Biography
Hugh Nanton Romney Jr. (born May 15, 1936), known as Wavy Gravy, is an American entertainer and peace activist best known for his role at Woodstock, as well as for his hippie persona and countercultural beliefs.
Romney has founded or co-founded several organizations, including the activist commune the Hog Farm, and later, as Wavy Gravy, Camp Winnarainbow and the Seva Foundation. He founded the Phurst Church of Phun in the 1960s, a secret society of comics and clowns that aimed to support ending of the Vietnam War through political theater, and has adopted a clown persona in support of his political activism, and more generally as a form of entertainment work, including as the official clown of the Grateful Dead.
As Wavy Gravy, he has had two radio shows on Sirius Satellite Radio's Jam On station. A documentary film based on his life, Saint Misbehavin': The Wavy Gravy Movie, was released in late 2010 to generally positive reviews. Romney was awarded the Kate Wolf Memorial Award by the World Folk Music Association in 1992.
Filmography
all 14
Movies 14
self 9
Tiny Tim: King for a Day (2020)
Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation (2019)
Going Furthur (2016)
Colby (2016)
The Tao of Bluegrass: A Portrait of Peter Rowan (2013)
Saint Misbehavin': The Wavy Gravy Movie (2010)
Electric Apricot (2007)
The End of the Road (2001)
The 60s (1999)
The History of Rock 'n' Roll (1995)
Cisco Pike (1972)
About Me: A Musical (1971)
Woodstock (1970)
The Fat Black Pussycat (1963)
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GenderMale
Birthday1936-05-15 (87 years old)
Birth PlaceEast Greenbush, United States of America
SpouseBonnie Beecher
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsHugh Romney
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