About
Emerging in the music world as founder and frontman of New York City post-punk revival band the Virgins in the late aughts, Donald Cumming is a singer, songwriter, guitarist, and multifaceted performer. A true product of N.Y.C., Manhattan-born Cumming grew up in Tribeca. His teen years were filled with clubbing, especially at the hipster spot Don Hill's and their very successful '80s Night. He became a model for Ryan McGinley, a photographer known for his striking portraits of N.Y.C.'s youth. When McGinley landed his debut show at the Whitney Museum of American Art, the photographs of Cumming were featured, and one was used as the cover of his first book in 2002. Cumming found his way into independent film as well, acting in the 2006 Sundance Film Festival award-winning short Bugcrush and serving as cinematographer for the 2007 documentary Billy the Kid.
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