John Giorno
Known For: Acting
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: December 4, 1936
Day of Death: October 12, 2019 (83 years old)
Place of Birth: New York, New York
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.
