Griffin Dunne’s life reads like a wild Hollywood odyssey. At thirteen, he schemed to meet Janis Joplin at a star-studded party hosted by his aunt, Joan Didion. By sixteen, he’d ditched boarding school forever. In Manhattan, his best friend and roommate, Carrie Fisher, was becoming Princess Leia while Griffin juggled popcorn shifts at Radio City. Fame came calling when he starred in Martin Scorsese’s After Hours. But his charmed life turned dark when his sister, Dominique, a rising starlet, was tragically murdered—a crime that transformed their father, Dominick Dunne, into a relentless advocate for justice.
From the bright lights of Tinseltown to the shadow of one of the 1980s’ most notorious trials, Griffin’s story is one of fame, loss, and resilience. What happened next shaped a legacy that endures today.
