Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol (born Andrew Warhola; the original surname of his parents was Varchola) August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was an American painter, film-maker, publisher and a major figure in the pop art movement.

Films

Besides his work as a painter, Warhol was known as a highly prolific filmmaker. Between 1963 and 1968, he made more than sixty films. His most famous one, Sleep (1963), shows a man (John Giorno, who had a relationship with Warhol) sleeping for eight hours. In the 35 minute film Blow Job (1963), he shows the face of David Perlman receiving fellatio. Another, Empire (1964), consists of eight hours of footage of the Empire State Building in New York City at dusk. Warhol's 1965 film Vinyl is an adaptation of Anthony Burgess' popular dystopian novel A Clockwork Orange.

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1963 - John Giorno - Blow Job - David Perlman - Fellatio - ''Empire'' - 1964 - Empire State Building - New York City - 1965 - Anthony Burgess - Dystopian - A Clockwork Orange

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He also appeared as a bartender in The Cars' music video for their single "Hello Again", and Curiosity Killed The Cat's video for their "Misfit" single (both videos, and others, were produced by Warhol's video production company).

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The Cars - Music video - Single - Curiosity Killed The Cat

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Warhol's character has also been represented in several motion pictures. He has been portrayed by Crispin Glover, David Bowie, and Jared Harris, in The Doors, Basquiat, and I Shot Andy Warhol, respectively.

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Crispin Glover - David Bowie - Jared Harris - The Doors - Basquiat - I Shot Andy Warhol

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