Jim Carroll

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 couple of documentaries.

Known For

The Basketball Diaries

as Frankie Pinewater

Tuff Turf

as Self

Fridays

as Self - Musical Guest

Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press

as Self

Lou Reed - Coney Island Baby Live in Jersey

as Guest Performer

Poetry in Motion

as Self

Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets

as Self

Listen to the City

as Hupar