Scott Allen Capurro (born December 10, 1962) is an American comedian, writer and actor based in San Francisco. His comedy material is deliberately provocative, referring often to gay life and culture, politics, race and racism, and popular culture.

Career

In 1994, Capurro was awarded the

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for best newcomer at the

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. In 1999, Capurro played the voice of Beed Annodue along with actor, comedian, and friend

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in ''

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''. In 2001, Capurro appeared on Australian show ''

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'' and shocked the host,

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, with an explicit routine. McManus apologized immediately after the performance. In 2002, Capurro presented a light-hearted documentary on the UK's

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called ''The Truth About Gay Animals'' which examined the subject of homosexuality in animals. Capurro visited various collections of captive animals to observe animals which had been reported to exhibit homosexual behaviour, and interviewed the staff about this. The show also included an interview with anti-gay rights campaigner and politician, Janet Young, where Capurro showed Young a video of a variety of male-male intercourse and female-female mating attempts in various animal species, and then asked her to comment on whether this influenced her views about its "unnaturalness". Capurro has been a frequent guest on the ''Sarah & Vinnie's Morning Show'' of Radio Alice 97.3FM

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San Francisco. He was also a regular panelist on the topical discussion series ''

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'', hosted by his friend

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. Capurro is managed by comedy agency The Comedy Bar. From May to June 2008, Capurro acted the role of Sammy in

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's play '' Fucking Men'' in London, England. On the reaction to his work, Capurro said:

Film

Television

Stage

Personal life

Capurro and his husband live in San Francisco. He tours consistently, spending most of his time abroad in

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Footnotes

References

External links

Official Scott Capurro website

Radio Alice 97.3FM San Francisco

Scott's Agent – The Comedy Bar
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