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Biography

Impossibly hip leading light of New York's downtown music scene, primarily as singer with group The Lounge Lizards. Lurie is best known for his deadpan performances in the films of Jim Jarmusch, to which he has also contributed scores.
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Job Title

Actor, Writer, Music, Below The Line, Other

Born

November 30, 1951

LATEST CREDITS

Stranger Than Paradise

Bela "Willie" Molnar, Music

Fishing With John

Himself, Writer, guitar

John Lurie and the Lounge Lizards in Berlin

Himself

Subway Riders

Saxophonist

Down By Law

Jack Romano

Face Addict

Actor, Music

The Offenders

The Lizard

The Little Devil

Cusatelli

Five Sides of a Coin

Himself

Permanent Vacation

Saxophonist

New Rose Hotel

Distinguished Man

Downtown 81

Actor

Paris, Texas

"Slater"

Underground U.S.A.

Jack Smith

Wild At Heart

Sparky

The Last Temptation of Christ

James Apostle

Desperately Seeking Susan

Neighbour Saxophonist

Blue in the Face

Music

Get Shorty

Music

You Know What I'm Saying?

Music ("Reel New York" )

Manny and Lo

Music