‘New York Dolls’ Founding Member David Johansen Is Battling Cancer, His Family Says

The singer also requires around-the-clock care after a fall that broke his back left him bedridden and incapacitated.

David Johansen at a Norman Mailer Center gala in New York City on Oct. 27, 2014. Rob Kim/Getty Images for Norman Mailer Center and Writers Colony

The daughter of “New York Dolls” front man, David Johansen, reveals her father has been quietly battling stage-four cancer and a brain tumor for over most of the past decade.

In an Instagram statement on Feb. 10, Leah Hennessey explained the severity of her 75-year-old father’s health issues by announcing fundraising efforts for his care.