Ivan Stang was born on Douglass St Clair Smith; August 21,1953 and is an American writer, filmmaker and broadcaster, best known as the author and publisher of the first screed of the Church of the SubGenius.
10 Facts About Ivan Stang
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Ivan Stang is credited with founding the Church with friend Philo Drummond in 1979, though Stang himself denied this and claimed the organization was founded in 1953 by JR "Bob" Dobbs.
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Since the publication of the first SubGenius pamphlet in 1980, Stang has embarked on a worldwide crusade to promote the Church.
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Ivan Stang has appeared on several national radio and television shows, including The Jon Stewart Show on MTV.
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Ivan Stang founded the business entity of the Church, the SubGenius Foundation.
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The SubGenius Foundation was located in Dallas, Texas, for most of its existence, though Ivan Stang relocated to Cleveland Heights, Ohio in 1999.
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Ivan Stang's "Rants" are a regular feature at the Starwood Festival and WinterStar Symposium, both produced by the Association for Consciousness Exploration.
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Ivan Stang was awarded Best Crack-Pot Preacher by the Cleveland Scene in 2000.
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Ivan Stang continues to promote the Church, and he is a prominent member of Cleveland's underground pop culture scene.
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In 2017 the Foundation and Ivan Stang moved to Glen Rose, Texas.