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Jim Carroll
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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 mi…
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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.
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2004
Touching the Game: The Story of the Cape Cod Baseball League
Movie Producer
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1996
Curtis's Charm
Movie Novel
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1995
The Basketball Diaries
Movie Frankie Pinewater
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1992
Lou Reed - Coney Island Baby Live in Jersey
Movie Guest Performer
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1989
Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets
Movie Self
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1985
Tuff Turf
Movie Self
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1984
Listen to the City
Movie Hupar
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1982
Poetry in Motion
Movie Self
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1980
Fridays
TV show Self - Musical Guest
