Reverend Billy

Also known as Bill Talen, Église de la Très Sainte Consommation, Eglise de la Tres Sainte Consommation, Reverend Billy and the Church of Life After Shopping, Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping

American actor

Person · Open Library

Works: 2

Top works

The End of the World
What Would Jesus Buy?

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Film & TV

The character of Reverend Billy was developed in the early 1990s by actor and playwright, William Talen. He grew up in small towns throughout Minnesota, South Dakota and Wisconsin. He left home at 16, moving east with Charles and Patricia Gaines, a writer and painter who encouraged him as an artist. Talen began to perform his poems and stories, hitch-hiking from Philadelphia to New York to San…

Known for

You Need This — Self2025
The Perfect Cappuccino — Himself2008
What Would Jesus Buy? — Reverend Billy2007
The F Word — Reverend Billy2005
Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping — Himself2002
Culture Jam: Hijacking Commercial Culture — Himself (Reverend Billy of the Church of Stop Shopping)2001

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: United States
Active from: 1949-05-09

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Discography

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 14
Total plays: 69

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Music

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Minnesota
Occupation: film actor
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Movement: anti-consumerism
Official website: www.revbilly.com
Image: Day 40 Occupy Wall Street October 25 2011 Shankbone 19.JPG

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date of birth: 1950-05-25
Commons gallery: Reverend Billy
Commons category: Reverend Billy
writing language: English language
in opposition to: consumerism

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