Bruce Wayne Campbell (December 14, 1946 – August 3, 1983[a]), known by his stage name Jobriath, was an American rock musician and actor.

[9] He briefly formed a folk group with the help of his music teacher who arranged for identical twins Marty and Grace to join him.

[12][better source needed] After leaving the production in 1969, he joined the folk-rock band Pidgeon, which was then signed to Decca Records, as their lead singer, pianist and guitarist.

In mid-December 1972, Jerry Brandt, Carly Simon's former manager, overheard a demo tape being played by Clive Davis at Columbia Records.

"[15][additional citation(s) needed] This became a feature of the mythology used to promote Jobriath, and helps to explain the acrimony that followed the dissolution of their professional and personal relationship.

Jobriath informed the press that the show would feature him dressed as "King Kong being projected upwards on a mini Empire State Building.

"[19] Elektra, concerned about spiraling production costs, postponed the Paris Opera shows until February, later canceling them due to expense.

[22][23] Jobriath's debut public performance was made on television, when Brandt secured him an appearance on the popular show The Midnight Special.

[citation needed] The long-awaited live performance finally came in July 1974 with two sold-out shows at New York's The Bottom Line club.

A US tour followed, where Jobriath and his backing-band (called 'The Creatures') did several residencies around the US (in Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles & Memphis) during which recordings took place at local studios for a projected third album.

A final show, at the University of Alabama, ended in five encores and the fire department being summoned when the excited audience set off the alarm.

He attempted to resume his acting career, and was invited to audition for the role of Al Pacino's lover in the film Dog Day Afternoon.

According to keyboard player Hayden Wayne, Jobriath had the script for Dog Day Afternoon backstage at a concert at Nassau Coliseum, and claimed he did not want to do the film due to the character's wearing of a dress.

[a] In November 2004, long-time fan Morrissey oversaw Jobriath's first CD re-issue, a compilation called Lonely Planet Boy.

[29] The group Balcony released a semi-tribute track entitled "Jobriath" as a free MP3 anonymously on the internet in 2000[30] that was later included on their second album Before Needs.

[31][non-primary source needed] He is referenced using his legal name by the indie-folk band Okkervil River on the final song of their 2008 album The Stand Ins, entitled "Bruce Wayne Campbell Interviewed on the Roof of the Chelsea Hotel, 1979".

[32] "Morning Starship" was sampled by hip-hop artist Ill Bill on the title track to his 2007 mixtape album Black Metal.