David Johansen, the frontman and last surviving member of proto-punk band New York Dolls, who went on to act in films such as "Scrooged," has died.

But we were New York hippie ... Legend has it that the Dolls trashed the dressing room at the Bottom Line, one of the Village’s major clubs, when they played there in 1974.

Sporting platform boots, red patent leather, and lipstick, David Johansen was a flashy pioneer of proto-punk. As frontman for ...

A master of many musical genres, he also recorded as Buster Poindexter and appeared as an actor in ‘Scrooged,’ ‘Let It Ride’ and ‘Oz.’ ...

Born in New York City in 1950, Johansen joined New York Dolls not long into its existence ... In a 2011 interview with The A.V. Club, Johansen was unpretentious about the band’s resurgent ...

David Johansen, frontman for the New York Dolls and the last surviving original ... the trendy downtown club frequented by Andy Warhol and David Bowie. “Not since the original Velvet Underground ...

The New York Dolls were among the forefathers of punk ... "Hot Hot Hot," which received wide exposure on MTV and got to No. 11 on the Billboard dance-club charts. He continued to perform as Poindexter ...

Morrissey soon became the president of the band’s British fan club. The New York Dolls were notorious for transgressive behavior; they were especially notorious for cross-dressing.

The New York Dolls reunited in 2004 due to the undying fandom of Morrissey, who had been president of their regional fan club growing up and beseeched them to get back together when he was ...

The New York Dolls were among the forefathers of punk ... wide exposure on MTV and got to No. 11 on the Billboard dance-club charts. He continued to perform as Poindexter for decades, though ...

In the New York Dolls, Johansen defined an era when ‘70s ... they were beloved at the Mercer Arts Center, a downtown club frequented by Andy Warhol. The Smiths’ frontman Morrissey was ...