video "Just a Gigolo" by David Lee Roth.
On one episode of Diff'rent Strokes, the character Arnold, played by Gary Coleman, wore a Culture Club shirt with Boy George's face on it.
In her song, "Go On, Girl," Roxanne Shanté raps, "While you were over here perpetrating a fraud/I was overseas on the charts with Boy George."
Also on a episode of Will & Grace, Grace wears a t-shirt with the picture of George used from the "Karma Chameleon" single sleeve.