Is Blackie Dammett Dead?
John Michael Kiedis, better known by his stage name “Blackie Dummett”, is an American actor, author, and father of Anthony Kiedis, lead singer of Red Hot Chili Peppers. Back in 2011, there were reports that Kiedis’ upbringing with Dummett was being turned into an HBO show called Spider & Son. Dummett also ran the RHCP…
John Michael Kiedis, better known by his stage name “Blackie Dummett”, is an American actor, author, and father of Anthony Kiedis, lead singer of Red Hot Chili Peppers. Back in 2011, there were reports that Kiedis’ upbringing with Dummett was being turned into an HBO show called Spider & Son. Dummett also ran the RHCP fan club for many years and personally mailed correspondence to each member. He is the subject of RHCP songs including “Savior” and “The Hunter.”
Is Blackie Dammett Dead?
Blackie Dammett an actor, reported drug dealer to the stars, and the father of Red Hot Chili Peppers singer Anthony Kiedis has died. He reportedly passed away yesterday (May 12) at the age of 81.
Dummett’s real name was John Kiedis, and he was an actor who had roles in Lethal Weapon, Starsky and Hutch, Night Court, and Magnum, P.I., among others. In recent decades, he has perhaps become even better known for being Anthony Kiedis’ father; the singer spent much of his childhood living with Dummett in Los Angeles, and Dummett’s drug dealing and celebrity friends played a major part in Kiedis’ 2004 memoir Scar Tissue.
