Paul Krassner (born April 9, 1932) is an American author, journalist, comedian, and the founder, editor and a frequent contributor to the freethought magazine The Realist, first published in 1958. Krassner became a key figure in the counterculture of the 1960s as a member of Ken Kesey's Merry Pranksters and a founding member of the Yippies.
Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth, Lenny Bruce Without Tears
TV Shows
Sex: The Revolution
Star Sign
Aries
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Fact
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Published his memoir Confessions Of A Raving, Unconfined Nut in 2004.
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Was the publisher/editor of the publication "The Realist", which ran from 1958 to 1974 as a magazine, and from 1985 to 2001 as a newsletter.
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Received an ACLU Uppie (Upton Sinclair) Award in May 2004 for "dedication to freedom of expression".
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Co-founder of the Youth International Party (Y.I.P., or "Yippie!") with Abbie Hoffman and Jerry Rubin, and is often credited with coining the group's name.
Writer
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Year
Status
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The Last of the Manson Girls
TV Mini-Series based on the work of - 4 episodes, 2015 based on work by - 2 episodes, 2015 based on essay My Acid Trip With Squeaky Fromme - 1 episode, 2015 based upon an article by - 1 episode, 2015
The Wilton North Report
1987
TV Series 1987-1988
Miscellaneous
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Year
Status
Character
Independent Lens
2008
TV Series documentary advisor - 1 episode
Chicago 10
2007
Documentary provider: additional materials
Actor
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Year
Status
Character
The Wilton North Report
1987
TV Series
Satirical commentator
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Lenny Bruce Without Tears
1972
Documentary acknowledgment
Self
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Year
Status
Character
Revolution: The Legacy of the Sixties
Documentary filming
Himself
Charles Manson: The Man Who Killed the Sixties
2015
TV Movie documentary
Back Issues: The Hustler Magazine Story
2014
Documentary
Himself
Radio Unnameable
2012
Documentary
Looking for Lenny
2011
Documentary
Himself
Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune
2010
Documentary
Friend / Political Activist
A Way of Life
2009
Documentary
Himself
The Anatomy of Vince Guaraldi
2009
Documentary
Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America
2009
TV Series documentary
Himself - Author / Satirist
Sex: The Revolution
2008
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself
Hippies
2007
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Darryl Henriques Is in Show Business
2006
Documentary short
Himself
The U.S. vs. John Lennon
2006
Documentary
Himself
Gonzo Utopia
2006
Documentary short
Himself
The Aristocrats
2005
Documentary
Himself - Satirist / Editor, 'The Realist'
Maybe Logic: The Lives and Ideas of Robert Anton Wilson
2003
Video documentary
Himself
The Source: The Story of the Beats and the Beat Generation
1999
Documentary
Himself
Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth
1998
Documentary
Himself
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
TV Series
Himself
Flashing on the Sixties: A Tribal Document
1990
Video documentary
Himself
Cocaine Blues
1983
Documentary
Himself
Dynamite Chicken
1971
Himself
NBC Experiment in Television
1970
TV Series
Himself
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1969
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Last Summer Won't Happen
1968
Documentary
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Chicago 10
2007
Documentary
Himself / Yippie
Happy Birthday to John
1997
Documentary short
Himself
Lenny Bruce Without Tears
1972
Documentary
Himself
Known for movies
The U.S. vs. John Lennon (2006) as Himself
The Aristocrats (2005) as Himself - Satirist / Editor, 'The Realist'
Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth (1998) as Himself
The Source: The Story of the Beats and the Beat Generation (1999) as Himself
$500,000
