New York Dolls singer David Johansen has died after silently battling Stage 4 cancer for the last several years. His daughter, Leah Hennessey, revealed his diagnosis.

David Johansen has died at the age of 75 after being diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, PEOPLE can confirm. Johansen was known for his work as the lead singer of the New York Dolls and his cabaret career ...

David Johansen, who segued from being the New York Dolls frontman to his Buster Poindexter alter ego and back again, has died at age 75.

A master of many musical genres, he also recorded as Buster Poindexter and appeared as an actor in ‘Scrooged,’ ‘Let It Ride’ and ‘Oz.’ ...

The man who stood in front of the Dolls, often in heavy makeup and with various parts of his torso unclothed, was David Johansen. He died on Friday at 75. New York Dolls front man David Johansen died ...

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David Johansen, the frontman and last surviving member of proto-punk band New York Dolls, who went on to act in films such as "Scrooged," has died.

Legendary New York Dolls rocker David Johansen has died at age 75. His stepdaughter Leah Hennessey confirmed the sad news, saying the punk icon had passed away Friday at his home on Staten Island.

New York Dolls lead singer David Johansen -- who also performed under the name of Buster Poindexter -- has died at the age of 75.

David Johansen, frontman for the New York Dolls and the last surviving original member of that pioneering punk band, has died at the age of 75. The death of the singer who also moonlighted as "Buster ...

David Johansen, the wiry, gravelly-voiced singer and last surviving member of 1970s glam and protopunk band the New York Dolls who later performed as his campy, pompadoured alter ego, Buster ...

David Johansen, who fronted the legendary 1970s proto-punk band New York Dolls and who also recorded under the pseudonym Buster Poindexter, died on Friday, February 28, his representative, Carla ...