Frankie Bastille

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Frankie Bastille (born 1952 or 1953; † January 18, 1997 in Phoenix , Arizona ) was an American stand-up comedian .

Although he never achieved nationwide fame during his lifetime, he shaped and influenced numerous colleagues who still refer to his work and his artistic ethos today . They include Marc Edward Heuck , Kevin Lambert , Ward G. Smith , Rich Vos , Brett Leake and Marc Maron , among others . Bastille's appearances drew their charm from his pronounced stage presence, his lively presentation style and his very direct and sometimes vulgar language.

Life

Bastille was originally from Los Angeles , had two sisters, Rosemary and Jeannie, and was divorced .

He initially performed primarily in clubs and at colleges in the Midwest , but then moved from Cleveland to Boston in the late 1980s - among other things because he had to flee the IRS after tax violations . Bastille was at least temporarily addicted to drugs and consumed heroin and analgesic pills as well as herbal and synthetic drugs. He also had health problems; for example, he suffered from arterial hypertension . In the 1990s he took up more engagements in the Midwest and California .

When he in January 1997 by Tennessee from the funeral of his father by Phoenix in the US state of Arizona was flying, he was no match for the physical and emotional stress of the trip and suffered a myocardial infarction . Frankie Bastille died at the age of 44, four days after his father. He left behind his fiancée Joni Hoke.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ron Bennington: Rich Vos and Bonnie McFarlane unmasked . On December 19, 2011 on theinterrobang.com . Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  2. ↑ Allan Johnson: Leake's lines follow his 'schematic' . On November 17, 1995 in the Chicago Tribune . Retrieved from articles.chicagotribune.com on June 5, 2016.
  3. ^ The Indianapolis Star , Jan 23, 1987, p. 34.
  4. ↑ Marc Maron : Attempting normal . Spiegel & Grau , New York City , 2013, ISBN 978-0-8129-9287-8 , 13.
  5. ↑ David Swanson: The 10 most "WTF" moments in Marc Maron's new memoir . April 30, 2013 on maxim.com ( Maxim ) . Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  6. ↑ Jordan Ginsberg: Authenticity and flights of anger. An interview with Marc Maron . On April 29, 2013 on hazlitt.net . Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  7. ^ Marc Edward Heuck: Frankie say relax . On February 4, 2015 on projectorhasbeendrinking.blogspot.de . Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  8. ↑ Rebecca Coudret: Local comedy fixture Frankie Bastille dies . In: Evansville Courier & Press , January 22, 1997.
personal data
SURNAME Bastille, Frankie
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American stand-up comedian
DATE OF BIRTH 1952 or 1953
DATE OF DEATH January 18, 1997
Place of death Phoenix , Arizona , United States