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John Giorno
Acting
Born: December 4, 1936
New York, New York
Biography
John Giorno was an American poet and performance artist. He founded the not-for-profit production company Giorno Poetry Systems and organized a number of early multimedia poetry experiments and events, including Dial-A-Poem. He became prominent as the subject of Andy Warhol's film Sleep.
Known For

Uncle Howard
as Self

Sleep
as Himself

Paul Bowles: The Cage Door Is Always Open
as Self

Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child
as Self

Andy Warhol Screen Tests
as Self

Andy Warhol
as Self

Burroughs: The Movie
as Self

IDn4
as John Giorno

Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe
as Self - poet
