Editing David Johansen (section)

==Early life==
Johansen was born in the New York City borough of [[Staten Island]], to a librarian mother, Helen (Cullen), and an insurance sales representative father, Gunvold Johansen, who had previously sung opera.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/36/David-Johansen.html |title=David Johansen Biography (1950?-) |publisher=Filmreference.com |date=January 9, 1950 |access-date=June 15, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20098147,00.html|title=David Johansen Used to Bare It with the Dolls, but Alter Ego Buster Poindexter Is a Bigger Grin|publisher=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=January 25, 1988|access-date=December 25, 2015|first1=Margot|last1=Dougherty}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Edwards |first=Gavin |date=2025-03-01 |title=David Johansen, Who Fronted the New York Dolls and More, Dies at 75 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/arts/music/david-johansen-dead.html |access-date=2025-03-05 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> His mother was [[Irish American]] and his father was [[Norwegian Americans|Norwegian American]].<ref name="book1">{{Cite book| last=Antonia | first=Nina | title=The New York Dolls: Too Much Too Soon | publisher=Omnibus Press | date=February 2006 |pages=23–24|isbn=1-84449-984-7}}</ref> He was one of five siblings.<ref name="book1" /> Johansen attended [[St. Peter's Boys High School]], but was expelled in 1964. He finished his high school education at [[Port Richmond High School]].<ref name=":1"/> After graduating, Johansen became involved with the scene at [[Andy Warhol|Andy Warhol's]] [[The Factory|Factory]]. He also worked with [[Charles Ludlam]] at Ludlam's Ridiculous Theater Company, where Johansen did sound and lights.<ref name=":1" />