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| '''Billi Gordon''' was born '''Wilbert Anthony Gordon Jr.'''<ref name="DDN">{{cite news|url=http://www.dowagiacnews.com/2006/05/10/billi-gordon-500-pounds-lighter-writing-autobiography/|title=Billi Gordon, 500 pounds lighter, writing autobiography|date=10 May 2006|work=The Dowagiac Daily News|accessdate=25 December 2011}}</ref> on September 2, 1954 |
'''Billi Gordon''' was born '''Wilbert Anthony Gordon Jr.'''<ref name="DDN">{{cite news|url=http://www.dowagiacnews.com/2006/05/10/billi-gordon-500-pounds-lighter-writing-autobiography/|title=Billi Gordon, 500 pounds lighter, writing autobiography|date=10 May 2006|work=The Dowagiac Daily News|accessdate=25 December 2011}}</ref> on September 2, 1954 in ]. He is an author, neuroscientist and former actor and writer, stand-up comic and prostitute. He was profiled in 2009 by ''The Los Angeles Times'' regarding his dramatic weight gain. | ||
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| According to Gordon, he worked in Los Angeles as an escort, a male prostitute and then a female prostitute until sometime in the 1980s when he began writing and performing as a woman.<ref name="LAT">{{cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2009/oct/14/local/me-gordon14|title=A Body Larger than Life|last=Hall|first=Carla|date=14 October 2009|work=Los Angeles Times|accessdate=24 December 2011}}</ref> Gordon is the author of the novel ''Oil and Gasoline'' from Alyson Books, as well as three self-published works of non-fiction: ''Billi Gordon's You've Had Worse Things in Your Mouth Cookbook'', ''Eat This Book: The Last Diet Book'', and ''Your Moon Is in Aquarius but Your Head Is in Uranus''. | According to Gordon, he worked in Los Angeles as an escort, a male prostitute and then a female prostitute until sometime in the 1980s when he began writing and performing as a woman.<ref name="LAT">{{cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2009/oct/14/local/me-gordon14|title=A Body Larger than Life|last=Hall|first=Carla|date=14 October 2009|work=Los Angeles Times|accessdate=24 December 2011}}</ref> Gordon is the author of the novel ''Oil and Gasoline'' from Alyson Books, as well as three self-published works of non-fiction: ''Billi Gordon's You've Had Worse Things in Your Mouth Cookbook'', ''Eat This Book: The Last Diet Book'', and ''Your Moon Is in Aquarius but Your Head Is in Uranus''. | ||
| He was a television and film actor that portrayed male and female characters, including the small role of "Large Woman" in the film '']''. As a writer, he wrote an episode of the sitcom '']''.<ref name= |
He was a television and film actor that portrayed male and female characters, including the small role of "Large Woman" in the film '']''. As a writer, he wrote an episode of the sitcom '']''.<ref name="LAT" /> | ||
| In the mid 1990's Billi went back to the ] and finished his degree (1997). He went on to receive a Ph.D. in neuroscience and did his post-doctoral training in functional neuroimaging and brain research at The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Currently Dr. Gordon investigates the pathophysiology of stress as antecedent to disease. | In the mid 1990's Billi went back to the ] and finished his degree (1997). He went on to receive a Ph.D. in neuroscience and did his post-doctoral training in functional neuroimaging and brain research at The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Currently Dr. Gordon investigates the pathophysiology of stress as antecedent to disease. | ||
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| In 2009, Gordon was profiled in ''The Los Angeles Times'', centering around his dramatic weight change and how it related to his career and lifestyle. Over the years, his weight has fluctuated between 300 and close to 1,000 lbs. At the time of the story, he had been admitted to the hospital at a weight of 701 lbs.<ref name="LAT" /> | In 2009, Gordon was profiled in ''The Los Angeles Times'', centering around his dramatic weight change and how it related to his career and lifestyle. Over the years, his weight has fluctuated between 300 and close to 1,000 lbs. At the time of the story, he had been admitted to the hospital at a weight of 701 lbs.<ref name="LAT" /> | ||
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| * {{IMDb name |0330032}} | |||
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Billi Gordon was born Wilbert Anthony Gordon Jr. on September 2, 1954 in Dowagiac, Michigan. He is an author, neuroscientist and former actor and writer, stand-up comic and prostitute. He was profiled in 2009 by The Los Angeles Times regarding his dramatic weight gain.
Biography
According to Gordon, he worked in Los Angeles as an escort, a male prostitute and then a female prostitute until sometime in the 1980s when he began writing and performing as a woman. Gordon is the author of the novel Oil and Gasoline from Alyson Books, as well as three self-published works of non-fiction: Billi Gordon's You've Had Worse Things in Your Mouth Cookbook, Eat This Book: The Last Diet Book, and Your Moon Is in Aquarius but Your Head Is in Uranus.
He was a television and film actor that portrayed male and female characters, including the small role of "Large Woman" in the film Coming To America. As a writer, he wrote an episode of the sitcom 227.
In the mid 1990's Billi went back to the University of Michigan and finished his degree (1997). He went on to receive a Ph.D. in neuroscience and did his post-doctoral training in functional neuroimaging and brain research at The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Currently Dr. Gordon investigates the pathophysiology of stress as antecedent to disease.
In 2009, Gordon was profiled in The Los Angeles Times, centering around his dramatic weight change and how it related to his career and lifestyle. Over the years, his weight has fluctuated between 300 and close to 1,000 lbs. At the time of the story, he had been admitted to the hospital at a weight of 701 lbs.
References
- "Billi Gordon, 500 pounds lighter, writing autobiography". The Dowagiac Daily News. 10 May 2006. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
- ^ Hall, Carla (14 October 2009). "A Body Larger than Life". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 24 December 2011.
External links
- Billi Gordon at IMDb