Jim Carroll
Writing
August 1, 1949
Died September 11, 2009 (60 years old)
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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Acting Credits
Biography
James Dennis "Jim" Carroll was an author, poet, autobiographer, actor and punk musician. He was the author of “The Basketball Diaries,” a cult-classic memoir of his drug-fueled misadventures as a teenager in the 1960s. Then he became a celebrated downtown poet; and then in 1980, the star of his own hit rock band. With the help of the Rolling Stones' Keith Richards, Carroll signed a record deal and in 1980 the band released its first album, "Catholic Boy. He appeared in two feature films and a co...
Known For
Filmography
Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press
2008
as Self
5
The Basketball Diaries
1995
as Frankie Pinewater
7.4
Lou Reed - Coney Island Baby Live in Jersey
1992
as Guest Performer
6.5
Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets
1989
as Self
5
Tuff Turf
1985
as Self
6
Listen to the City
1984
as Hupar
10
Poetry in Motion
1982
as Self
8
Fridays
1980
as Self - Musical Guest
6