Jim Carroll

Writing

Born August 1, 1949 · Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

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 teen…

Known for

Fridays

1980

The Basketball Diaries

1995

Tuff Turf

1985

Listen to the City

1984

Poetry in Motion

1982

Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press

2008

Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets

1989

Lou Reed - Coney Island Baby Live in Jersey

1992

Acting(8)

2008Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove PressSelf

Film

1995The Basketball DiariesFrankie Pinewater

Film

1992Lou Reed - Coney Island Baby Live in JerseyGuest Performer

Film