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Jean-Michel Basquiat
Deceased

How Did Jean-Michel Basquiat Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 27
Also known asجان ميشيل باسكيات, Жан-Мишель БаскьяGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn22/12/1960Born inBrooklyn, New York City, New York, USADied12/08/1988 (aged 27)Died inNew York CityCauseheroin overdoseWikidataQ155407 ↗Buried atGreen-Wood CemeteryTMDb#95678 ↗

Jean-Michel Basquiat was an American artist who rose to success during the 1980s as part of the Neo-expressionism movement.

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Filmography11 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2026Jean-Michel BasquiatMovieSelf (archive footage)66
2022Back To BasquiatMovieSelf62
202070 Years of Youth RevoltSeriesSelf (archive footage)60
2016Black Is the Color: African-American Artists and SegregationMovie—56
2010Con ArtistMovieSelf50
2008The Universe of Keith HaringMovieSelf (archive footage)48
2006A Conversation with BasquiatMovie—46
2002Blondie Greatest Video HitsMovieNightclub DJ (segment "Rapture") (archive footage)42
1990Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy WarholMovieSelf (archive footage)30
1990Shooting Star: Jean-Michel BasquiatMovieSelf (archive)30
1981Jean-Michel Basquiat: An InterviewMovieSelf21