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

Indeed, "Scrooged" very much looks like a movie that wants to scare you. In Donner's version, the Ghost of Christmas Past (David Johanson) is a fast-talking New Jersey cab driver who drives Frank ...

The Ghost of Christmas Past is a key figure in Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol. This spirit is one of three that visits Ebenezer Scrooge to show him memories of his past, moments of joy ...

NEW YORK (AP) — David Johansen, the wiry, gravelly-voiced singer and last surviving member of the glam and protopunk band the ...

Songwriter and New York Dolls lead singer David Johansen died at 75 on February 28, 2025, due to natural causes. Leah Hennessey, his stepdaughter, confirmed the news of his demise.

When we meet the old Scrooge, he’s completely shut off from the world. But as the ghosts start their work, we see his tough shell begin to crack. The first ghost, The Ghost of Christmas Past ...

David Johansen, the frontman and last surviving member of proto-punk band New York Dolls, who went on to become a lounge ...

On screen, Johansen had an acting career stretching more than three decades, which included a memorable turn as the Ghost of Christmas Past in the 1988 holiday film Scrooged. He reunited with Scrooged ...

“I’m doing a film now at Paramount with Bill Murray called Scrooged,” he told Carson. “It’s going to be a great movie. We’re having a lot of fun doing it. [Bill Murray] is my guru in t ...