Brian Routh

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Brian Routh, Photo: Patricia Routh

Brian Routh (born March 9, 1948 in Gateshead , County Durham - † August 3, 2018 ) was a British performance artist , sound artist and actor.

life and work

Brian Routh was born into a working class family and graduated from Bifron's Secondary Modern School in Greater London in 1963 . During his studies at the East 15 Acting School he met Martin von Haselberg . Together they founded the performance duo The Kipper Kids and the fictional character Harry and Harry Kipper. Brian Routh worked as a sound artist.

Brian Routh was married to media artist Nina Sobell from 1975 to 1981. As a visiting professor at the San Francisco Art Institute , he met Karen Finley, with whom he was married from 1981 to 1987. In 2012 Routh married Patricia Routh (née Wells).

Filmography

  • 1977–1978: Chuck Barris Rah-Rah Show
  • 1979: Dress Rehearsal-Werner Schroeter
  • 1980: Forbidden Zone
  • 1981: No Holds Barre
  • 1981: Theater In Trance - Rainer Werner Fassbinder
  • 1988: KO tippers
  • 1988: Mondo Beyondo
  • 1988: UHF
  • 1989: Moonlighting
  • 1990: Mum's Magic Mulch
  • 1991: Spirit of '76
  • 1991: The Addams Family

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Poem Hunter biography of Brian Routh accessed on January 13, 2015 (English)
  2. “kipper kid” legend, brian routh, talks about his music accessed on January 13, 2015 (English)