Reggie Watts

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Name = Reggie Watts
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Birth_name = Reginald Lucien Frank Roger Watts
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Born = c.1972
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Instrument = Vocalist, Keyboardist, Loop Sampler
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Associated_acts = Solo, Maktub
URL = http://www.reggiewatts.com
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Reggie Watts (Reginald Lucien Frank Roger Watts [http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/pacificnw/2004/1219/portraits.html Seattle Times interview by Rebecca Teagarden (12/19/2004)] ] ) is a multidisciplinary comedic performer. He claims to be the only American with a 10 octave vocal range [ [http://www.reggiewatts.com Reggie Watt's homepage] ] , feat which would actually be a world record, if true. He was born c.1972 in Germany to a French mother and a African American father [ [http://www.montrealmirror.com/2005/111005/music1.html Montreal Mirror interview (10/16/2005)] ] and raised in Great Falls, Montana. He attended Chief Joseph elementary school and graduated from Great Falls High School. Watts moved to Seattle at age 18 where he briefly attended the Art Institute of Seattle before eventually studying jazz at Cornish College of the Arts.

Watts made his name playing and singing in various bands in the Seattle music scene through the 90's to now, but has now shifted to music comedy since 2004. His comedic experience includes the New York/L.A. alternative comedy scenes, SXSW, projects with The Yes Men [ [http://www.theyesmen.org/en/hijinks/vivoleum/ The Yes Men: Exxon's Climate-Victim Candles] ] , the Montreal Comedy Festival, Cape Town and Edinburgh Comedy Festivals, TBA Festival in Portland, The Fuse Box Festival in Austin, Bonnaroo, Sasquatch Festival, SXSW plus several BBC live radio events. He lives in Brooklyn presently. [ [http://jakoblodwick.com/ Reggie's roommate who also lives in New York City] ] .

He is winner of the 2005 Malcolm Hardee "Oy Oy" Award and the 2006 Andy Kaufman Comedy Award. In 2006 he was also a recipient of the Seattle Mayor's Arts Award [ [http://www.seattle.gov/arts/news/press_releases.asp?prID=6448&deptID=1 Seattle Mayor's Office Press Release] ] .

Author Alice Walker is Watt's second cousin. Watts speaks fluent French.

References

External links

* [http://www.reggiewatts.com Reggie Watts Website]
* [http://www.archive.org/details/ReggieWatts Reggie Watts collection] at the Internet Archive's live music archive
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3IX4y7d5_s Reggie Watts - "What About Blowjobs?"] done for the website College Humor
* [http://www.rocketboom.com/vlog/rb_08_mar_28 Reggie Watts on Rocketboom]