ForSeenItForSeenIt
NOWDISCOVERLISTS
Author: The JT LeRoy Story
Author: The JT LeRoy Story
Play Trailer

Author: The JT LeRoy Story

2016
Directed byJeff Feuerzeig
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.

CAST
Laura AlbertHerselfBruce BendersonPanio Gianopoulos
ForSeenItForSeenIt
WatchDiscoverCompareUp NextListsAwardsBallotSearch

© 2026 ForSeenIt. Made for transmedia taste.

This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.

v3.3007 · CLOUD · code x168 sha 8cf7760 · rev forseentest-00345-hif

Winona RyderHerself
Ira Silverberg
Savannah Knoop
Courtney LoveHerself
Dennis Cooper
DETAILS
GENRES
Documentary
STATUSReleased
RATING
6.6

Suggested

We Live in Public
6.9
We Live in Public2009
Gilbert
6.7
Gilbert2017
LA Originals
7.0
LA Originals2020
Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski
7.5
Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski2018
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
7.0
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics2010
Orgasm Inc: The Story of OneTaste
6.1
Orgasm Inc: The Story of OneTaste2022
Ratings

No ratings yet.

Wanting to Watch

No watchers yet.

REVIEWS & LOGS

No reviews yet — be the first to log this one.

Where to watch

US
Watch on Amazon Prime Video

Stream

Amazon Prime VideoAmazon Prime VideoAmazon Prime Video with AdsAmazon Prime Video with Ads

Rent

Amazon VideoAmazon Video

Buy

Amazon VideoAmazon Video
All Options Powered by JustWatch