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Rockets Redglare (born Michael Morra; May 8, 1949 – May 28, 2001) was an American character actor and stand-up comedian. He appeared in over 30 films in the 1980s and 1990s, including a number of independent films and mainstream films, such as After Hours (1985) and Desperately Seeking Susan (1985).
Rockets Redglare was born on 8 May 1949 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Big (1988), Desperately Seeking Susan (1985) and Mystery Train (1989). He died on 28 May 2001 in New York City, New York, USA.
Apr 9, 2013 · Director Luis Fernandez de la Reguera painted a tortured but witty portrait of the hustler turned actor turned alternative celebrity in the 2003 documentary Rockets Redglare!
Jul 4, 2021 · What is the ‘red glare’ in the Star Spangled Banner? A history of rocket technology. By Tom McNamara. Updated on Jul 4, 2021 11:49 AM EDT. The national anthem was written during the War of...
Sep 14, 2023 · Sometimes referred to as an outsider celebrity, Rockets Redglare, born Michael Morra, was a truly 20th-century figure who rubbed shoulders with important artists, and even became intricately involved in their lives, and deaths.
Rockets Redglare!: Directed by Luis Fernandez de la Reguera. With Gary Ray, Rockets Redglare, Willem Dafoe, Matt Dillon. Documentary on Rockets Redglare (aka Michael Morra), a colorful figure on the New York City art scene up until his death in 2001.
Rockets Redglare was born on May 8, 1949 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Big (1988), Desperately Seeking Susan (1985) and Mystery Train (1989). He died on May 28, 2001 in New York City, New York, USA.
Jun 6, 2001 · Rockets Redglare, a comedian, actor and longtime fixture on the Lower East Side of Manhattan who played characters not unlike himself in many movies, died on May 28 in Manhattan. He...
May 28, 2001 · Rockets Redglare (May 8, 1949 – May 28, 2001) was an American character actor and stand-up comedian. As well as his career as an entertainer, he worked as a roadie for a band called The Hassles (with a young Billy Joel), and as a bodyguard and drug supplier to punk rock bassist Sid Vicious and artist-musician Jean Michel Basquiat.
Jan 20, 2011 · Enlightened by the Rockets' Red Glare: The Meaning of the "Star-Spangled Banner". Watch on. Robert A. Ferguson (Fellow, 1994–95) January 20, 2011. We think we know “The Star-Spangled Banner” — but how many of us realize that Francis Scott Key was not looking at the flag we now revere as the original, and that he never set foot inside ...