Jim Carroll

Biography

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.

Details

KnownAs: James Dennis Carroll -
Birthday: 01/08/1949
PlaceOfBirth: Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Deathday: 11/09/2009
Gender: 2
Homepage: http://www.catholicboy.com/
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