Wavy Gravy (Activist) - Age, Birthday, Bio, Facts, Family, Net Worth, Height & More
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Updated on February 20, 2026
Hugh Nanton Romney Jr., known as Wavy Gravy, is an American entertainer and peace activist best known for his role at Woodstock, as well as for his hippie persona and countercultural beliefs. He has reported that his moniker was given to him by B.B. King at the Texas International Pop Festival in 1969. Romney has founded or co-founded several organizations, including the activist commune, the Hog Farm, and later, as Wavy Gravy, Camp Winnarainbow and the Seva Foundation. He founded the Phurst Church of Phun in the 1960s, a secret society of comics and clowns that aimed to support ending of the Vietnam War through political theater, and has adopted a clown persona in support of his political activism, and more generally as a form of entertainment work, including as the official clown of the Grateful Dead. As Wavy Gravy, he has had two radio shows on Sirius Satellite Radio's Jam On station.
| Born | Hugh Nanton Romney Jr, May 15, 1936, East Greenbush, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Activist, Comic |
| Children | 1 |
Activist Wavy Gravy was born in New York, United States on May 15, 1936. He's 87 years old today.
This American counterculture icon is well known for his humorous hippie and clown identities, as well as his peace advocacy. He founded the Seva Foundation, a non-profit healthcare organization, a circus program called Camp Winnarainbow, and a California commune called the Hog Farm.
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Wavy Gravy was born in the Zodiac sign Taurus (The Bull), and 1936 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Rat (鼠).
He studied theater at Boston University on the G.I. Bill after serving in the US Army for a short time.
Saint Misbehavin': The Activist Wavy Gravy Movie, a documentary film about his life, was released in 2010.
Hugh Nanton Romney was born in East Greenbush, New York, and later moved to California with his wife, Bonnie Beecher Romney, and son, Howdy Do-Good Gravy Tomahawk Truckstop Romney (Jordan Romney).
Wavy Gravy's news on his Twitter: @Griz.
He was a talent management client of comedian Comedian Lenny Bruce during the early years of his acting career.
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Latest information about Wavy Gravy updated on March 17 2023.