Name
John Giorno
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1936-12-04
Deathday
2019-10-12 (83 years old)
Place of Birth
New York, New York
Biography
John Giorno was an American poet and performance artist. He founded the not-for-profit production company Giorno Poetry Systems and organized a number of early multimedia poetry experiments and events, including Dial-A-Poem. He became prominent as the subject of Andy Warhol's film Sleep.
Known For
Uncle Howard
(12 Votes)
6.5
When Howard Brookner lost his life to AIDS in 1989, the 35-year-old director had completed...
Relase Date : 10 Mar, 2017
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Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child
(37 Votes)
7.3
A thoughtful portrait of a renowned artist, this documentary shines the spotlight on New Y...
Relase Date : 25 Jan, 2010
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Burroughs: The Movie
(26 Votes)
7
An exploration of Burroughs’ life story, as told by Burroughs himself along with many of...
Relase Date : 10 Feb, 1984
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Crump directed the feature-length documentary film Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam W...
Relase Date : 1 May, 2007
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Movies
Tv Shows
- Soon Nine Poems in Basilicata as interpretation
- 1984 The Final Academy Documents
- 2013 Paul Bowles: The Cage Door Is Always Open as Self
- 1964 Sleep as Himself
- 1973 Carrefour de la chaussée d'Antin
- 1991 IDn4 as John Giorno
- 1964 Screen Test: John Giorno as Self
- 1984 Burroughs: The Movie as Self
- 1982 Poetry in Motion as Self
- 1966 Screen Test #3 as Self (uncredited)
- 2007 Words of Advice: William S. Burroughs On the Road
- 1963 John Washing as Himself
- 1987 Andy Warhol as Self
- 2015 A Day in the Life of Andy Warhol as Self
- 1989 Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets as Self
- 1965 Andy Warhol Screen Tests as Self
- 2010 Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child as Self
- 2017 Uncle Howard as Self
- 2001 Connections: Ray Johnson On-Line as Himself
- 2007 Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe as Self - poet
- 2011 Just Say NO to Family Values as Himself
- 2026 Nova '78 as Self (archive footage)
