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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 he produced, directed, and starred in the Fishing ...
Explore the colorful and expressive paintings of John Lurie, a multi-talented artist, musician and actor. Learn more about his work and latest projects.
From the late ’70s through the turn of the 21st century, John Lurie was a leading ambassador of NYC cool. As mastermind of the Lounge Lizards, the self-taught saxophonist helped cement...
John Lurie is a musician, actor, and painter. In 1978, he formed The Lounge Lizards jazz ensemble with his brother Evan, and the band made music for 20 years. Lurie has also composed scores for films, and his soundtrack for Get Shorty (1995) was nominated for a Grammy award.
Mar 11, 2022 · As the musician and artist’s cult TV series ‘Painting With John’ returns, he tells Kevin E G Perry about going viral in Russia, New York in the Eighties and how he hopes to inspire his ...
Feb 10, 2021 · The patron saint of outsider art, John Lurie, has returned to TV with the HBO show ‘Painting With John.’. In conversation, he explores the aims and methods of his life-affirming series,...
Jun 4, 2023 · The celebrated leader of the Lounge Lizards jazz ensemble, the star of Jim Jarmusch’s seminal ’80s indies Stranger than Paradise and Down by Law, and the host of the cult small-screen hit Fishing...
Jan 21, 2021 · John Lurie on His New Cult-TV Adventure and Why He Misses Anthony Bourdain. With the release of new series 'Painting With John,' the alt-multimedia legend holds forth on life after music, the...
Nov 21, 2008 · John Lurie, whose band, the Lounge Lizards, was one of the most acclaimed jazz groups of the eighties and nineties, has recorded twenty-two albums and has acted in several films, including Stranger Than Paradise, Down by Law, and The Last Temptation of Christ.
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