John Lurie
Birthday
1952/12/14 (72 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Also know as
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Biography
John Lurie (born December 14, 1952) is an American musician, painter, actor, director, and producer. He co-founded The Lounge Lizards jazz ensemble, has acted in 19 films, including Stranger than Paradise and Down by Law, has composed and performed music for 20 television and film works, and produced, directed, and starred in the Fishing with John television series. In 1996 his soundtrack for Get Shorty was nominated for a Grammy Award, and his album The Legendary Marvin Pontiac: Greatest Hits h...Read more
Acting
(1984) Stranger Than Paradise
as Willie
(1986) Down by Law
as Jack
(1984) Paris, Texas
as 'Slater'
(1988) The Last Temptation of Christ
as James, Apostle
(1995) Blue in the Face
as Saxophone player
(1999) New Rose Hotel
as Distinguished Man
(1981) Permanent Vacation
as Sax Player
(2005) Face Addict
as Himself
(1986) The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July
as ---
(2009) No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New York
as Self
(1981) Subway Riders
as The Saxophonist
(1992) John Lurie and the Lounge Lizards Live in Berlin 1991
as Alto & Soprano Saxophone
(2004) Tortured by Joy
as Narrator
(1980) The Offenders
as The Lizard
(1988) The Little Devil
as Cusatelli
(2001) Downtown '81
as Self
(1990) Wild at Heart
as Sparky
(1978) Rome '78
as ---
(1983) Stranger Than Paradise
as Willie
(1979) Red Italy
as ---
(2000) Sleepwalk
as Frank
(1980) Underground U.S.A.
as Jack Smith
(2011) Blank City
as Self
(1985) Desperately Seeking Susan
as Neighbor Saxophonist
(2004) 5 Sides of a Coin
as ---
(1996) Just Your Luck
as Coker
(1990) John Lurie: A Lounge Lizard Alone
as Self
(1985) The Ballad of Sexual Dependency
as ---
(1979) Men in Orbit
as Astronaut
(2005) TV Party
as Self
(1988) Location Production Footage: The Last Temptation of the Christ
as Self
(1984) Kino '84: The Making of Jim Jarmusch
as Interviewee
(2021) Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain
as Self - Artist / Friend
(2001) Some Days in January, 1984
as ---
(1991) Fishing with John
as Self
(1999) SpongeBob SquarePants
as Fisherman
(2007) Mobsters
as Narrator
(2021) Painting With John
as Self