We thought that’s the way you were supposed to be if you were in a rock ‘n’ roll band. Flamboyant.
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Playing music is the best thing in the world. It makes show business almost bearable.
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Birth: | 9th January, 1950 |
Nationality: | American |
Profession: | Actor, Composer, Lyricist, Singer |
David Roger Johansen was born in Staten Island, New York. He is an American pop singer, songwriter, actor and composer. He is also known for his work under the pseudonym Buster Poindexter. He began his career in the late 1960s as a lead singer in the local Staten Island band the Vagabond Missionaries and later in the early 1970s as the singer/songwriter in the protopunk band the New York Dolls. The New York Dolls released two albums, the eponymous New York Dolls, and Too Much Too Soon. He appeared in the television series The Adventures of Pete & Pete in the episode "On Golden Pete", in which he played a park ranger. He appeared in the Muppet Television segment of an episode of The Jim Henson Hour. He also had a supporting role with Mick Jagger and Emilio Estevez in the movie Freejack.
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