How Many Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB (2009) Cast Members Are Still Alive?

Name: Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
Released: 2009
Cast: Dicky Barrett, Michael Bloomberg, Clem Burke, David Byrne, Cheetah Chrome

Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB (2009) featured a cast of 25 tracked actors. Of these, 17 (77%) are still alive today and 5 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Michael Bloomberg, age 84. This film starred Dicky Barrett and Michael Bloomberg.

77% still with us· verified cast68% of full cast · incl. 3 unverified

Survivorship

Cast Reunion Index: 77% still living

Avg. Age at Death: 65 yrs

Deaths by Year

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Cast25 members

Person	Character	Status	DOB ▲▼	Age	DOD ▲▼	Age in 2009 ▲▼
Dicky Barrett Self	Self	Unverified	—	—	—	—
Michael Bloomberg Self	Self	Living	14/02/1942	84	—	67
Clem Burke Self	Self	Deceased	24/11/1954	70	07/04/2025	55
David Byrne Self	Self	Living	14/05/1952	74	—	57
Cheetah Chrome Self	Self	Deceased	18/02/1955	71	13/09/2026	54
Jayne County Self	Self	Living	12/02/1947	79	—	62
Jonathan Demme Self	Self	Deceased	22/02/1944	73	26/04/2017	65
Fab 5 Freddy Self	Self	Unverified	—	—	—	—
Flavor Flav Self	Self	Living	16/03/1959	67	—	50
Debbie Harry Self	Self	Living	01/07/1945	81	—	64
Richard Hell Self	Self	Living	02/10/1949	76	—	60
Ice-T Self	Self	Living	16/02/1958	68	—	51
Jim Jarmusch Self	Self	Living	22/01/1953	73	—	56
Hilly Kristal Self	Self	Unverified	—	—	—	—
Kurt Loder Self	Self	Living	05/05/1945	81	—	64
Thurston Moore Self	Self	Living	25/07/1958	68	—	51
Joey Ramone Self	Self	Deceased	19/05/1951	49	15/04/2001	58
Marky Ramone Self	Self	Living	15/07/1956	70	—	53
Tommy Ramone Self	Self	Deceased	29/01/1952	62	11/07/2014	57
Henry Rollins Self	Self	Living	13/02/1961	65	—	48
Patti Smith Self	Self	Living	30/12/1946	79	—	63
Chris Stein Self	Self	Living	05/01/1950	76	—	59
Sting Self	Self	Living	02/10/1951	74	—	58
Steven Van Zandt Self	Self	Living	22/11/1950	75	—	59
Pete Yorn Self	Self	Living	27/07/1974	52	—	35