Jackie Curtis
Biography
Jackie Curtis was a playwright, singer and performer in New York's underground scene who was best known as one of Andy Warhol's superstars, and who took the stage both as a man and in drag. Born in New York City, he began acting in 1965 in Miss Nefertiti Regrets, a Tom Eyen play staged at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club. He wrote off-off Broadway plays including Glamour, Glory and Gold (1967), and later Vain Victory: Vicissitudes of the Damned (1971) and Amerika Cleopatra (1972), often taking starring roles. His screen work included Andy Warhol's Flesh (1968) and the lead in Women in Revolt (1971), a spoof of the women's liberation movement. He pioneered a camp, trashy glamor style that influenced other entertainers, and the 2004 documentary Superstar in a Housedress introduced his career to a wider public. He died in 1985.
38years old at death
- Born New York City
- Died New York City
- Star sign: PiscesFirst day of the sign, on the Aquarius cusp
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 36 years1968 to 2004
Every film, newest first
- 2004Superstar in a HousedressIMDb rating 7.6
- 1968FleshIMDb rating 5.6
- 1968The QueenIMDb rating 7.2
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Behind the camera
Curtis wrote Glamour, Glory and Gold, a play about a female film star's rise and fall that first appeared in an East Village basement in 1967. Robert De Niro made his stage debut in it, playing several roles.
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Worked with
Jackie Curtis shares two films with Joe Dallesandro, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Joe Dallesandro's page
Candy Darling's page
David Bowie's page
Lily Tomlin's page
Patti D'Arbanville's page
Harvey Fierstein's page
All films by Paul Morrissey
Frank SimonDirector, 1 film, 1968
All films by Frank Simon
Craig HighbergerDirector, 1 film, 2004
All films by Craig Highberger
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