John Lurie(I)
- Music Department
- Actor
- Composer
John Lurie is a musician, actor, and painter. In 1978, he formed The
Lounge Lizards jazz ensemble with his brother Evan, and the band made
music for 20 years. Lurie has also composed scores for films, and his
soundtrack for Get Shorty (1995) was
nominated for a Grammy award. He had starring roles in the 1980s Jim
Jarmusch films
Stranger Than Paradise (1984)
and Down by Law (1986). In the early
1990s, Lurie wrote, directed, produced, and starred in the TV series
Fishing with John (1991).
Shortly afterward, he began suffering from Lyme disease. He has shifted
his focus to painting, and his artwork has been shown in galleries and
museums worldwide.
