Zombie Boy

Witness the ultimate fashion muse and human canvas in the flesh, as Zombie Boy debuts his unique skills in freak show to London for the first time!

Featuring International Tattoo Icon Zombie Boy “A Unique International Brand”

- Managing Partner of Zombie Boy Entertainment Inc.

Appearing with Electrifying Burlesque Troupe

The Folly Mixtures

“Sparkling and Sexy” - GQ Italia

Don’t miss out - Book your tickets now for only £20!

http://leicestersquaretheatre.ticketsolve.com/shows/873493755/events

The face of Lady Gaga’s ‘Born this Way’ video will be joined by a quintet of sultry neo-burlesque performers ‘The Folly Mixtures’, to bring you a heady cocktail of sexy striptease and extraordinary freak show performances. Revealing new acts created especially for this show, The Folly Mixtures provide glamorous and sexy burlesque. No ordinary dance troupe, these Showgirls offer fire breathing, angle grinding, scintillating group stripteases and much more, as a perfect accompaniment to Zombie Boy’s shocking presence.

Hosted by Time Out’s One to Watch

Miss Laurie Hagen 

www.LaurieHagen.com

Current holder of the London Cabaret Award for Best Burlesque Act and selected to compete at this year’s prestigious Burlesque Hall of Fame competition in Las Vegas, Miss Laurie Hagen brings her fearless and unforgettable compering skills to ‘The Uncanny Undead’ as the Queen of Voodoo. Prepare for mayhem!

With sensational performances, previously unseen in the UK, and exclusive new collaborations with his Showgirls, bringing together the beautiful and the beastly; this is a rare and thrilling chance to see Zombie Boy live in London.

Zombie Boy:

Model and performer Zombie Boy is a human canvas, with 80% of his body covered in awardwinning, controversial tattoos. His body art depicts the human form as it decomposes into a corpse, flesh-eating insects and all. His extraordinary art display has earned him two admissions into the Guinness book of World Records: one for the most bones tattooed on the body (134), and one for the most insects tattooed on the body (176).

As the first ever male spokesperson for L’Oreal, Zombie Boy has become the face of Dermablend in its award winning ‘Go beyond The Cover’ video which attracted more than 16 Million views and 750,000 likes on its Facebook. In the process he has become a social media phenomenon, with more than 100,000 Twitter fans (@ricothezombie) and 175,000 Likes on Facebook.

Zombie Boy was the face in the commercial success for the 2011 re-launch of Paris-based Mugler Men’s fashion line and currently for the iconic Jay-Z Rocawear brand in Europe.

Now, he branches out into performance art, bringing his skills in freak show to a UK audience for the first time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mIBKifOOQQ - Zombie Boy’s Famous ‘Go Beyond the Cover’ Video for L’Oreal

www.rickgenest.com/

Twitter- @ricothezombie

Facebook-https://www.facebook.com/RicoTheZombie

The Folly Mixtures:

Formed in 2010, The Folly Mixtures have knocked the socks off the London Burlesque scene for over 2 years with slick choreography, charm & pizazz.

With over 30 years of dance performance experience between them, The Folly Mixtures have quickly established themselves as a leading force on the Burlesque circuit. As well as performing tightly choreographed group acts with intricate and dazzling costumes, each Folly is a unique and talented striptease soloist, specialising in different skills such as: fire performance, singing, en pointe ballet, angle-grinding and fan dancing.

Nominated for Best Burlesque Act 2012 at the 2013 London Cabaret Awards, their performance credits include: a 2 year residency at Madame Jojos Soho, Goodwood Revival, Pinewood Studios, ITV’s ‘The Alan Titchmarsh Show’, Café de Paris, Volupte, Bestival, Rokit Vintage Clothing and the International Tour of ‘An Evening of Burlesque’, including: Italy, Denmark, Amsterdam, Germany & Russia.

“They know how to tease and please the crowd, even before the bare skin!” – Urbanvox.net

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=334Oxs8ikJ8 - The Folly Mixtures Showreel

www.thefollymixtures.co.uk / Twitter- @FollyMixtures/ Facebook – TheFollyMixtures

Witness the ultimate fashion muse and human canvas in the flesh, as Zombie Boy debuts his unique skills in freak show to London for the first time!

Featuring International Tattoo Icon 'Zombie Boy'

“A Unique International Brand”

- Managing Partner of RickGenest.com Entertainment Inc

Appearing with Electrifying Burlesque Troupe 'The Folly Mixtures'

“Sparkling and Sexy”

– GQ Italia

The star of Lady Gaga’s ‘Born this Way’ video will be joined by a quintet of sultry neo-burlesque performers ‘The Folly Mixtures’, to bring you a heady cocktail of sexy striptease and extraordinary freak show performances. Revealing new acts created especially for this show, The Folly Mixtures provide glamorous and sexy burlesque. No ordinary dance troupe, these Showgirls offer fire breathing, angle grinding, scintillating group stripteases and much more, as a perfect accompaniment to Zombie Boy’s shocking presence.

With sensational performances, previously unseen in the UK, and exclusive new collaborations with his Showgirls, bringing together the beautiful and the beastly; this is a rare and thrilling chance to see Zombie Boy live in London.

https://leicestersquaretheatre.ticketsolve.com/shows/873493755/events

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Zombie Boy flick in the works! Love at Last Sight is in the process of being completed for a festival run, and we would welcome the community's support to ensure it's success.  Zombie Boy is excited about his increasing work in movies, and you can show some love by visiting the film's Indiegogo page and getting involved! http://igg.me/p/334074/x/2376519

Paramus, NJ, March 22, 2013 --(PR.com)-- Ink world’s living dead man and marked beauties recreate historic art photo for leading tattoo mag.

For the cover of the latest issue of Rebel Ink Magazine, tattoo community anti-hero, Rick “Zombie Boy” Genest appears with a half-dozen heavily tattooed girls. The pose offers RI’s take on the1951 Salvador Dali/Philippe Halsman photographic collaboration – “In Voluptus Mors” (Voluptuous Death). The cover image for Rebel Ink #22 offers Genest on his back, surrounded by the six lingerie-clad pin-ups. The group is strategically posed in the shape of a human skull, playing into the hand of the Zombie Boy as both an artist and a living tattooed creation.

The Rebel Ink homage to the world-renown photograph born from Dali’s imagination is the most ambitious cover shoot undertaking in the ink publication’s history. Editor-in-Chief, Paul Gambino had this to say about the experience. “When given the opportunity to shoot Rico, we were both thrilled and apprehensive. We had waited a long time for Rico’s schedule to allow us time to land him for a cover shoot. However, we wanted it to be something special. Here was a great model who, unfortunately, had virtually been shot to death (no pun intended) and still in my opinion, not presented in his most dramatic light. By the end of the day, I had decided to recreate the 'Dali Skull.' It appeared to be the perfect way to represent Zombie Boy. So, with the cooperation of photographer Steve Prue in garnering the perfect array of models and the technical expertise of legendary shooter Joey L. executing the photography, we created a truly wonderful cover.”

As well as appearing on the cover, Zombie Boy and his delectable sextet are featured inside the magazine in a pictorial that is equally captivating and enticing. Allow Rick to take you to the dark places in his inked-up head for an interview that is an absolute must-read.

Rebel Ink Magazine is a nationally circulated publication with distribution in many major chains including Walmart and 7-11.

You can contact Paul Gambino at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

"Beauty and the Beast" with Rick Genest and Jasmine Sanders from Matt Plunkett on Vimeo.

Behind the scenes with Matt Plunkett, Jasmine Sanders and Zombie Boy in Beverly Hills at the house of Michael Shawn. Styled by Los Angeles vintage collector Kyle Pak and Ann-Marie Hoang. Hair + Make up by Mynxii White.

BTS by Angelo DePrater.

In current times where tattoos have long entered the mainstream and have become an integral part of the fashion scene, tattooed models are more popular than ever. There is particularly one name that has been inevitable during the past seasons when it comes to extremely inked looks: Rick Genest, better known as Zombieboy.
In context of our tattoo story “And what are you tattooing today?” which can be found in the current issue #249 of Sportswear International Magazine, we spoke to the 27-year-old Canadian, who lately pocketed the job as Rocawear’s face for their spring/summer 2013 campaign.

How did your career start of? How do you explain your success as a model?
Rick Genest: Being tattooed as a living skeleton, I found work in many stage shows, freak shows, side shows and carnivals, as an illustrated man, geek and fakir. I have landed small parts on TV as well as movies (‘Carny’ staring Lou Diamond Phillips; ‘47 Ronin’ starring Keanu Reaves). I had worked at a pirate themed bar, and had been published in many magazines. One of which, I was invited to model for a fashion magazine named Dressed to Kill. This was the shoot that got the attention of Nicola Formichetti. Thierry Mugler is the brand name that Nicola Formichetti hired me to work for, and soon after, an appearance in Lady Gaga’s ‘Born this Way’ video. Ever since, I’ve been world traveling. I was presented with two Guinness World Records, transformed into two museum life-size replicas, as well as shrunk into an action figure. Alongside modeling, I’ve been keeping busy cat walking at fashion shows, making TV appearances, and lately, I started to Dj parties globally as well. Ultimately, I hope to act more in movies.

You are the face of Rocawear Europe for spring/summer '13. How do you feel about doing that?
Growing up in the city as a teenager, I had always embraced urban culture/lifestyle/clothing. It is a great honor to represent what I eat, and breathe, and bleed for as long as I have. I am excited to be involved with Rocawear’s re-launch across Europe for spring/summer ’13.

How did your “zombie“appearance develop?
The origins of the zombie creaturecame about from stories of people being buried alive in times of plagues and such crisis; who would come out the other side “transformed.” In my life, this was true to me. Growing up as an urban teenager, alongside many moded; this lifestyle was the origin of my bodysuit. Surviving through hardships, such as poverty and illness; derived my anarchistic transitive pictograph verbalization to the world. The common thought of zombies to many, represents a pervasive xenophobia. As in my life, I was often out-casted, hated or misunderstood for being so.
At the age of 17, I was given the name ‘Zombie’ particularly due to my medical history, interests in music, movies and apparel. I had my first tattoo at the age of sixteen; a skull & crossbones.

Are you surprised that tattoos are suddenly such a "trendy" thing?
It’s funny; tattoos have always been a part of the underground. I never had an outside view to notice that they have only now become trendy. Where I grew up, they were always fashionable.

How do you explain the development that suddenly, tattoos are not longer only accepted in society on hidden spots but are okay to be boldly visible?
Historically, tattoos have been around since the dawn of time. They are a way to represent what tribe, family or crew one belongs to; as well as a passage rights to adult-hood. Tattooing has been practiced for centuries in many cultures around the world. Particularly: in Asia, The Ainu, an indigenous people of Japan, traditionally had facial tattoos. One can find Atayal of Taiwan, Berbers of Tamazgha (North Africa), Hausa people of Northern Nigeria, Kurdish people in East-Turkey, and Māori of New Zealand with facial tattoos. Tattooing was widespread among Polynesians and among certain tribal groups in Africa, Borneo, Cambodia, Europe, Japan, the Mentawai Islands, MesoAmerica, New Zealand, North America and South America, the Philippines, and Taiwan. The island of Great Britain takes its name from tattooing; Britons translates as "people of the designs". I believe it’s only the past couple of generations, which we lost our heritage and union with nature.

I am sure you have heard of them, the walking dead, the zombies. Flesh falling off their limbs, drained of blood, intellectually dull and hungry for brains – a walking dead horror story phenomena. But have you seen one or met one? Would you really want too? Looks can be deceiving, I had the pleasure of interviewing Rico the Zombie. This zombie art collecting gentlemen is full of heart, phenomenal innerstrength (he survived a brain tumor at age 15), and intelligence to boot. With the majority of his body covered in ink inspired by the rotting corpse, you may know him as ‘Zombie boy,’ a Canadian artist and tattoo clad fashion model.

Aadie Suicide: Where did you grow up?

Zombie Boy: From the ground, from the grave; alive with no pulse but a craving for brains. Growing up happened in different places and in different ways. I loved spending the better half of my time keeping it in the streets of Montreal.

AS: How do you like to spend your free time?

ZB: Getting high on rooftops & low under bridges. Telling jokes & lighting smokes.

AS: Do you have any pets?

ZB: My shadows were twin sister and brother Rottweiler cross German Sheppards, Skullz and Bonez. When they passed, I became more involved in circus…I recently gave away my 8 foot Albino Boa, Lucifer, due to excessive traveling and lack of time for her.

AS: What did you want to be when you where little?

ZB: I do believe I did become what I wanted to be. I still want to creep more in horror movies, as well as freak more at sideshows. Asides from these things, I would like to spend more down time on taxidermy projects.

AS: If you weren’t the Zombie Boy that you are today, what career path would you be on and why?

ZB: I always thought that zombies could do anything. Just more dead-ish.

AS: I understand your artwork is a tribute to the horror movie genre, what is your favorite director and film?

ZB: There are so many masterpieces, it would be hard to choose. Ultimately, Tobe Hooper’s 1974 Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

AS: What was the first horror movie you can recall seeing and how old where you?

ZB: The earliest I can remember, Tremors, was the first to traumatize me. But it was The Adams Family and Batman that got to me first. As for comic books, Morbius The Living Vampire and Ghost Rider were my favorites.

AS: When you were 16 you got first Tattoo; What was it?

ZB: My first tattoo was an outline of a Jolly Roger, but instead of a skull, a living zombie’s head.

AS: You were featured in Lady Gaga’s music video for “Born This Way.” How did that come about?

ZB: As an illustrated man, street busker, and performing artist, I had not been a stranger to photography. Being tattooed as a living skeleton, I found work easily that way. I’ve preformed in stage shows, carnivals, landed small parts on TV, worked once as a talent on a movie named Carny staring Lou Diamond Philips. I worked at a pirate themed bar and often get stopped in the street for pictures. I had already been published in Ripley’s Believe It Or Not, Bizarre, and National Geographic, as well as others. One afternoon, a man named Ludo stopped me in the street and offered me a sum to model one afternoon for a fashion magazine named Dressed to Kill. This was the shoot that got the attention of Nicola Formichetti. Thierry Mugler is the brand name that Nicola Formichetti hired me to work for, and soon after, he offered me an appearance in Lady Gaga’s “Born this Way” video. I love showbiz, and it makes it so much more fun when you get to work with positively charged people like Gaga. She is one down cat – passionate about what she does, very head on earth, and treats everyone with respect.

AS: What is the general reaction you get from people who see you in public? Positive, negative or mixed?

ZB: Most people can tell I’m just a tattooed man, but, previous to working with Gaga, often authority figures, the old fashioned, the elderly, and the upper class, would be quick to judge.

AS: Have you had to cover up any work you no longer favored or just to complete the art of the rotting cadaver? And if so, what was it?

ZB: Many years ago I got my hyena head- Baphomet covered with a biohazard symbol.

AS: Since GaGa’s discovery of you, you have kind of exploded. How does that feel?

ZB: I have a lot of work to do and Gaga gave me the chance to get things done. If any of you creeps out there are reading this, I’m the right monster for the job!

AS: Are you enjoying your new found fame?

ZB: I have always loved entertainment and have been entertaining since I first discovered I could pick my nose. I’m grateful I’ve still got blood left.

AS: I saw a video clip of makeup artists completely covering over your tattoos. When you looked in the mirror, what was that like for you? How did that feel?

ZB: The job was fun, and the people’s reaction funnier. I love practical jokes!

AS: You have your own Character Figure! That for me is basically one of the highest honors. What was that like for you?

ZB: I have been turned into a metal statue and also a wax statue. Honestly, I was waiting for a downsized plastic guy. He is very well made; I thank the good people at Tonner

AS: Any words of wisdom for people who have never had a tattoo but are thinking of getting one?

ZB: Chewing gum helps with the tough spots.

AS: Do you have anything else you would like to say?

ZB: Stay fresh or smell bad J