Jim Jarmusch

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

70

Gender

Male

Birthday

1953-01-22 (72 years old)

Place of Birth

Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, USA

Jim Jarmusch

Biography

James Robert "Jim" Jarmusch (born January 22, 1953 in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio) is an American writer-director and musician. Jarmusch has been a major figure in American independent cinema since the 1980s. He is best known for his work on "Dead Man" (1995), "Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai" (1999), "Broken Flowers" (2005), and "Only Lovers Left Alive" (2013).

Known For

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • What We Do in the Shadows

    What We Do in the Shadows

  • V.I.P.

    V.I.P.

  • Space Ghost Coast to Coast

    Space Ghost Coast to Coast

  • SpongeBob SquarePants

    SpongeBob SquarePants

  • Leningrad Cowboys Go America

    Leningrad Cowboys Go America

  • Bored to Death

    Bored to Death

  • Cinéma Laika

    Cinéma Laika

  • Carmine Street Guitars

    Carmine Street Guitars

  • The Ballad of Sexual Dependency

    The Ballad of Sexual Dependency

  • In Bad Taste

    In Bad Taste

  • Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat

    Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat

  • Gimme Danger

    Gimme Danger

  • A Tribute To Ron Asheton

    A Tribute To Ron Asheton

  • In the Soup

    In the Soup

  • Sling Blade

    Sling Blade

  • Screamin' Jay Hawkins: I Put a Spell on Me

    Screamin' Jay Hawkins: I Put a Spell on Me

  • Some Days in January, 1984

    Some Days in January, 1984

  • Fragments of Paradise

    Fragments of Paradise

  • Reel Injun

    Reel Injun

  • Chaplin Today: 'A King in New York'

    Chaplin Today: 'A King in New York'

  • The Golden Boat

    The Golden Boat

  • Behind Jim Jarmusch

    Behind Jim Jarmusch

  • Punk: Attitude

    Punk: Attitude

  • Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB

    Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB

  • Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

    Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

  • Candy Mountain

    Candy Mountain

  • Kino '84: The Making of Jim Jarmusch

    Kino '84: The Making of Jim Jarmusch

  • Rockets Redglare!

    Rockets Redglare!

  • Divine Trash

    Divine Trash

  • Vortex

    Vortex

  • Iron Horsemen

    Iron Horsemen

  • Only You

    Only You

  • Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night

    Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night

  • Blue in the Face

    Blue in the Face

  • Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten

    Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten

  • Cannes Man

    Cannes Man

  • Sodankylä Forever

    Sodankylä Forever

  • Made in the USA

    Made in the USA

  • Fishing with John

    Fishing with John

  • Hot Sugar's Cold World

    Hot Sugar's Cold World

  • The Typewriter, the Rifle & the Movie Camera

    The Typewriter, the Rifle & the Movie Camera

  • Independent Focus

    Independent Focus

  • Picasso Baby

    Picasso Baby

  • Living the Light: Robby Müller

    Living the Light: Robby Müller

  • Blank City

    Blank City

  • Ramones: We're Outta Here!

    Ramones: We're Outta Here!

  • Ghost Dog: The Odyssey: The Journey Into the Life of a Samurai

    Ghost Dog: The Odyssey: The Journey Into the Life of a Samurai

  • Helsinki Napoli All Night Long

    Helsinki Napoli All Night Long

  • Don't Expect Too Much

    Don't Expect Too Much

  • Straight to Hell

    Straight to Hell

  • Lightning Over Water

    Lightning Over Water

  • Year of the Horse

    Year of the Horse

  • Scab Vendor: The Life and Times of Jonathan Shaw

    Scab Vendor: The Life and Times of Jonathan Shaw

  • Excavating Taylor Mead

    Excavating Taylor Mead

  • Spirit of Golf

    Spirit of Golf

  • No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New York

    No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New York

  • Come With Me to the Cinema – The Gregors

    Come With Me to the Cinema – The Gregors

  • Travelling at Night with Jim Jarmusch

    Travelling at Night with Jim Jarmusch

  • The Ravenite

    The Ravenite

  • Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman

    Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman

  • Strummer

    Strummer

  • Fräulein Berlin

    Fräulein Berlin

  • Uncle Howard

    Uncle Howard

  • Song from the Forest

    Song from the Forest

  • The Raconteurs Live at Electric Lady

    The Raconteurs Live at Electric Lady

  • Tigrero: A Film That Was Never Made

    Tigrero: A Film That Was Never Made

  • American Autobahn

    American Autobahn

  • R.I.P. Rest in Pieces: A Portrait of Joe Coleman

    R.I.P. Rest in Pieces: A Portrait of Joe Coleman

  • Jim Jarmusch: I Love to Take the Subway by Myself

    Jim Jarmusch: I Love to Take the Subway by Myself