John Lurie

Quick Facts

Full Name	John Lurie
Occupation	Composer
Date Of Birth	Dec 14, 1952(1952-12-14)
Age	72
Birthplace	Minneapolis
Country	United States
Birth City	Minnesota
Horoscope	Sagittarius

John Lurie Biography

John Lurie is one of the most popular and richest Composer who was born on December 14, 1952 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Jazz composer, musician screen actor, composer, as well as a visual artist. The composer of the Grammy nominated score of Get Shorty and acted in films like Down by Law and Stranger than Paradise.

He as well as the golfer He and golfer Tim Simpson both suffered from severe Lyme disease. both had the ailment of Lyme disease.

In high school, Lurie played basketball and harmonica and jammed with Mississippi Fred McDowell and Canned Heat in 1968. He briefly played the harmonica in a band from Boston but soon switched to the guitar and eventually the saxophone.

Lurie has been painting since the 1970s. Most of his early works are in watercolor and pencil, but in the 2000s he began working in oil. He has said of his art, “My paintings are a logical development from the ones that were taped to the refrigerator 50 years ago.”

Together with his brother Evan He formed an ensemble of jazz musicians called The Lounge Lizards.

John Lurie Net Worth

John Lurie is one of the richest Composer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, John Lurie 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

After finishing the high school of Massachusetts and moving into New York City to pursue an opportunity in music.

He started painting in the 1970s , and was the first artist to exhibit solo of his work in 2004.

John Lurie (born December 14, 1952) is an American musician, painter, actor, director, and producer. He co-founded The Lounge Lizards jazz ensemble, acted in 19 films, including Stranger than Paradise and Down by Law, composed and performed music for 20 television and film works, and produced, directed, and starred in the Fishing with John television series. In 1996 his soundtrack for Get Shorty was nominated for a Grammy Award, and his album The Legendary Marvin Pontiac: Greatest Hits has been praised by both critics and fellow musicians.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

John Lurie height 6 ft 4 in John weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is John Lurie Dating?

According to our records, John Lurie is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, John Lurie’s is not dating anyone.

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Lurie wrote, directed and starred in the TV series Fishing with John in 1991 and 1992, which featured guests Tom Waits, Willem Dafoe, Matt Dillon, Jim Jarmusch, and Dennis Hopper. It aired on IFC and Bravo. It has since become a cult classic and was released on DVD by Criterion.

Facts & Trivia

John Ranked on the list of most popular Composer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. John Lurie celebrates birthday on December 14 of every year.

They released an album (Men With Sticks, Crammed Discs 1993) and recorded music for the Fishing With John TV series. In February 2014 the Orchestra released The Invention of Animals, a collection of out-of-print studio tracks and unreleased live recordings from the ’90s. Columnist Mel Minter wrote:

Top Facts about John Lurie

1. John Lurie is an American musician, painter and actor.
2. He was born on December 14, 1952 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
3. Lurie co-founded the Lounge Lizards jazz ensemble in 1978.
4. He has released several solo albums and composed music for films.
5. Lurie acted in over 20 films including “Stranger Than Paradise” (1984).
6. In the late 1990s, he developed chronic Lyme disease.
7. Lurie’s paintings have been exhibited internationally since the early 2000s.
8. He is known for his distinctive style of painting with a focus on animals and landscapes.
9. Lurie has also written books including “Fishing With John” (1998).
10. He currently lives in upstate New York with his wife and daughter.

What disease does John Lurie have?

Lurie finally came to believe that he had chronic Lyme disease —a condition whose very existence, as he wryly acknowledged, was fiercely disputed in the medical community. He often couldn’t leave his apartment, let alone play an instrument.

What medium does John Lurie use?

Painting

How old is John Lurie?

69 years (December 14, 1952)

Are John Lurie and Tom Waits friends?

The story of Tom Waits’s appearance is fairly well known. Waits and Lurie were friends , and although Waits had agreed to do the show, the originally planned location (Alabama) was nixed, and the crew ended up rescheduling to meet Waits on his vacation in Jamaica.

Will there be a season 3 of painting with John?

Fans are eagerly waiting for Painting with John 3 HBO and keep an eye on various websites for developments. The show makers have just confirmed the Painting with John renewal status for season 3.