David Johansen has died at the age of 75 after being diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, PEOPLE can confirm. Johansen was known for his work as the lead singer of the New York Dolls and his cabaret career ...

David Johansen, who segued from being the New York Dolls frontman to his Buster Poindexter alter ego and back again, has died at age 75.

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

David Johansen, the larger-than-life frontman of ... revealing that he'd been privately battling cancer for "most of the past decade." Johansen then told Rolling Stone, "We've been living with ...

David Johansen, who was the last surviving member of the seminal punk rock band the New York Dolls, has died at the age of 75. Johansen — who later performed as his campy alter ego, Buster Poindexter ...

David Johansen, the iconic frontman of the New York ... that Johansen had been undergoing intensive treatment for stage 4 cancer for most of the last decade, a diagnosis that had spread to his ...

New York Dolls lead singer David Johansen -- who also performed under the name of Buster Poindexter -- has died at the age of 75.

David Johansen, frontman of influential punk band ... weeks after revealing his stage 4 cancer diagnosis. Hennessey announced her father’s diagnosis last month after Johansen’s healthcare ...

David Johansen, frontman for the punk band the New York Dolls, died at his home in New York City weeks after revealing his diagnosis of stage 4 cancer and a brain tumor. He was 75. Johansen’s death, ...

NEW YORK (AP) — David Johansen, the wiry, gravelly-voiced singer and last surviving ... It was revealed in early 2025 that he had stage 4 cancer and a brain tumor. The New York Dolls were forerunners ...

NEW YORK (AP) — David Johansen, the wiry ... It was revealed in early 2025 that he had stage 4 cancer and a brain tumor. The New York Dolls were forerunners of punk, and the band’s style ...