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Jim Jarmusch Biography (1953-)

Born January 22, 1953, in Akron, OH; son of a businessperson and a reporter;companion of Sara Driver (a director, producer, and actress). Addresses: Office: Exoskeleton, Inc., 208 East Sixth St., New York, NY 10003.; Agent:International Creative Management, 40 West 57th St., New York, NY 10019.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Director, producer, writer, composer, cinematographer, editor, actor

Birth Details

January 22, 1953

Akron, Ohio

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Director
• Permanent Vacation, 1980
• Stranger Than Paradise Part One: The New World (also known as The New World and Stranger Than Paradise), 1982, released by SamuelGoldwyn, 1984
• Coffee and Cigarettes, 1986
• Down by Law, Island Pictures, 1986
• Coffee and Cigarettes Part Two (also known as Coffee and Cigarettes: Memphis Version), 1988
• Mystery Train, Orion Classics, 1989
• Night on Earth (also known as LANewYorkParisRomeHelsinki and Une nuit sur terre), Fine Line, 1992
• Coffee and Cigarettes: Somewhere in California (also known as Coffee and Cigarettes III), 1993
• Dead Man (also known as Jim Jarmusch's Dead Man), Miramax,1995
• The Year of the Horse (also known as Year of the Horse: Neil Young and Crazy Horse Live), October Films, 1997
• Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (also known as Ghost Dog, lavoie du samourai and Ghost Dog--Der Weg des Samurai), Artisan Entertainment, 2000
• "Int. Trailer Night," Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet, Blue Dolphin, 2002
• Coffee and Cigarettes, United Artists, 2003
• Film Producer
• Permanent Vacation, 1980
• You Are Not I, 1981
• Night on Earth (also known as LANewYorkParisRomeHelsinki and Une nuit sur terre), Fine Line, 1992
• Executive producer, When Pigs Fly (also known as Wenn Schweinefliegen), 1993
• Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (also known as Ghost Dog, lavoie du samourai and Ghost Dog--Der Weg des Samurai), Artisan Entertainment, 2000
• Film Cinematographer
• You Are Not I, 1981
• Sleepwalk, 1986
• The Year of the Horse (also known as Year of the Horse: Neil Young and Crazy Horse Live), October Films, 1997
• Film Editor
• Permanent Vacation, 1980
• Stranger Than Paradise Part One: The New World (also known as The New World and Stranger Than Paradise), 1982, released by SamuelGoldwyn, 1984
• Coffee and Cigarettes: Somewhere in California (also known as Coffee and Cigarettes III), 1993
• "Somewhere in California," Coffee and Cigarettes, United Artists,2003
• Film Sound Recording Technician
• Underground U.S.A., 1980
• Burroughs, 1988
• Film Work
• Other
• Production assistant, Lightning over Water (also known as Nick's Film--Lightning over Water and Nicks Movie), 1979
• Camera operator, Sleepwalk, 1986
• Film Appearances
• Himself, Fraulein Berlin, 1982
• Movie producer, American Autobahn, 1984
• Mr. Dade, Straight to Hell, Island Pictures, 1987
• Candy Mountain, International Film Exchange, 1987
• Running Out of Luck, 1987
• Second barkeeper, Helsinki Napoli All Night Long (also known as Helsinki-Naples All Night Long), 1988
• Car dealer in New York, Leningrad Cowboys Go America, 1989
• A stranger, The Golden Boat, 1990
• Monty, In the Soup (also known as In the Soup--Alles Kino and In the Soup--un mare di guai), Triton Pictures, 1992
• Himself, Tigrero: A Film That Was Never Made (also known as Tigrero: Ein Film, der nie gemacht wurde and Tigrero--elokuva joka ei valmistunut), Marianna Films, 1994
• Silver Rider, Iron Horseman (also known as Bad Trip), 1994
• Himself, Blue in the Face, Miramax, 1995
• Frostee Cream boy, Sling Blade (also known as Reckoning), Miramax, 1996
• Cannes Man (also known as Canne$ Man and Con Man), 1996
• Himself, R.I.P., Rest in Pieces, Media Luna, 1997
• Himself, The Year of the Horse (also known as Year of the Horse: Neil Young and Crazy Horse Live), October Films, 1997
• Himself, Divine Trash, 1998
• L.A. without a Map, SND, 1999
• Himself, Quien es Alejandro Chomski? (also known as Who Is Alejandro Chomski?), 2002
• Himself, Rockets Redglare!, Benzfilm Group/Big Plate Pictures, 2003
• Also appeared in Red Italy.
• Television Work
• Specials
• Segment director, "It's Alright With Me," Red, Hot & Blue, ABC, 1990
• Television Appearances
• Specials
• Himself, The Typewriter, the Rifle and the Movie Camera, syndicated, 1996
• Himself, Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman (documentary), American Movie Classics, 1998
• Himself, Pop Odyssee 2--House of the Rising Punk, 1998
• In Bad Taste: The John Waters Story, Independent Film Channel, 1999
• Himself, Screamin' Jay Hawkins: I Put a Spell on Me, 2001
• Himself, The 2001 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards, IndependentFilm Channel, 2001
• Himself, Hollywood High (documentary), American Movie Classics, 2003
• Himself, Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession, 2004
• Episodic
• American Cinema, PBS, 1995
• Himself, "Rio Ghosto," Space Ghost Coast to Coast (live action andanimated), The Cartoon Network, 1998
• Himself, Fishing with John, Independent Film Channel, 1998
• Himself, "Hooky/Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II," SpongeBob SquarePants (animated), Nickelodeon, 2000
• (Uncredited) Himself, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Val," V.I.P. (alsoknown as V.I.P.--Die Bodyguards), syndicated, 2001
• RECORDINGS
• Videos
• Himself, Film-Fest DVD: Issue 3--Toronto, BroadcastDVD, 2000
• Music Video Director
• "The Lady Don't Mind," by the Talking Heads, 1985
• "Sightsee M.C.!," by Big Audio Dynamite, 1986
• "It's All Right with Me," by Tom Waits, 1990
• "Big Time," by Neil Young and Crazy Horse, 1996
• Taped Readings
• Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (dramatic reading with others), byHunter S. Thompson, Island, 1996
• WRITINGS
• Screenplays
• Permanent Vacation, 1980
• You Are Not I, 1981
• Stranger Than Paradise Part One: The New World (also known as The New World and Stranger Than Paradise), 1982, released by SamuelGoldwyn, 1984
• Coffee and Cigarettes, 1986
• Down by Law, Island Pictures, 1986
• Coffee and Cigarettes Part Two (also known as Coffee and Cigarettes: Memphis Version), 1988
• Mystery Train, Orion Classics, 1989
• Night on Earth (also known as LANewYorkParisRomeHelsinki and Une nuit sur terre), Fine Line, 1992
• Dead Man (also known as Jim Jarmusch's Dead Man), Miramax,1995
• Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (also known as Ghost Dog, lavoie du samourai and Ghost Dog--Der Weg des Samurai), Artisan Entertainment, 2000
• "Int. Trailer Night," Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet, Blue Dolphin, 2002
• Coffee and Cigarettes, United Artists, 2003
• Film Music
• Scores
• Permanent Vacation, 1980
• Der Stand der Dinge (also known as O estado das coisas andThe State of Things), 1982
• Coffee and Cigarettes, 1986
• Coffee and Cigarettes Part Two (also known as Coffee and Cigarettes: Memphis Version), 1988
• Composer of the score for Reverse Angle. Songs with the group theDel-Byzanteens include "Atom Satellite."

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• Cineaste, spring, 1996, p. 20
• Film Comment, May/June, 1992, p. 35
• Interview, June, 2004
• New Statesman, July 5, 1996, p. 41
• New York Times, April 30, 1992; February 29, 2000
• Premiere, February, 2000
• Rolling Stone, November 6, 1986, pp. 34, 38
• Time, March 13, 2000