Birthday
1936-12-04
Died
2019-10-12
Birthplace
New York, New York
Gender
Male
Known For
Acting
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.
