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Rock & Rollers don't dress for the weather.

David Johansen

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David Johansen
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: January 9
Actor
Musician
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Songwriter
Television Actor
Staten Island
New York City
Buster Poindexter
David Roger Johansen
Rollers
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