Jim Carroll
August 1, 1949 (75 years old) in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
James Dennis "Jim" Carroll was an author, poet, autobiographer, actor and punk musician. He was the author of โThe Basketball Diaries,โ 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.
Known For
Credits
- 2008 ยทObsceneas Self
- 1995 ยทThe Basketball Diariesas Frankie Pinewater
- 1992 ยทLou Reed - Coney Island Baby Live in Jerseyas Guest Performer
- 1989 ยทGang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poetsas Self
- 1985 ยทTuff Turfas Self
- 1984 ยทListen to the Cityas Hupar
- 1982 ยทPoetry in Motionas