Biography

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.

Mobsters(2007)as Narrator

Tortured by Joy(2004)as Narrator

Are You Comfortable?(2003)as Host

Oz(1997)as Greg Penders

Producer

Are You Comfortable?(2003)

Fishing with John(1991)

Composer

Painting with John(2021)

Burned(2014)

Face Addict(2005)

Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special(2003)

Animal Factory(2000)

Music Department

The Backyardigans(2004)

The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien(2009)

Late Night with Conan O'Brien(1993)

Animal Factory(2000)

A la carrera(1991)

Thanks

Downtown 81(2000)

Sleepwalk(2000)

Night on Earth(1991)

Soundtrack

Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain(2021)

Painting with John(2021)

How to Let Go of the World: and Love All the Things Climate Can't Change(2016)

Late Night with Conan O'Brien(1993)

Hawaii, Oslo(2004)

Self

Bingeworthy(2016)as Self - Guest

Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain(2021)as Self

Painting with John(2021)as Self

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown(2013)as Self

WTF with Marc Maron(2009)as Self - Guest

Archive Footage

Compression(1995)as Self

Histoire bruyante de la jeunesse(2020)as Self

Cinema mil(2005)as Jack

SpongeBob SquarePants(1999)as Fisherman

Known for

Stranger Than Paradise1984 · Actor Get Shorty1995 · Composer Down by Law1986 · Actor Wild at Heart1990 · Actor

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Tom Waits and John Lurie in Down by Law (1986)

Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Tom Waits, and John Lurie in Down by Law (1986)

Roberto Benigni, Tom Waits, and John Lurie in Down by Law (1986)

Credit Score: John Lurie

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Paris, Texas

'Slater'

Thu Aug 23 1984

#	Name	Score	Year	Known	★	Wins	Noms	Votes
1	Paris, Texas	20.00	1984	•	8.1	1	4	140864
2	Down by Law	6.50	1986	•	7.6	0	0	58691
3	Desperately Seeking Susan	5.00	1985	•	6.2	1	1	28874
4	Oz	5.00	1997		8.7	0	2	116876
5	Stranger Than Paradise	4.88	1984	•	7.4	0	0	43321
6	Wild at Heart	3.75	1990	•	7.2	0	1	112506
7	The Last Temptation of Christ	3.75	1988	•	7.5	0	1	68166
8	New Rose Hotel	2.38	1999	•	5.2	0	0	7164
9	Permanent Vacation	1.30	1984		6.1	0	0	11729

John Lurie