Rockets Redglare

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Rockets Redglare (8 May 1949 - 28 May 2001) was an American actor who appeared in over 30 films during his lifetime.

[edit] Brief biography

Rockets Redglare was born Michael Morra in New York City. As a result of his mother's drug abuse, he was born addicted to heroin. His entire life was plagued by battles with alcohol, heroin, and methadone. [1]

He made his acting debut in the 1984 Eric Mitchell film The Way It Is, also known as Euridice on the Avenues, a film whose cast also included Steve Buscemi and Vincent Gallo, who also composed the soundtrack. Later that year, he appeared in the Jim Jarmusch film Stranger Than Paradise[2], going on to appear in dozens more films before his death in 2001 from a combination of kidney failure, liver failure, cirrhosis and hepatitis C. [3]

[edit] Selected filmography

• Basquiat (1996)
• Trees Lounge (1996)
• In the Soup (1992)
• Mystery Train (1989)
• Talk Radio (1988)
• After Hours (1985)
• Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)
• Stranger Than Paradise (1984)

[edit] References

• "Rockets Redglare film website"
• "Drinking With...Rockets Redglare", New York Hangover, July, 1999, retrieved November 26, 2006.
• London Independent obituary of Rockets Redglare (Michael Morra), June 2001