- Born
- DiedMay 28, 2001 · New York City, New York, USA (complications from kidney failure, liver failure, cirrhosis and hepatitis C)
- Birth nameMichael Morra
- Rockets Redglare was born on May 8, 1949 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Big (1988), Down by Law (1986) and Desperately Seeking Susan (1985). He died on May 28, 2001 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Frequently cast in Jim Jarmusch and Susan Seidelman films.
- Two authors have claimed in their books that the actual murderer of Nancy Spungeon at the Hotel Chelsea in NYC in October 1978 was Rockets Redglare, according to the book This Ain't No Holiday Inn: Down And Out At The Chelsea Hotel 1980-1995 by James Lough. Sid Vicious, the punk musician and Nancy's partner, had been charged with this crime but died prior to trial. In his book Pretty Vacant: A History Of Punk, Phil Strongman also accuses Redglare of the murder.
- Was a bodyguard for the band the "Sex Pistols" and later for bandmember Sid Vicious.
- Bodyguard for Jean-Michel Basquiat.
- He produced a show called "The Rockets Redglare Taxicabaret" in which the likes of Steve Buscemi and Mark Boone Jr. performed along with Rockets doing stand-up and one act plays.
- Was a roadie for the band "The Hassles" which included a young unknown Billy Joel.
- "As long as you owe someone money you know they are always thinking of you".
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