Biography
Quentin Crisp (born Denis Charles Pratt; (1908-12-25)25 December 1908 β (1999-11-21)21 November 1999) was an English raconteur, whose work in the public eye included a memoir of his life and various media appearances. Before becoming well known, he was an artist's model, hence the title of his most famous work, The Naked Civil Servant. He afterwards became a gay icon due to his flamboyant personality, fashion sense and wit. His iconic status was occasionally controversial due to his remarks about subjects like the AIDS crisis, inviting censure from gay activists including human-rights campaigner Peter Tatchell.During his teen years, he worked briefly as a rent boy. He then spent thirty years as a professional model for life classes in art colleges. The interviews he gave about his unusual life attracted great curiosity, and he was soon sought after for his personal views on social manners and the cultivation of style.
His one-man stage show was a long-running hit both in Britain and America, and he also appeared in films and on television. Crisp defied convention by criticising both gay liberation and Diana, Princess of Wales.
Filmography
all 34
Movies 33
self 16
Narrator 3
TV Shows 1
Writer 1
Beyond Queer: Voices from Bohemia (2023)
Queerama (2017)
Uncle Denis? (2010)
Chelsea on the Rocks (2008)
Rescued from the Closet (2001)
The Significant Death of Quentin Crisp (2001)
Meeting Mr. Crisp (2000)
Homo Heights (1998)
Little Red Riding Hood (1997)
The Celluloid Closet (1996)
The 28th Instance of June 1914 10:50 a.m. (1995)
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995)
Red Ribbons (1994)
My Lunch With Quentin Crisp (1994)
Nelson Sullivan's World Of Wonder (1994)
Camp Christmas (1993)
Philadelphia (1993)
The Boy Next Door: A Profile of Boy George (1993)
Naked in New York (1993)
Orlando (1992)
Resident Alien (1990)
Kojak: Flowers For Matty (1990)
Summer of Love (1990)
The Ballad of Reading Gaol (1988)
The Equalizer (1985)
The Bride (1985)
Chelsea Hotel (1981)
An Evening with Quentin Crisp (1980)
Hamlet (1976)
The Naked Civil Servant (1975)
Quentin Crisp (1970)
Value for Money (1970)
Captain Busby: The Even Tenour of Her Ways (1967)
QC Notorious
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GenderMale
Birthday1908-12-25
Deathday1999-11-21 (90 years old)
Birth NameDenis Charles Pratt
Birth PlaceSutton, London, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom, United States of America
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