2017Nominee
Best Performance
Uncle Howard
John Giorno
Actor
New York, New York
December 4, 1936
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.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2026Nominee
Best Performance
Nova '78
1991Nominee
Best Performance
IDn4
Career Highlights
2010Highlight
Best Performance
Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child
1984Highlight
Best Performance
Burroughs: The Movie
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Uncle Howard
Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child
Sleep