Harmony Korine Biography

Fast Facts

• The Basketball Diaries writer and poet Jim Carroll was present at his birth and cut his umbilical cord
• Spent some of his childhood years on a commune
• Met photographer Larry Clark in Washington Square Park and, after impressing him with his film knowledge, gave him his screenplay for Kids (1995)
• After watching Gummo (1997), director Werner Herzog declared Korine was "the future of American cinema" and became his mentor
• After several rambling appearances on Late Show with David Letterman, Korine was banned from reappearing after Letterman claims he rifled through Meryl Streep's purse backstage
• Collaborated with street magician David Blaine on a documentary project that involved Korine provoking fights with strangers
• The project was called off due to Korine's injuries and arrests related to the fights
• Outside of filmmaking, his creative endeavors include directing a video for Sonic Youth, publishing the books A Crackup At The Race Riot (1998) and Pass The Bitch Chicken (2002), doing an art installation with Johnny Depp, writing lyrics for Björk and exhibiting a solo show of paintings and drawings at Gagosian Gallery