New York Dolls frontman David Johansen portrayed the Ghost of Christmas Past in the 1988 Bill Murray Christmas classic 'Scrooged.' ...

David Johansen, the frontman and last surviving member of proto-punk band New York Dolls, who went on to act in films such as "Scrooged," has died.

and the band broke up in 1976 when DJ created the alter ego Buster Poindexter, a lounge singer character who ... for playing the Ghost of Christmas Past in the '80s holiday classic "Scrooged." David ...

In the ’80s, Johansen assumed the persona of Buster Poindexter, a pompadour-styled ... Ghost of Christmas Past in Bill Murray-led hit “Scrooged.” Johansen was in 2023 the subject of Martin ...

A master of many musical genres, he also recorded as Buster Poindexter and appeared as an actor in ‘Scrooged,’ ‘Let It Ride’ and ‘Oz.’ ...

In the ’80s, Johansen assumed the persona of Buster Poindexter, a pompadour-styled ... Ghost of Christmas Past in Bill Murray-led hit “Scrooged.” Johansen was in 2023 the subject of Martin ...

Johansen would ultimately release four albums under the Buster Poindexter persona ... gravelly voice. Scrooged remains his most memorable part, playing a nigh-malevolent take on the Ghost ...

2016, file photo, singer Buster Poindexter, a/k/a David Johansen ... Christmas Past opposite Bill Murray in the 1988 hit comedy "Scrooged." David Johansen as the Ghost of Christmas Past and ...

That changed in 1987, when he scored a fluke mega-hit by covering “Hot Hot Hot” as his lounge act alter ego Buster Poindexter ... with Bill Murray called Scrooged,” he told Carson.

The death of the singer who also moonlighted as "Buster Poindexter" and, as an actor, appeared in films like Scrooged and Let It Ride, was confirmed Saturday by a spokesperson for Johansen, who said ...

Headshot of American singer Buster Poindexter (aka David Johansen) singing into a microphone, 1980s. In the '80s, Johansen's acting career led to appearances on "Miami Vice" and "Oz." He also played ...