Overview
David Johansen
Known For
Personality Crisis: One Night Only
A portrait of musician David Johansen from Martin Scorsese and...
Always at The Carlyle
The iconic Carlyle hotel has been an international destination for...
Vince Giordano: There's a Future in the Past
Bandleader Vince Giordano keeps the Jazz Age alive with his...
Clockwork Orange County
Many objected to leather-jacket, spike-hair kids with tattoos. But, that...
The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music
The Old, Weird America tracks the history of the Anthology...
The Harry Smith Project Live
Hal Willner's Harry Smith Project concerts in London, New York...
Biography
David Roger Johansen (born January 9, 1950) was an American rock, protopunk, blues, and pop singer, songwriter and actor. He is best known as a member of the seminal protopunk band The New York Dolls. He is also known for his work under the pseudonym Buster Poindexter. David has appeared in several films including Car 54, Where Are You? and Scrooged with Bill Murray.