David Johansen Net Worth
David Johansen Net Worth is
$2 Million
David Johansen Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
David Roger Johansen is an American rock, protopunk, blues, and pop singer, songwriter and actor. He is best known as a member of the seminal protopunk band The New York Dolls. He is also known for his work under the pseudonym Buster Poindexter. | Net Worth | $2 Million |
| Date Of Birth | January 9, 1950 |
| Place Of Birth | Staten Island, New York City, New York, United States |
| Profession | Musician, Actor, Songwriter |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Spouse | Mara Hennessey (m. 2013), Kate Simon (m. 1983–2011), Cyrinda Foxe (m. 1977–1978) |
| Nicknames | Buster Poindexter , David Roger Johansen , The New York City Dolls , New York Dolls , David Johansen Group , The Harry Smiths |
| Albums | Buster Poindexter, Buster Goes Berserk, Live It Up |
| Star Sign | Capricorn |
| # | Trademark |
|---|---|
| 1 | Flamboyant Stage manner |
| 2 | High pitched,Raw Vocals |
| 3 | Sunglasses |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | Every singer who's worth his salt is an actor. You play different characters in different songs. Sometimes you're a romantic lead, sometimes you're this madcap party barbarian. You play all these roles, running through every aspect of emotion. |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | He is of Norwegian (father) and Irish (mother) descent. |
| 2 | Was considered for the role of Max Cady in Cape Fear (1991). |
| 3 | Singing under the name Buster Poindexter, he had a big hit with the song "Hot, Hot, Hot." |
| 4 | Former member of the early 70s glam rock group; New York Dolls. |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| My Favorite Martian | 1999 | performer: "Hot Hot Hot" - as Buster Poindexter | |
| Velvet Goldmine | 1998 | writer: "Personality Crisis" | |
| Burnzy's Last Call | 1995 | performer: "Space Monkey", "I Want to Be at My Own Funeral" / writer: "Space Monkey", "I Want to Be at My Own Funeral" | |
| Grumpier Old Men | 1995 | performer: "Hit The Road Jack" - as Buster Poindexter | |
| Angus | 1995 | performer: "Hot, Hot, Hot" - as Buster Poindexter | |
| Postcards from America | 1994 | writer: "Trash", "Looking for a Kiss" | |
| Car 54, Where Are You? | 1994 | performer: "Mambo Luv" | |
| Beavis and Butt-Head | 1993 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Mr. Nanny | 1993 | performer: "ROUGH STUFF" - as Buster Poindexter / writer: "ATTITUDE DUDE", "I DON'T WANNA GO TO SCHOOL", "DREAM DAD", "ROUGH STUFF" | |
| Doogie Howser, M.D. | 1990 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Valentina | 1989 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Grammy Living Legends | 1989 | TV Movie performer: "Cabaret" | |
| The Dream Team | 1989 | performer: "HIT THE ROAD JACK" - as Buster Poindexter | |
| Scrooged | 1988 | performer: "Brown Eyed Girl" - as Buster Poindexter | |
| Casual Sex? | 1988 | performer: "Hot Hot Hot" - as Buster Poindexter | |
| China Girl | 1987 | performer: "Chinatown Tonight" | |
| Saturday Night Live | 1986 | TV Series performer - 2 episodes | |
| Miami Vice | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 1985 writer - 1 episode, 1985 | ||
| My Science Project | 1985 | performer: "Hit and Run" | |
| Fear City | 1984 | lyrics: "New York Doll", "Sucker City" / performer: "New York Doll", "Sucker City" | |
| Times Square | 1980 | performer: "Flowers in the City" credit only / writer: "Flowers in the City" credit only | |
| Up the Academy | 1980 | lyrics: "Girls" / music: "Girls" / performer: "Girls" | |
| Rock Concert | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 1979 writer - 1 episode, 1979 | ||
| Mike & Mike | 2016 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Vince Giordano: There's a Future in the Past | 2016 | Documentary performer: "Of All the Wrongs You've to Me" | |
| Vinyl | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2016 writer - 1 episode, 2016 | ||
| Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip | 2015 | performer: "Hot Hot Hot" - as Buster Poindexter | |
| A Very Murray Christmas | 2015 | performer: "I Saw The Light", "Fairytale Of New York", "O Tannenbaum" uncredited | |
| Red Band Society | 2014 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Gotham | 2014 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Morrissey: 25 Live | 2013 | Video writer: "Looking for a Kiss" | |
| Miss Farkku-Suomi | 2012 | music: "Personality Crisis" | |
| The Three Stooges | 2012 | writer: "Dance Like A Monkey" | |
| Chuck | 2011 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Get Him to the Greek | 2010 | writer: "Personality Crisis" | |
| Kick-Ass | 2010 | "We're All in Love" | |
| America's Got Talent | 2009 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Adventureland | 2009 | writer: "Looking for a Kiss" | |
| Four Christmases | 2008 | performer: "Hot Hot Hot" - as Buster Poindexter | |
| Beverly Hills Chihuahua | 2008 | performer: "Hot Hot Hot" - as Buster Poindexter | |
| Anamorph | 2007 | arranger: "In Love Again" / performer: "In Love Again" | |
| Entourage | 2007 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| I Love the 80's 3-D | 2005 | TV Series documentary performer - 1 episode | |
| The Aviator | 2004 | performer: "Ain't Cha Glad" 1933 | |
| Crooked Lines | 2003 | performer: "Oh Babe, What Would You Say" | |
| The Office | 2003 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus | 2003 | Documentary performer: "The Last Kind Word Blues" / writer: "The Last Kind Word Blues" | |
| End of the Century | 2003 | Documentary writer: "Looking for a Kiss" | |
| God Is on Their Side | 2002 | performer: "He's Got the Whole World In His Hands", "When the Saints Go Marching In", "Onward, Christian Soldiers", "Lili Marleen" - uncredited | |
| Futurama | 2002 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Auto Focus | 2002 | performer: "Snap!" - as Buster Poindexter | |
| The Simpsons | 2002 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Freddy Got Fingered | 2001 | writer: "Personality Crisis" | |
| Everybody Loves Raymond | 2000 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| The Filth and the Fury | 2000 | Documentary writer: "Looking For A Kiss" - as Johansen | |
| The Bachelor | 1999 | performer: "Hit the Road Jack" - as Buster Poindexter | |
| Heart | 1999 | writer: "Looking for a Kiss" |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Very Murray Christmas | 2015 | The Bartender | |
| Glass Chin | 2014 | Stanley Loori | |
| B.I.I.D. | 2013 | Short | Blas |
| New York Dolls Live at Bowery Ballroom | 2011 | TV Movie | |
| New York Dolls in Newcastle | 2011 | TV Movie | |
| Teen Titans | 2005 | TV Series | Ding Dong Daddy Dowd |
| Coda | 2005 | Short | August West |
| The Adventures of Pete & Pete | 2005 | TV Series | Park Ranger Thorsen |
| Crooked Lines | 2003 | Charlie | |
| Arena | 2003 | TV Series documentary | Buffalo Bill |
| God Is on Their Side | 2002 | God (as Buster Poindexter) | |
| Dream Lover | 2002/II | Video short | David |
| Campfire Stories | 2001 | Ranger Bill | |
| Deadline | 2001 | TV Series | Benny |
| Oz | 2000 | TV Series | Eli Zabitz |
| 200 Cigarettes | 1999 | Tiki Bartender | |
| The Tic Code | 1999 | Marvin | |
| Cupid | 1998 | TV Series | Homeless Guy in Park / Narrator |
| The Deli | 1997 | The Cabbie | |
| Cats Don't Dance | 1997 | Bus Driver (voice) | |
| Nick and Jane | 1997 | Carter | |
| Burnzy's Last Call | 1995 | Andre | |
| The Weinerville Chanukah Special | 1995 | TV Movie | Gonsah K'nocker (as Buster Poindexter) |
| CBS Schoolbreak Special | 1995 | TV Series | Freddy Kay |
| Car 54, Where Are You? | 1994 | Officer Gunther Toody | |
| Naked in New York | 1993 | Orangutang | |
| Mr. Nanny | 1993 | Tommy Thanatos | |
| Freejack | 1992 | Brad | |
| Desire and Hell at Sunset Motel | 1991 | Auggie | |
| Tales from the Darkside: The Movie | 1990 | Halston (segment "Cat From Hell") | |
| Let It Ride | 1989 | Looney | |
| Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | 1989 | TV Series | Buster Poindexter |
| Scrooged | 1988 | Ghost of Christmas Past | |
| Married to the Mob | 1988 | 'The Priest' | |
| Late Night with David Letterman | 1988 | TV Series | Buster Poindexter |
| Gandahar | 1988 | Shayol (English version, voice) | |
| Saturday Night Live | 1986-1987 | TV Series | Buster Poindexter Buster Poindexter - Musical Guest |
| The Equalizer | 1987 | TV Series | Garnet |
| Candy Mountain | 1987 | Keith Burns | |
| Miami Vice | 1985 | TV Series | Singer at Party |
Composer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Nanny | 1993 | ||
| Candy Mountain | 1987 |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vince Giordano: There's a Future in the Past | 2016 | Documentary | Himself |
| Park Bench with Steve Buscemi | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| Sami Yaffa - Sound Tracker | 2014 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Clockwork Orange County | 2012 | Video documentary | Himself |
| I'm in a Rock 'n' Roll Band | 2010 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself - Singer, New York Dolls |
| Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations | 2009 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Later... With Jools Holland | 2009 | TV Series | Himself - Interview |
| Motherfucker: A Movie | 2007 | Documentary | |
| Soundstage | 2007 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music | 2007 | Documentary | Himself |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 1994-2007 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Musical Guest |
| New York Dolls: On the Lip | 2006 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| 3-D Rocks | 2005 | Documentary | Himself |
| All Dolled Up: A New York Dolls Story | 2005 | Documentary | Himself |
| Punk: Attitude | 2005 | Documentary | Himself |
| New York Doll | 2005 | Documentary | Himself |
| Lightning in a Bottle | 2004 | Documentary | Himself |
| Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus | 2003 | Documentary | Himself |
| 25 Years of Punk | 2001 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Pretenders: Greatest Hits | 2000 | Video documentary | Himself (segment "No Turn Left Unstoned") |
| Unauthorized Biography: Milo, Death of a Supermodel | 1997 | TV Special short | Buster Poindexter (as Buster Poindexter) |
| Rock Family Trees | 1995 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Great Performances | 1994 | TV Series | Himself |
| Showbiz Today | 1990 | TV Series | Himself |
| Live with Kelly and Michael | 1989-1990 | TV Series | Himself |
| Grammy Living Legends | 1989 | TV Movie | Himself (as Buster Poindexter) |
| The Jim Henson Hour | 1989 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Songwriter's Hall of Fame 20th Anniversary... The Magic of Music | 1989 | TV Movie | Himself (as Buster Poindexter) |
| Late Night with David Letterman | 1988 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour | 1988 | TV Series | Himself - Buster Poindexter |
| The 30th Annual Grammy Awards | 1988 | TV Special | Himself (as Buster Poindexter) |
| The New Show | 1984 | TV Series | Himself / Various |
| Rock Concert | 1979 | TV Series | Himself |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor of the Sunset Strip | 2003 | Documentary | Himself - New York Dolls (as David JoHansen) |
| End of the Century | 2003 | Documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| The Filth and the Fury | 2000 | Documentary | Himself |
Known for movies
Kick-Ass (2010)
as Soundtrack
The Aviator (2004)
as Soundtrack
Scrooged (1988)
as Ghost of Christmas Past
Get Him to the Greek (2010)
as Soundtrack