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Reg Mombassa
Reg Mombassa | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Christopher O'Doherty |
| Born | 1951 (age 73–74) Auckland, New Zealand |
| Occupation(s) | Artist, musician |
| Website | regmombassa.com |
Musical artist
Christopher O'Doherty, also known by the pseudonym Reg Mombassa, is a New Zealand-born Australian artist and musician.
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He is a founding member of the band Mental As Anything and member of Dog Trumpet (alongside his brother Peter O'Doherty).
Early and personal life
Mombassa was born Christopher O'Doherty in Auckland, New Zealand, on 14 August 1951.[1][2] O'Doherty, his parents and younger brother Peter immigrated to Sydney, Australia, in 1969.
He enrolled in what is now the National Art School in Darlinghurst in 1969 but left the following year. He returned again in 1975 and obtained his Diploma of Painting in 1977. Between and during his stints at college he supported himself with menial jobs such as builder's labouring, cleaning, house pain