- Bif Naked
Infobox musical artist
Name = Bif Naked
Img_capt = Bif Naked performing in Milan, 2006
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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Beth Torbert
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Born = birth date and age|1971|6|15New Delhi ,India
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Origin =Winnipeg ,Manitoba ,Canada
Instrument =Singer
Genre = Rock,pop-punk
Occupation =Singer ,songwriter
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Label =Bodog Music
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URL = [http://www.newbodogmusic.com/bifnaked www.newbodogmusic.com/bifnaked]
Notable_instruments =Bif Naked (born Beth Torbert on
June 15 ,1971 ) is aJuno Award -winning Canadian rock singer and actress.Biography
Torbert was born in
New Delhi, India and adopted by American missionaries. Part of her childhood was spent inLexington, Kentucky , where her father was a professor at theUniversity of Kentucky . After living inDauphin ,Manitoba , her family eventually settled inWinnipeg .cite news
url=http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1285/is_12_29/ai_57873752
title=A Blast Called Bif
work="Interview"
author=Dudley Saunders
Publisher="Interview"
date=December 1999
accessdate=2006-09-10] She graduated fromJohn Taylor Collegiate and studied theatre at theUniversity of Winnipeg .A noted
poet , she has also released aspoken word album. She is heavilytattoo ed, getting her first, an Egyptian Eye of Horus, when she was 16. Her tattoos now include a symbol of theTao , Japanese writing,Buddhist poetry and images (such as theBodhisattva ), andHindu imagery.Torbert has always been frank about her
bisexuality , and the lyrics of her autobiographical songs detail her attractions to and relationships with both men and women. She is also a strict raw foodvegan for health (as opposed to ethical or religious) reasons. She also identifies asstraight edge .citation |title="Is That a Mic Between Bif Naked's Legs?" |url=http://www.chartattack.com/gallery/20010716-bifnaked.cfm |date=July 16 ,2001 |accessdate=2007-11-07 |first=Matt |last=Mernagh |periodical=Chart] citation |title=Giving Back |url=http://www.fazeteen.com/fall2003/bifnaked.htm |first=Kate |last=Miles |date=Fall, 2003 |accessdate=2007-11-07 |periodical=Faze]When she was diagnosed with a heart
aneurysm , corrective surgery was ruled out. She wrote the song "Everyday", from her album "Superbeautifulmonster ", in part as a response to that experience. In January 2008, she announced that she had been diagnosed withbreast cancer , and is scheduled for alumpectomy , to be followed bychemotherapy .cite news
url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080106.wbif0106/BNStory/Entertainment
title=Bif Naked diagnosed with breast cancer
author=Kerry Gold
publisher=The Globe and Mail
date=January 2008
accessdate=2008-01-06]Bif married "
Vancouver Sun " sports writer Ian Walker in a traditional church ceremony in Vancouver onSeptember 29 ,2007 .Cite web
url=http://www.chartattack.com/damn/2007/08/1710.cfm
title="Bif Naked to Tie the Knot with Vancouver Sun Sports Writer"
date=2007-08-17
periodical=Chart
accessdate=2007-11-07]Music career
Prior to her solo career, Torbert played with punk bands Gorilla Gorilla and Chrome Dog. She has toured
Europe , theUnited States , andCanada as a headlining act, and has performed on bills withSnoop Dogg ,Billy Idol , Dido,Sarah McLachlan ,Sheryl Crow ,Chrissie Hynde , theFoo Fighters ,the Cult and many more. She was also featured on the "Ready to Rumble " soundtrack with a cover ofTwisted Sister 's "We're Not Gonna Take It", the "Celebrity Deathmatch " soundtrack with "Vampire", and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" with her songs "Moment of Weakness" and "Lucky".After a hiatus, she released a new album in 2005, "Superbeautifulmonster", and made a guest appearance on
Strapping Young Lad 's album "The New Black " in 2006.Acting career
* 1990: the film "Archangel", credited as "Bif Torbert", playing a Russian Soldier.
* Appears inMoist 's music video for the song "Believe Me"
* 1997: "The Boys Club" playing "Liquor Store Manager"
* 1998: the television series "Once a Thief", playing Nastassja Momomame in one episode
* In 1999, she played herself at a college party in an episode of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"; she performed her songs "Anything," "Lucky," and "Moment of Weakness".
* She makes an uncredited appearance inThe Offspring 's music video for their 1999 single "The Kids Aren't Alright ".
*In 2000, she appeared in theDaria movie, "Is It Fall Yet? ", playing a bisexual art camp attendee, who attempts to seduce Jane Lane.
* In 2001, she appeared in the Canadian film, "Lunch with Charles"
* In 2002, she became the first host of theCBC Television series "ZeD ". [Sandra Sperounes, "Indie artists have a new home in ZeD", "Edmonton Journal ", March 22, 2002, pg. E.4.]
* She had a cameo in thezombie horror film "The House of the Dead" (2003).
* She played Bernie in the 2005 Canadian Independent film "Crossing".
* She had a one episode part in the "The L Word " in 2006, playing a character named Cynthia.
* Since 2006 she can be found as one of the hosts ofBodog Fight. [ [http://www.bodogbeat.com/archives/2006/08/bif_naked_fight.html Bodog bio for Bif Naked] ]
* She voiced the character Zoe Payne in the "SSX" (Snowboard Supercross) videogame series.
* She is one of the three judges onBodog 's Battle of the Bands 2007.Band
Current lineup
*Bif Naked –
vocals ,background vocals
*Doug Fury – guitar, bass, programming
*Scotty Sexx – drumsPast members
*Chris Crippin (now in Hedley)– drums
*Gail Greenwood - bass
*Gillian Hanna (now in The Flairs) - bass
*Britt Black (now solo) - guitar
*Rich Priske - bass
* Mike Sage - drumsDiscography
ingles
tudio albums
*"
Four Songs and a Poem " (EP) – 1994
*"Bif Naked" – 1995
*"Okenspay Ordway 1 " – 1997
*"I Bificus " – 1998
*"Another 5 Songs and a Poem " (EP) – 2000
*"Purge" – 2001
*"Essentially Naked " (greatest hits album) – 2003
*"Superbeautifulmonster " – 2005Music videos
*"Everything" (1994)
*"My Whole Life"
*"Tell On You"
*"Daddy's Getting Married" (directed by William Morrison 1996)
*"Spaceman"
*"Lucky"
*"Moment of Weakness" (1999)
*"We're Not Gonna Take It"
*"Chotee"
*"Twitch" (1999)
*"I Love Myself Today"
*"Tango Shoes"
*"Choking On The Truth"
*"Back In The Day"
*"Rich and Filthy"
*"Let Down"
*"Nothing Else Matters"
*"Everyday"
*"My Greatest Masterpiece" (2007)References
External links
* [http://www.newbodogmusic.com/artists/bif-naked.php Bif Naked] official website
* [http://www.newbodogmusic.com/ Bodog Music] record label
*myspace|bifnaked
*imdb name|id=0620466|name=Bif Naked
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