Nick Bougas
Nick Bougas | |
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| Born | 1955 (age 68–69) |
| Occupation(s) | Artist, illustrator, record producer, film director |
Nick Bougas is an American artist, illustrator, humorist, record producer and film director.[1]
Bougas is known for such films as the 1994 documentary The Goddess Bunny.[2][3]
Bougas is also known for his involvement with the Church of Satan as well as the film Speak of the Devil: The Canon of Anton LaVey, a profile of Church of Satan founder Anton LaVey.[1][4]
In 1998, Bougas released the album Celebrities... At Their Worst!, a collection of comedic audio blunders by such celebrities as Elvis Presley, Casey Kasem, Paul Anka and John Wayne.[5][6]
Bougas has worked with writer Jim Goad on such publications as Answer Me!
Bougas is also known for directing the Death Scenes trilogy of mondo films.[7] The original 1989 Death Scenes film hosted by Anton LaVey,[7] Death Scenes 2 from 1992,[8] and Death Scenes 3 from 1993.[9]
Bougas has been linked to the caricature often referred to as Le Happy Merchant or Jew-bwa-ha-ha.gif as its most likely author, under the nom de plume "A Wyatt Mann'. The caricature became popular on message boards and developed into a meme in the early 2010s,[10]
Friendship with comedian Patton Oswalt
On February 15, 2015, comedian Patton Oswalt posted a photo of himself and Bougas on Twitter after having dinner together.[11] The photo was taken by Jim Goad.[11]
On his official website, in May 2005, Oswalt called Bougas his friend and a "bona-fide genius."[12]
References
- ^ a b Barton, Blanche (1990). The Secret Life of a Satanist: The Authorized Biography of Anton Szandor LaVey. Feral House. p. 253.
- ^ "The Goddess Bunny". vhscollector.com.
- ^ "The Goddess Bunny". The New York Times.
- ^ Lewis, James R. (2001). Satanism Today. ABC-CLIO. p. 147.
- ^ "Weird Record of the Month". CMJ New Music Monthly: 13. September 1998.
- ^ Pearson, Paul. "Celebrities... At Their Worst!". AllMusic.
- ^ a b "Death Scenes (1989)". The New York Times.
- ^ "Death Scenes 2 (1992)". The New York Times.
- ^ "Death Scenes 3 (1993)". Rotten Tomatoes.
- ^ "Le Happy Merchant". Know Your Meme.
- ^ a b Oswalt, Patton [@Pattonoswalt] (February 15, 2015). "Dinner with Nick Bougas tonight. Gave me a 1st edition of Jerry Lewis' HOW TO BE A PERSON. (Pic by @jimgoad)" (Tweet). Retrieved October 26, 2015 – via Twitter.
- ^ Oswalt, Patton (May 1, 2005). "SUN, MAY 01 The Comedians of Comedy 2005 Spring Tour: Exhaustion @ 12:00 AM". pattonoswalt.com.
External links
Nick Bougas at IMDb
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