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Christopher Mark Sievey (25 August 1955 – 21 June 2010) was an English musician, comedian and artist known for fronting the band the Freshies in the late 1970s and early 1980s and for his comic persona Frank Sidebottom from 1984 onwards.
Frank is a fictional story mostly inspired by Frank Sidebottom, the comic persona of Chris Sievey who is thought to have given his backing to the film before his death, but the plot was also inspired by other musicians [10] like Daniel Johnston, [14] Captain Beefheart, [15] and Frank Zappa. [15]
First edition (publ. Picador) Frank: The True Story that Inspired the Movie is a 2014 non-fiction book by Jon Ronson, which describes his time with musician/comedian Frank Sidebottom as a keyboardist in his band in the late 1980s, as well as the inception of the 2014 movie Frank, for which he co-wrote the script.
The band was founded by singer-songwriter and comedian Chris Sievey, whose best-known creation – comedy character Frank Sidebottom – originated as a mascot for the group. Over a four-year period between their formation and break-up in 1982, the Freshies released several singles, as well as three studio albums.
Sidebottom is a surname of Old English origin (see Surname Database), and may refer to: Allan Sidebottom (born 1959), former Australian rules footballer Arnie Sidebottom (born 1954), England cricketer, father of Ryan
Frank premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2014. The film is about an eccentric musician modeled after Frank Sidebottom. [13] It stars Michael Fassbender, Domhnall Gleeson and Maggie Gyllenhaal. He next directed the film adaptation of Emma Donoghue's novel, Room (2015), for which he received his first Academy Award nomination. [14]
Until May 2009, GMG also produced entertainment programmes including the weekly entertainment round-up City Life, the comedy talk-show Frank Sidebottom's Proper Telly Show, and regular music coverage.
The Frank Sidebottom statue in Timperley town centre. Ian Brown and John Squire, founders of the Stone Roses; Caroline Aherne, comedy writer and actress (The Royle Family, The Fast Show, The Mrs Merton Show), died 2016. Roger Ashton-Griffiths, film actor (Gangs of New York, Brazil, Young Sherlock Holmes), grew up in Timperley