Author: The JT LeRoy Story

Name: Author: The JT LeRoy Story
Cast: Laura Albert, Bruce Benderson, Panio Gianopoulos, Winona Ryder, Ira Silverberg

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New York magazine’s October 2005 issue sent shockwaves through the literary world when it unmasked “it boy” wunderkind JT LeRoy, whose tough prose about his sordid childhood had captivated icons and luminaries internationally. It turned out LeRoy didn’t actually exist. He was dreamed up by 40-year-old San Francisco punk rocker and phone sex operator, Laura Albert.

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Cast & Crew

Director: Jeff FeuerzeigProducer: Danny Gabai

Laura Albert

as Herself

Bruce Benderson

Panio Gianopoulos

Winona Ryder

as Herself

Ira Silverberg

Savannah Knoop

Courtney Love

as Herself

Dennis Cooper

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