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David Roger Johansen [5] (sometimes spelled David Jo Hansen; born January 9, 1950) is an American singer, songwriter and actor. He is best known as a member 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 . Early life.
Apr 14, 2023 · Martin Scorsese’s new Showtime doc about the New York Dolls frontman, aka Buster Poindexter, sheds new light on the punk trailblazer. By Kory Grow. April 14, 2023. David Johansen of New York...
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May 5, 2023 · DAVIES: David Johansen, co-founder of the 1970s band the New York Dolls, speaking with Terry Gross in 2004. He's the subject of a new documentary co-directed by Martin Scorsese on Showtime...
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David Johansen. Actor: Scrooged. New York City born David Johansen sang in Rock & Roll dance bands as a teenager, joining Charles Ludlum's Ridiculous Theater and starting the New York Dolls. The highly influential Dolls made two iconic Rock & Roll records before disbanding in the mid seventies.
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Mar 16, 2023 · Scorsese co-directed Personality Crisis: One Night Only alongside David Tedeschi, with Ron Howard and Brian Grazer serving as executive producers. The documentary also features archival and new...
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- Daniel Kreps
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Apr 13, 2023 · Rob LeDonne. | GRAMMYs / Apr 13, 2023 - 11:28 am. David Johansen changed everything when he and his band the New York Dolls exploded onto the music scene in the rollicking 1970s. Thanks to a fiercely independent penchant for subversiveness, norm-breaking style and outrageous stage presence, Johansen is widely credited as a founding member of a ...