George Alan O'Dowd , better known as Boy George ( born June 14 , 1961 in Eltham , London ) is a rock singer-songwriter and Club DJ . Boy George was born George Alan O'Dowd at Barnehurst Hospital in Bexley , Kent on 14 June 1961 , to Gerald and Dinah O'Dowd ( nÃ e Glynn ) , who were originally from Thurles , County Tipperary in Ireland .