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Revision as of 23:45, 30 January 2006 by Ianblair23 (talk | contribs) (corrected links)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)John Lurie (December 14, 1952) is an actor, musician, and producer born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
In 1978 he formed The Lounge Lizards, initially a new-york-car-crash jazz combo with his brother Evan. The Lounge Lizards exhibited the tremendous talent of artists such as Arto Lindsay and Marc Ribot, among others. The band continued to make music for 20 years.
In 2000 Lurie released an album under the pseudonym Marvin Pontiac, whom he described as "the son of an African father from Mali and a white Jewish mother from New Rochelle, New York."
During the 1980s he starred in a number of films by Jim Jarmusch, namely Stranger Than Paradise, Down by Law, and Permanent Vacation. He also composed music for the first two of these films as well as Mystery Train.
His 1991 TV series Fishing with John was a cult success. Lurie professes no knowledge about fishing, but appears in exotic locations with various notable friends, including Willem Dafoe, Matt Dillon, Dennis Hopper, Jim Jarmusch, and Down by Law co-star Tom Waits.
He is reported to being a member of a "secret society" known as The Sons of Lee Marvin, with friends Jarmusch and Waits. All members bear a physical resemblence to the actor Lee Marvin and apparently meet up occasionally to watch Lee Marvin movies.
Filmography
- Sleepwalk (2000)
- New Rose Hotel (1998)
- Just Your Luck (1996)
- Blue in the Face (1995)
- Smoke (1995) (uncredited)
- Wild at Heart (1990)
- Il Piccolo diavolo (1988)
- The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
- Down by Law (1986)
- Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)
- Paris, Texas (1984)
- Stranger Than Paradise (1983)
- Subway Riders (1981)
- The Offenders (1980)
- Permanent Vacation (1980)
- Underground U.S.A. (1980)
Discography
John Lurie
- Berlin 1991 Volume One and the Lounge Lizards (1991)
- Men With Sticks: John Lurie National Orchestra (1993)
- The Days with Jacques
Lounge Lizards
- Lounge Lizards (1990)
- No Pain for Cakes (1991)
- Big Heart: Live in Tokyo (1991)
- Live: 1979-1981 (1992)
- Live in Berlin, Volume One (1993)
- Live in Berlin, Volume Two (1995)
- Queen of All Ears (1998)
- Voice of Chunk (1998)
- Big Heart: Live in Tokyo (Import) (2004)
Marvin Pontiac
- Legendary Marvin Pontiac (2000)
Soundtracks
- Get Shorty (1995)
- Excess Baggage (1997)
- Fishing With John (recorded in 1991, released in 1998)
- African Swim and Manny and Lo (1999)
- Mystery Train (1989)
- Stranger Than Paradise and The Resurrection of Albert Ayler (1984)
- Down By Law and Variety (1985)