Joe Dallesandro
Joe Dallesandro | |
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Dallesandro in 2009 | |
| Born | Joseph Angelo D'Allesandro III December 31, 1948 Pensacola, Florida, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1967–present |
| Spouses | Leslie
(m. 1967; div. 1969)Theresa
(m. 1970; div. 1978)Kim Dallesandro (m. 1987) |
| Children | 2 |
Joseph Angelo D'Allesandro III (born December 31, 1948) is an American actor and model. A sex symbol of gay subculture in the 1960s and 1970s, he is best known for starring in several underground films as a Warhol superstar.
Dallesandro began his career posing for homoerotic photographs before joining Andy Warhol's Factory and starring in Lonesome Cowboys (1968). His performance as a male prostitute in the film Flesh (1968), directed by Paul Morrissey, brought him fame. Rolling Stone magazine declared Dallesandro's subsequent lead in Trash (1970) as the "Best Film of the Year", making him a celebrity of youth culture and the sexual revolution. Dallesandro proceeded to star in Heat (1972), Andy Warhol's Frankenstein (1973), and Andy Warhol's Dracula (1974). After appearing in European genre and art films for several years, he crossed into the mainstream as mobster Lucky Luciano in the 1984 film The Cotton Club. He had a career resurgence and continues to act occasionally. Dallesandro is a recipient of the 2009 honorary Teddy Award.