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Bruce LaBruce (born 3 January 1964) is a Canadian writer, film-maker, photographer and underground gay porn star based in Toronto.

[edit] Biography

LaBruce was born Justin Stewart ^[1] in Southampton, Ontario and wrote for the Robin Wood (his teacher) curated Cineaction magazine. He first gained public attention with the publication of the queer punk zine J.D.s, which he co-edited with G.B. Jones. He currently writes and photographs for a variety of publications including Vice, Nerve.com and BlackBook magazine, and has made a number of controversial films which merged the artistic techniques of independent film with gay pornography.

He has also previously been a columnist for the Canadian music magazine Exclaim! and Toronto's eye weekly, and he was a contributing editor and photographer for many years at New York's index magazine. He has also been published in Toronto Life and the National Post as well as the UK Guardian. His latest movie, Otto, or, Up With Dead People debuted at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival soon after he was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Bruce LaBruce studied film at York University in Toronto, Canada.

[edit] Selected films

• L.A. Zombie
• Otto; or Up With Dead People
• The Raspberry Reich
• Skin Flick / Skin Gang
• Hustler White
• Super 8 1/2
• No Skin Off My Ass
• Boy, Girl

[edit] Books

• The Reluctant Pornographer
• Ride Queer, Ride

[edit] External links

• http://www.blackbookmag.com/Public/index.asp?Page_ID=19&AQ_Magazine_Date=Current&AQ_Magazine_ID=827
• BruceLaBruce.com
• In Focus with Bruce LaBruce by Shane Tanner
• http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080227/SC2470202/80226025 by Courtney Fathom Sell
• Eye.net contributors: Bruce LaBruce
• Director Bruce LaBruce on his new film The Raspberry Reich
• Arts: Bruce LaBruce on glbtq.com
• New York Times Review of No Skin Off My Ass
• A short biography and astrological chart from "Astroqueer"
• Official Myspage page for "Llik your idols", a documentary about the Cinema of Transgression featuring Bruce Labruce
• Bruce LaBruce at the Internet Movie Database
• Bruce Labruce's Myspace page
• Bruce LaBruce's zine J.D.s at ZineWiki
• June 2009 Interview with L.A. Record
• Christian Vagt: Photos of Bruce LaBruce

[edit] References