Scott Capurro

Infobox Comedian
name = Scott Capurro


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birth_date = 1962-12-10
birth_place = San Francisco
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nationality = American
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genre = Stand-up comedy
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website = [http://www.scottcapurro.com scottcapurro.com]
footnotes = awd|Perrier Comedy Award|1994|Best Newcomer

Scott A. Capurro (born December 10 1962 in San Franciscocite newspaper|publisher=Time Out|date=2007-01-24|title=Comedy - Shocking all over the world|quote=Audiences from Edinburgh to Australia have taken umbrage at Scott Capurro's gags. 'I think it was the masturbatory gesture while staring at Christ on the cross'|author=Malcolm Hay|page=47] ) is a stand-up comedian and writer based in San Francisco and London. His comedy material is deliberately provocative, referring often to gay life and culture, politics, race and racism, and popular culture.

Career

In 1994, he was awarded the Perrier Award for best newcomer, at the Edinburgh Festival.

In 2001, Capurro appeared on Australian show "Rove Live" and shocked the host, Rove, with an explicit routine. His material was no more bawdy than usual. Rove apologized immediately after the performance. [cite newspaper|publisher=Herald Sun (Melbourne, Australia)|date=2001-03-28|title=Rove sorry for comic's 'filth'; Outrage over Christ jokes|author=Mike Edmonds|page=2]

In 2002, he presented a light-hearted documentary on the UK's Channel 4 called "The Truth About Gay Animals" which examined the subject of homosexuality in animals. Capurro visited various collections of captive animals to observe animals which had been reported to exhibit homosexual behaviour, and interviewed the staff about this. The show also included an interview with anti-gay rights campaigner Baroness Young, where Capurro showed Young a video of a variety of male-male intercourse and female-female mating attempts in various animal species, and then asked her to comment on whether this influenced her views about its "unnaturalness". [cite newspaper|publisher=The Sunday Telegraph|date=2002-04-28|title=Animals Who Love Too Much|author=John Preston|page=12]

Capurro has been a frequent guest at the "Sarah & No Name Morning Show" of [http://www.radioalice.com/ Radio Alice] 97.3FM KLLC San Francisco. [cite newspaper|publisher=The San Francisco Chronicle|date=2005-06-12|title=CD Reviews|author=Neva Chonin, Joe Brown, Aidin Vaziri, Joel Selvin|page=56]

Scott is managed by comedy agency, The Comedy Bar who also manage Trevor Lock and Tony Law

From May to June 2008, he acted the role of Sammy in Joe DiPietro's play "Fucking Men" in London, UK. [ [http://broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=28000 Joe DiPietro To Open Newest Play In UK 5/16] , Broadwayworld, May 15, 2008]

Film roles

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1993|"Mrs. Doubtfire", Aunt Jack Hillard
1999|"Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace", Fode Annodue (voice)

Television appearances

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1998-1999|"Nash Bridges", Larry, pageant coordinator (2 episodes, High Society and Cuda Grace), Carlton Cuse Productions
2001-2002|"That Gay Show", Presenter, BBC
2002|"The Truth About Gay Animals", Presenter, Channel 4

tage appearances

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1990|"The Boys in the Band", Emory, Theater Rhinoceros [cite newspaper|publisher=The San Francisco Chronicle|date=1990-01-17|title=The 'Boys' Are Back in Town, Controversial Gay Play in SF Revival|author=Bernard Weiner]
1995-1996|"Risk-Gay", (one-man show), Melbourne, London, [cite newspaper|publisher=The Guardian|date=1994-08-16|title=Scott Capurro: Risk Gay|author=William Cook|page=T5|quote=San Franciscan Scott Capurro may be best known as Robin Williams' make-up man in the movie Mrs Doubtfire, but he's also a stand-up comedian of considerable stature. Capurro dovetails these two disciplines in an enthralling solo show, which charts his timid passage from the closet to the Californian comedy circuit, and the liberating effect that this has had on his life and art.] San Francisco
1996|"Love and Affection", (one-man show)cite newspaper|publisher=The Age (Melbourne, Australia)|date=1996-04-19|title=Single and standing up to hate it|author=Daniel Taylor|page=13]
2001|"Fucking Our Fathers", (one-man show), Edinburgh Festival [cite newspaper|publisher=The Independent|date=2004-08-11|author=Oliver Duff|title=Edinburgh Festival: A Shocking History]
2004|"Loaded", Scott Capurro, Pleasance Courtyard [cite newspaper|publisher=The Stage|date=2004-08-19|title=Loaded by Scott Capurro; Edinburgh Review|author=Jeremy Austin|page=22]
2007|"Summer Fruit", (one-man show), Throckmorton Theatre (California) [cite newspaper|publisher=Marin Independent Journal (California)|date=2007-07-05|title=Plays & musicals]
2008|"Fucking Men", Sammy (screenwriter), Finborough, London [cite newspaper|publisher=The Times|date=2008-05-29|author=Tim Teeman|page=18|title=F***ing Men]

Personal life

In October 2006 Capurro purchased a flat in Bethnal Green and considers himself a London resident.

Footnotes

References

*citation|title=Fowl Play|author=Scott Capurro|date=2000|publisher=Headline Book Publishing|isbn=0747262284

External links

* [http://www.scottcapurro.com Official Scott Capurro website]
* [http://www.radioalice.com/ Radio Alice 97.3FM San Francisco]
* [http://www.myspace.com/comedybar Scott's Agent - The Comedy Bar]