

Author: The JT LeRoy Story
Visit website6.5/10 • 28
2016-01-22 • 1h 50m
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.
- Directors
- Jeff Feuerzeig
- Writters
- Jeff Feuerzeig
- Editors
- Michelle Witten

Author: The JT LeRoy Story
Visit website2016-01-22 • 1h 50m
6.5/10 • 28
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.
- Directors
- Jeff Feuerzeig
- Writters
- Jeff Feuerzeig
- Editors
- Michelle Witten
Top Billed Cast
View CreditsLaura Albert
Herself
Bruce Benderson
Panio Gianopoulos
Winona Ryder
Herself
Ira Silverberg
Savannah Knoop
Courtney Love
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Dennis Cooper
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- English
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