John Lurie
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John Lurie (born December 14, 1952) is an American musician, painter, actor, director, and producer. He co-founded the Lounge Lizards jazz ensemble; acted in 19 films, including Stranger than Paradise and Down by Law; 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 fellow musicians.
Since 2000, he has suffered from symptoms attributed to chronic Lyme disease and has focused his attention on painting. His art has been shown in galleries and museums around the world. His primitivist painting Bear Surprise became an internet meme in Russia in 2006. His new television series, Painting with John, debuted on HBO in January 2021. Robert Lloyd of Los Angeles Times wrote, "Painting With John represents HBO at its most worthwhile: arty and unpredictable.". Lurie's 1980s NYC memoir, The History of Bones, was published by Penguin Random House in August 2021.
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Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1978 | Rome '78 | Template:Unknown | |
1979 | Men in Orbit | Astronaut | Also writer, director |
1980 | Underground U.S.A. | Jack Smith | |
The Offenders | The Lizard | ||
Permanent Vacation | Sax player | Also composer | |
1981 | Downtown 81 | Himself | |
Subway Riders | The Saxophonist | Also composer | |
1983 | Variety | Template:N/a | Composer |
1984 | Stranger Than Paradise | Willie | Also composer |
Paris, Texas | Slater | ||
1985 | Desperately Seeking Susan | Neighbor Saxophonist | |
1986 | Down by Law | Jack | Also composer |
1988 | The Last Temptation of Christ | James | |
Il piccolo diavolo | Cusatelli | English title: The Little Devil | |
1989 | Mystery Train | Template:N/a | Composer |
1990 | Wild at Heart | Sparky | |
1991 | Fishing with John | Himself | Also creator, director, composer |
Keep It for Yourself | Template:N/a | Short film; composer | |
1992 | John Lurie and the Lounge Lizards Live in Berlin 1991 | Himself | Documentary |
1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Template:N/a | Composed title theme |
1995 | Get Shorty | Template:N/a | Composer |
Blue in the Face | Template:N/a | Composer | |
1996 | Just Your Luck | Coker | |
Manny & Lo | Template:N/a | Composer | |
1997 | Excess Baggage | Template:N/a | Composer |
1998 | New Rose Hotel | Distinguished Man | |
Lulu on the Bridge | Template:N/a | Composer | |
Clay Pigeons | Template:N/a | Composer | |
2000 | Sleepwalk | Frank | |
Animal Factory | Template:N/a | Composer | |
2001 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Himself | Archival footage from Fishing With John (Episode: "Hooky") |
2001–03 | Oz | Greg Penders | 12 episodes |
2004 | Tortured by Joy | Narrator | Short film |
2005 | Face Addict | Template:N/a | Composer |
2010–11 | Mobsters | Narrator | |
2021 | Painting with John | Himself | Also creator, director |
Discography
John Lurie
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- John Lurie National Orchestra: Men with Sticks (Crammed Discs/Made to Measure, 1993)
- The Legendary Marvin Pontiac: Greatest Hits (Strange and Beautiful Music, 1999)
- Marvin Pontiac: The Asylum Tapes (Strange and Beautiful Music, 2017)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Lounge Lizards
- Lounge Lizards (Editions EG/Polydor, 1981)
- Live from the Drunken Boat (Europe, 1983)
- Live: 1979–1981 (ROIR, 1985)
- Big Heart: Live in Tokyo (Island, 1986)
- No Pain for Cakes (Island, 1986)
- Voice of Chunk (VeraBra, 1988)
- Live in Berlin, Volume One (VeraBra, 1992)
- Live in Berlin, Volume Two (VeraBra, 1993)
- Queen of All Ears (Strange and Beautiful Music, 1998)
Soundtracks
- Stranger Than Paradise and The Resurrection of Albert Ayler (Crammed Discs/Made to Measure, 1986)
- Down by Law and Variety (Crammed Discs/Made to Measure, 1987)
- Mystery Train (Milan/RCA, 1989)
- The Days with Jacques (Sony Records, 1994)
- Get Shorty (Verve, 1995)
- Excess Baggage (Prophecy, 1997)
- Fishing with John (recorded in 1991; Strange and Beautiful Music, 1998)
- African Swim and Manny & Lo (Strange and Beautiful Music, 1999)