David Johansen, American singer-songwriter and actor (died 2025)

David Roger Johansen was an American singer, songwriter, and actor best known as lead singer of the seminal proto-punk band the New York Dolls. He is also known for his work under the pseudonym Buster Poindexter and for playing the Ghost of Christmas Past in Scrooged (1988).

January 9 is the ninth day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 356 days remain until the end of the year.