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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.
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...
- Terry Gross
Apr 14, 2023 · Jim Dyson/Getty Images. In Personality Crisis: One Night Only, Martin Scorsese’s new documentaryabout the life of New York Dollsfrontman David Johansen, the singer makes it clear he doesn’t ...
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- Kory Grow
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 ...
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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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.