He played the 19th-century physicist Nikola Tesla in the 2006 movie "The Prestige," which was directed by Christopher Nolan and starred Christian Bale, Hugh Jackman, and Scarlett Johansson. Jareth the Goblin KingĪs well as recording a staggering 25 studio albums, Bowie made several notable forays into the world of cinema. album charts and solidified his celebrity in America. The character's eponymous album in 1973 was the follow-up to "Ziggy Stardust…," and while it was met with less critical acclaim, the character - whose name is a pun on "A Lad Insane" - has endured. Inspiring constume-partygoers for decades, Aladdin Sane was defined by the red and blue bolt of lightning painted across his face. The accompanying video recorded on the ISS has been watched more than 27 million times on YouTube. Major Tom was given a 21st-century reboot when Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield performed the song aboard the International Space Station. 1 hit, with "Fame," which was co-written by John Lennon. It was around that time he he scored his first U.S. This character was the Thin White Duke, a moniker still used as a nickname for Bowie to this day. Just four years after the dazzling Ziggy Stardust, Bowie had ditched the extravagant hair, makeup and jumpsuit in favor of a far more restrained white shirt, black waistcoat and blond, slicked-back hair. Ilpo Musto / Rex Features via AP Images 2. David Bowie in concert at London's Hammersmith Odeon on June 15, 1973. The gesture towards his male guitarist was seen by many at the time as overly effeminate, but later heralded as a important moment in a country grappling with changing attitudes on sexuality. Bowie had recently told British music magazine Melody Maker he was gay, and in a later interview said that he was bisexual. When Bowie and his band played the album's hit single, "Starman," on the British music show "Top of the Pops" in 1972, Bowie draped his arm around guitarist Mick Ronson.
He performed as Ziggy Stardust, a flame-haired, androgynous alien rock-star intent on bringing a message of hope to young people on Earth. Perhaps Bowie's most famous incarnation came with the release of his fifth album "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars" in 1972. Here are five of his best-loved characters: 1.
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