Scott Capurro

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Scott Allen Capurro (born December 10, 1962 in San Francisco , California ) is an American comedian , writer and actor . As a comedian, he addresses, often controversial, topics such as the lifestyle and culture of homosexuals , politics , racism and phenomena of popular culture .

life and career

Capurro grew up in his native city of San Francisco. He started his acting career. In 1990 he played the role of Emory in the gay play The Boys in the Band by Mart Crowley at the Theater Rhinoceros as part of the San Francisco Festival .

Capurro was best known for his role as "Aunt Jack", responsible for the make-up of Mrs. Doubtfire, in the US comedy Mrs. Doubtfire - The Prickly Nanny . In 1999 he gave his voice to the character of Beed Annodue in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace , alongside actor and comedian Greg Proops . Then he turned to comedy .

He made his stage comedian debut in 1994 at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival with his solo program Risk-Gay . In 1994 he received the Edinburgh Comedy Award ( Perrier Award ) for best newcomer at the Edinburgh Festival . From 1995 he appeared as a comedian with several stage programs and one-man shows and made guest appearances a. a. in London , Glasgow (at the Glasgow Comedy Festival) and Melbourne .

In 2002 he presented a humorous documentary entitled The Truth About Gay Animals on the British channel Channel 4 , which dealt with the subject of homosexuality in the animal kingdom . Capurro visited various groups of animals living in captivity that exhibited homosexual behavior and interviewed caregivers about it in the documentary. The documentary also included an interview with Janet Young, Baroness Young , a staunch opponent of gay rights and an advocate of traditional values. Capurro showed Young a video of different animal breeds engaging in homosexual and lesbian intercourse, and then asked her if this had influenced her view of "unnatural" behavior.

From May to June 2008 he played the role of Sammy in Joe DiPietro's play Fucking Men at the Finborough Theater in London.

Capurro was a regular panelist on the UK Channel 5 talk show The Wright Stuff . He also hosted a live chat show, Scott Capurro's position ; his guests included u. a. Michael Barrymore , Vivienne Westwood and Boy George .

Capurro is married; his husband Edson is from Brazil . Capurro lives in East London.

Filmography

Movies

Guest appearances

  • 1998: We're Funny That Way (documentary)
  • 1998–1999: Nash Bridges (TV series)
  • 2001–2002: That Gay Show (as moderator)
  • 2002: The Truth About Gay Animals (as moderator)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e My Secret Life: Scott Capurro, comedian, 48 . Interview and short biography. In: The Independent of August 12, 2011. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
  2. ↑ Comedy review: Scott Capurro . In: The Scotsman, April 8, 2010. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
  3. ↑ comedyawards.co.uk: best-newcomer (accessed September 13, 2017)
  4. ^ Scott Capurro at the Glasgow Comedy Festival . Video available on YouTube . Retrieved September 24, 2017.
  5. ^ The Truth About Gay Animals . Documentation 2002; available on YouTube . Retrieved September 24, 2017.
  6. ^ John Preston: Animals Who Love Too Much . In: The Sunday Telegraph of April 28, 2012. page 12.
  7. ↑ Joe DiPietro To Open Newest Play In UK 5/16 . In Broadway World on May 15, 2008. Accessed September 24, 2017th
  8. ↑ Scott Capurro is going back to Australia despite what happened last time… . So It Goes blog by John Fleming on December 23, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
personal data
SURNAME Capurro, Scott
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Capurro, Scott Allen
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American comedian, writer, and actor
DATE OF BIRTH December 10, 1962
PLACE OF BIRTH San Francisco , California