Personal Info
Known Credits
35
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1952-12-14 (73 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Also Known For
John Lurie
Biography
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 produced, directed, and starred in the Fishing with John television series. In 1996 his soundtrack for Get Shorty was nominated for a Grammy Award, and his album The Legendary Marvin Pontiac: Greatest Hits h ...
Known For
Acting
2021 --
Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain
| Self - Artist / Friend
2011 --
Blank City
| Self
2009 --
No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New York
| Self
2005 --
Face Addict
| Himself
2005 --
TV Party
| Self
2004 --
5 Sides of a Coin
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2004 --
Tortured by Joy
| Narrator
2001 --
Downtown '81
| Self
2001 --
Some Days in January, 1984
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2000 --
Sleepwalk
| Frank
1999 --
New Rose Hotel
| Distinguished Man
1996 --
Just Your Luck
| Coker
1995 --
Blue in the Face
| Saxophone player
1992 --
John Lurie and the Lounge Lizards Live in Berlin 1991
| Alto & Soprano Saxophone
1990 --
Wild at Heart
| Sparky
1990 --
John Lurie: A Lounge Lizard Alone
| Self
1988 --
Location Production Footage: The Last Temptation of the Christ
| Self
1988 --
The Little Devil
| Cusatelli
1988 --
The Last Temptation of Christ
| James, Apostle
1986 --
Down by Law
| Jack
1986 --
The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July
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1985 --
Desperately Seeking Susan
| Neighbor Saxophonist
1985 --
The Ballad of Sexual Dependency
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1984 --
Stranger Than Paradise
| Willie
1984 --
Paris, Texas
| 'Slater'
1984 --
Kino '84: The Making of Jim Jarmusch
| Interviewee
1983 --
Stranger Than Paradise
| Willie
1981 --
Subway Riders
| The Saxophonist
1981 --
Permanent Vacation
| Sax Player
1980 --
Underground U.S.A.
| Jack Smith
1980 --
The Offenders
| The Lizard
1979 --
Sleepless Nights
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1979 --
Men in Orbit
| Astronaut
1979 --
Red Italy
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1978 --
Rome '78
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