Richard Hell became famous in the mid-Seventies as an originator of the Punk movement. Founder and lead singer of the seminal punk-rock band, Richard Hell and the Voidoids, his album "Blank Generation" set the tone for the sound and look of the punk scene. His charismatic performance in Susan Seidelman's breakthrough hit SMITHEREENS was the first in a long line of roles in New York underground films. He is known as a poet and performer; and his recent novel "Go Now" (Simon & Schuster) has been hailed as "the real rock'n'roll literary masterpiece".