John Lurie
December 14, 1952 (72 years old) in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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 has been praised by critics and musicians alike. Since 2000 Lurie has suffered from chronic Lyme disease and has focused his attention on painting.
Known For
Credits
- 2021 · Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain as Self - Artist / Friend
- 2021 · Painting With John as Self
- 2011 · Blank City as Self
- 2009 · No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New York as Self
- 2007 · Mobsters as Narrator
- 2005 · Face Addict as Himself
- 2005 · TV Party as Self
- 2004 · 5 Sides of a Coin as
- 2004 · Tortured by Joy as Narrator
- 2001 · Downtown '81 as Self
- 2001 · Some Days in January, 1984 as
- 2000 · Sleepwalk as Frank
- 1999 · SpongeBob SquarePants as Fisherman
- 1999 · New Rose Hotel as Distinguished Man
- 1996 · Just Your Luck as Coker
- 1995 · Blue in the Face as Saxophone player
- 1992 · John Lurie and the Lounge Lizards Live in Berlin 1991 as Alto & Soprano Saxophone
- 1991 · Fishing with John as Self
- 1990 · Wild at Heart as Sparky
- 1990 · John Lurie: A Lounge Lizard Alone as Self
- 1988 · Location Production Footage: The Last Temptation of the Christ as Self
- 1988 · The Little Devil as Cusatelli
- 1988 · The Last Temptation of Christ as James, Apostle
- 1986 · Down by Law as Jack
- 1986 · The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July as
- 1985 · Desperately Seeking Susan as Neighbor Saxophonist
- 1985 · The Ballad of Sexual Dependency as
- 1984 · Stranger Than Paradise as Willie
- 1984 · Paris, Texas as 'Slater'
- 1984 · Kino '84: The Making of Jim Jarmusch as Interviewee
- 1983 · Stranger Than Paradise as Willie
- 1981 · Subway Riders as The Saxophonist
- 1981 · Permanent Vacation as Sax Player
- 1980 · Underground U.S.A. as Jack Smith
- 1980 · The Offenders as The Lizard
- 1979 · Men in Orbit as Astronaut
- 1979 · Red Italy as
- 1978 · Rome '78 as