James Bowen
James Bowen was born in Surrey, England, United Kingdom on March 15th, 1979 and is the Memoirist. At the age of 45, James Bowen biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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James Bowen (born 15 March 1979) is an English author and busker based in London.
His memoirs A Street Cat Named Bob, The World According to Bob and A Gift from Bob, written with author Garry Jenkins, were international best-sellers.
A movie based on the first two books was released in 2016.
Bowen now dedicates his time to helping numerous charities that involve homelessness, literacy, and animal welfare.
Early life
Bowen was born in Surrey in March 1979. Following his parents' divorce, three years later he moved to Australia with his mother. As they moved frequently, Bowen seldom made friends and was often bullied at school. He later dropped out of education in his second year of high school, becoming a self-confessed "tearaway kid".
In 1997, aged 17 years old, he moved to the United Kingdom to seek his fortune desperately trying to make something of himself while he stayed with his half-sister and her husband in London. Tensions arose and the arrangement did not last. His pursuit of his singing career quickly faded as the band members drifted apart.
In time, he began sleeping on the streets. For the next few years, Bowen either slept in the streets or stayed in shelters, most of the time terrified of his surroundings. He began begging, and using heroin to deal with the pain from being homeless.