Jim Carroll
Born August 01, 1949 (Age: 76)
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Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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.
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.
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Filmography
Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press
2008
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as Self
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Age: 59
The Basketball Diaries
1995
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as Frankie Pinewater
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Age: 45
Lou Reed - Coney Island Baby Live in Jersey
1992
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as Guest Performer
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Age: 42
Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets
1989
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as Self
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Age: 39
Tuff Turf
1985
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as Self
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Age: 35