Tea Party movement. He later earned a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Cincinnati. He made an appearance on January 25, , where he performed at a Leinster Rugby game in Donnybrook, Dublin , Ireland , singing his theme song "I'm the Naked Cowboy" before 18, spectators. The album was featured on MTV News. Some of my best friends are naked. And you, sir, are not naked.
It's rare that any individual human being becomes an essential tourist landmark the late Chief Henry comes to mind , but The Naked Cowboy real name: Robert John Burck has earned his place in any NYC visitor's itinerary with his relentless devotion to self-promotion and his day in, day out dedication to booty shakin' for the masses. Although he started his buff busker routine back in Venice Beach, California in , he's been a Times Square fixture for a decade. Always up for a light grope from nervous female fans, he's a walking, talking pectoral photo op. He's not actually naked, of course, and shows up even in the dead of winter packed into a pair of tighty-whities, sporting a matching white cowboy hat and boots -- the boots adorned with a carefully-lettered reminder to tip. The words "Naked Cowboy" are painted across his well-toned, brief-clad butt, although he has occasionally replaced this misnomer with a political message.
With his tighty-whities, cowboy hat and strategically placed guitar, Robert Burck, better known as the Naked Cowboy, has been a fixture in New York City's Times Square for more than 15 years. But Burck's life today has changed quite a bit since he started his solo act back in the late '90s. In those early days, he was the only Naked Cowboy in town, performing in his underwear even when the temperature dropped below freezing. Today, Burck is just as dedicated to his work but has since built his brand into a franchise that includes 11 naked cowboys and cowgirls -- one of whom is his wife. Burck may not have expected to meet the love of his life through his act, but he tells "Oprah: Where Are They Now?