American guitarist, songwriter, and photographer, born 5 January 1950 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. Co-founder of [[artist:Blondie]].

In long-term (until 1989) romantic relationship with [[artist:Deborah Harry]]. In 1999, he married actress [[artist:Barbara Sicuranza]], and they have two daughters, [[artist:Akira Stein]] & Valentina Stein.