Faceboy
Francis "Faceboy" Hall is an American actor, producer, and activist working in the New York City arts community. Hall, the younger brother of poet and King Missile frontman John S. Hall, is one of the founding members of the Art Stars. Hall has appeared in numerous stage productions and several films, including Robert Downey Sr.'s Too Much Sun and the television series 'Electra Elf'.
Faceboy
- Name
- Francis "Faceboy" Hall
- Occupation
- Actor, Producer, Activist
- Known for
- Co-founder of Art Stars
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In addition, Hall was a founding member of the Dance Liberation Front where he has worked to overturn New York City's "no dancing" cabaret laws. A poet and performer himself, Faceboy is best known as the host of the weekly Faceboyz Open Mic, which is now considered to be the longest continually running open mic in New York. He hosted 'Faceboyz Folliez', a monthly show that took place at the Bowery Poetry Club.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Francis "Faceboy" Hall • Occupation — Actor, Producer, Activist • Known for — Co-founder of Art Stars • Notable Works — Host of Faceboyz Open Mic • Organization — Dance Liberation Front
Career
Career
'Faceboyz Open Mic' was an open mike show held Sundays at Surf Reality on the Lower East Side, which was described as "one of the city’s most nurturing, freak-friendly weekly happenings." Regarding Faceboy's performances, The New York Times wrote: "Faceboy himself did a dramatic reading of personal ads taken from a pornographic magazine. It was, like much of that evening's six hours, unprintable. And very funny." Ten years later in a full page article in Time Out New York he was described as a performer who, "has persevered through the neighborhood’s gentrification with an almost religious devotion to the art of the open mike."
Films and Television
Hall's film career began In 1990, when he appeared in Robert Downey Sr.'s Too Much Sun alongside childhood friend Robert Downey Jr. In 1998 he played himself in the film When, and in 2003, he played the lead role in a short film titled Nights Like These. Faceboy starred as 'Scroto Baggins' in the short film 'Lord of the Cockrings' directed by Nick Zedd As well as appearing in the music video 'New York, New York' by Moby, Faceboy also starred in the television series 'Electra Elf' created by Rev. Jen Miller and Nick Zedd.
Best ofs and awards
• The Village Voice Best of New York: 2001 and 2005 • New York Press Best of Manhattan 1997 and 2003
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- 1.Dance Liberation Front Calls for National 'Do the Robot Day'. Huffington Post. 3 June 2011.
- 2.Gothamist: Francis Hall, Host of Faceboyz Open Mike.
- 3.An open mic night ends, and an audience braces for change. www.downtownexpress.com.
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- 5.Archived copy.
- 6.New York Best Open-Mic Monopoly - Faceboyz Open Mic, Reverend Jen's Anti-Slam - Best Of New York - Village Voice. www.villagevoice.com.
- 7.http://www.thevillager.com/villager_424/theydidit.html "They did it in a minute Surf Reality lives, again, on the Bowery"], Scott Stifler, The Villager.
- 8.McKinley, Jesse. Where the Howlers May Also Be a Hoot. The New York Times. 31 March 2000.
- 9.Too Much Sun. 25 January 1991.
- 10.When. 2 April 2004.
- 11.Nights Like These.
- 12.Faceboy | Actor, Producer. IMDb.
- 13.Moby "New York, New York". YouTube cbignore.
- 14.The Adventures of Electra Elf. 30 January 2005.
- 15.Village Voice 2001 - Best Open Mic Monopoly.
- 16.New York Best Open Mic That Refuses To Die. Village Voice. 2005.
- 17.Best Anything-Goes Open Mic. New York Press. 30 September 2003.
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