John Giorno

actor • writer • producer

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.

Born: December 4, 1936 in New York, New York

Died: October 12, 2019 (age 82)

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Known For

6.8

Sleep

Movies & TV Credits

19 total credits across film and television

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
Uncle Howard Movie	6.8	Actor	Self	2017
A Day in the Life of Andy Warhol Movie	7.0	Actor	Self	2015
Paul Bowles: The Cage Door Is Always Open Movie	7.7	Actor	Self	2013
Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child Movie	7.6	Actor	Self	2010
Words of Advice: William S. Burroughs On the Road Movie	7.8	Actor	—	2007
Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe Movie	6.8	Actor	Self - poet	2007
Connections: Ray Johnson On-line Short Film	—	Actor	Himself	2001
IDn4 Movie	—	Actor	John Giorno	1991
Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets Movie	7.6	Actor	Self	1989
Andy Warhol Movie	6.4	Actor	Self	1987
Burroughs: The Movie Movie	6.8	Actor	Self	1984
The Final Academy Documents Movie	—	Actor	—	1984
Poetry in Motion Movie	6.8	Actor	—	1982
Screen Test #3 Short Film	5.9	Actor	—	1966
Andy Warhol Screen Tests Movie	—	Actor	Self	1965
Sleep Movie	3.3	Actor	Himself	1964
Screen Test: John Giorno Movie	—	Actor	Self	1964
John Washing Movie	—	Actor	Himself	1963
Just Say NO to Family Values Movie	—	Actor	Himself	—

John Giorno

Known For

Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe

Burroughs: The Movie

Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child

Sleep

Movies & TV Credits