I happen to be giving a presentation this Sunday at the Zoroastrian Temple in Nyack, N.Y. His family’s religion was Zoroastrian, and they had been victimized by religious persecution. In the movie, we are told up-front that Freddie’s given name came from his Farsi parents, Farrokh Bulsara. He credited that remarkable range to the number of extra incisors in his mouth, which created a severe overbite that caused him great self-consciousness and to feel different throughout his life.Īnd I came to learn that the actor Rami Malek (who won the Oscar for his performance) well captured the expertise of the real Freddie Mercury, who was known to use both the performance skills of verbal and nonverbal communication while performing.įreddie’s life was taken way too quickly by the AIDS virus, and his coming to terms with his sexual orientation is on its own merit a powerful reminder that we have hopefully evolved away from prejudicial considerations within this particular arena.
After researching a bit more on Freddie Mercury I really became quite awed by the vocal range he possessed.
