Facts:   - bgcolour: #dddddd    - training: east tennessee state university    - birth name: bryan lewis saunders    - field: performance , author , draftsman art , video , spoken word , poet      - works: under , near death experience , daku , the third ear the , extreme makeover -lrb- fuck mattress -rrb- edition , under influence the influence of torture , sensations , sign it !    - birth date: 6 february 1969    - name: bryan lewis saunders    - nationality: american    - image: b.l.s.livemadrid.jpg    - birth place: washington d.c. , u.s.   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of bryan lewis saunders .
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bryan lewis saunders -lrb- born 1969 , in washington , d.c. -rrb- is a performance artist , videographer , and performance poet known for his disturbing spoken word rants , tragic art performances and stand up tragedy .