CentralNotice From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search For other persons with similar names, see Bob Flanagan (disambiguation) . Bob Flanagan Born ( 1952-12-26 ) December 26, 1952 New York City , US Died January 4, 1996 ( 1996-01-04 ) (aged 43) Long Beach, California , US Occupation Performance artist Bob Flanagan (December 26, 1952 – January 4, 1996) [ 1 ] was an American performance artist , comic , writer, poet, and musician. 1 Biography 1.1 Early life 1.2 Death 2 Career 2.1 Music videos 2.1.1 Selected performances 3 Partial bibliography 4 References 5 External links Biography [ edit ] Early life [ edit ] He was born in New York City on December 26, 1952, and grew up in first in Glendale, then Costa Mesa,California, with his mother, Kathy; father, Robert; brothers John and Tim; and sister, Patrici...