He is best known for singing regularly in new york city 's times square Unless otherwise booked for an event, naked cowboy appears in times square (45th & broadway) daily just before lunch time If you've walked through times square in new york city, you've probably seen the naked cowboy, aka robert j
The iconic Naked Cowboy posing for photos in Times Square, New York
For over 20 years, robert has been singin.
His real name is robert john burck, and he has been entertaining crowds since the late 1990s, becoming an iconic part of nyc culture.
The naked cowboy moved to new york a year later, and he has been a fixture in times square since Rain, shine, sleet, or snow, you can almost always find him, singing and taking photos with tourists. Successful unemployment burck, a greenhills, ohio native known by the moniker the naked cowboy, has been a times square fixture since 1998 He is often referred to as one of new york's top tourist attractions.
And of course a lot of playtime too They often posted photos and shared their many experiences, such as broadway plays, museums, the jimmy fallon show, meeting jake gyllenhaal, etc They had an amazing 6 months. February 1, 2021'the naked cowboy' performs in all weathers in 2009, he ran for mayor of new york city, promising to bring 'the naked truth'
The naked cowboy, whose real name is robert john burck, spoke with city & state's jon lentz about the calls to remove him if the topless women are banned, mayor bill de blasio's suggestion that times square's pedestrian plazas should be removed, and who he's supporting in the 2016 presidential race
The following is an edited transcript. His real name is robert john burck, and he has been entertaining crowds since the late 1990s, becoming an iconic part of nyc culture
