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David Roger Johansen [5] (sometimes spelled David Jo Hansen, born January 9, 1950) is an American singer, songwriter and actor best known as lead singer of the seminal proto-punk band the New York Dolls. He is also known for his work under the pseudonym Buster Poindexter and for playing the Ghost of Christmas Past in Scrooged (1988).
Johansen formed the David Johansen Group, and released a self-titled LP in 1978, recorded at the Bottom Line in NYC's Greenwich Village,featuring Sylvain Mizrahi and Johnny Thunders as guest musicians. In May, 1978, he also released "David Johansen", on Blue Sky Records, a label created by Steve Paul, formerly of The Scene.
Scrooged is a 1988 American Christmas fantasy black comedy film directed by Richard Donner and written by Mitch Glazer and Michael O'Donoghue.Based on the 1843 novella A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, Scrooged is a modern retelling that follows Bill Murray as Frank Cross, a cynical and selfish television executive who is visited by a succession of ghosts on Christmas Eve intent on helping ...
David Johansen, the lead singer of the New York Dolls, has reportedly been battling stage 4 cancer for the past 10 years, with his daughter asking the public for fundraising help.. Johansen's ...
In 'Personality Crisis: One Night Only,' premiering Friday, Scorsese and co-director David Tedeschi illuminate a nexus of New York alternative scenes. Rockumentary master Martin Scorsese does it ...
Showtime announced on Tuesday that Martin Scorsese will direct an upcoming documentary for the network about New York Dolls frontman David Johansen, with Emmy nominee David Tedeschi serving as co ...
With Morton, the New York Dolls recorded Too Much Too Soon in 1974 at A&R Studios in New York City. [7] The album was later mastered at Sterling Sound and Masterdisk. [8] During the sessions, Morton had Johansen record his vocals several times and incorporated sound effects such as gongs, gunshots, and feminine choruses. [9]
Showtime has unveiled an April 14th premiere date for their documentary Personality Crisis: One Night Only, on New York Dolls frontman David Johansen, also debuting a trailer for the pic directed ...