Jim Carroll
Born: 1949-08-01 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Died: 2009-09-11
Known For: Writing
Biography
James Dennis "Jim" Carroll was an author, poet, autobiographer, actor and punk musician. He was the author of “The Basketball Diaries,” a cult-classic memoir of his drug-fueled misadventures as a teenager in the 1960s. Then he became a celebrated downtown poet; and then in 1980, the star of his own hit rock band. With the help of the Rolling Stones' Keith Richards, Carroll signed a record deal and in 1980 the band released its first album, "Catholic Boy. He appeared in two feature films and a couple of documentaries.
Filmography
2008
2004
1996
- Curtis's Charm ... (Novel)
1995
- The Basketball Diaries as Frankie Pinewater
1992
- Lou Reed - Coney Island Baby Live in Jersey as Guest Performer
1989
1985
- Tuff Turf as Self
1984
- Listen to the City as Hupar
1982
- Poetry in Motion as Self
1980
- Fridays as Self - Musical Guest