Credits
- Walk with the Devil - Short, Associate Producer
- Last Call at Murray's - Associate Producer
- Our Father - Short, Associate Producer
- Ice Cream in the Cupboard - Writer
- Siblings! - Special Thanks
Projects
- The Holler! - 1-hour TV Supernatural Dramedy
- Still Skin - Novel, Feature - Supernatural/Horror
- Bad Elf - Novel, Feature - Holiday Adventure
- The Prairie Dance - Novel, Feature - Drama - Frontier/Western
- Love Bytes - Feature - Rom-com
- Damn Crazies - Short - Horror/Comedy
- The Studio - Half-hour TV Pilot - Comedy
- Joyous Noel - Feature, Holiday Drama
- Ally McBeal: Happy Little Bluebird - 1-hour TV Dramedy
- Family Guy: The Ripple Effect - 1/2-hour TV Animated Comedy
- Bug's Life - Feature - Dramedy
Recommendations
John has an amazing talent and knowledge for writing comedic stories with highly memorable and relatable characters that an audience will want to root for from beginning to end. I had the great pleasure to review and evaluate John's highly imaginative and very funny and engaging screenplay, BAD ELF, as part of our Master Screenwriting Certificate Program. I instantly became engaged in John's very funny and completely relatable protagonist, Jack. John creates humorous characters with fresh and unique voices that come from their own unique wound and experiences. He has a gift for writing comedy with much of the humor originating from the clear and consistent traits of the characters, as well as weaving in suspense, twist, hope and fear to create unexpected surprises. John has also provided me with great insights and suggestions that have helped me to elevate the action, humor and overall quality of my own screenplay. I would highly recommend John for his talents and knowledge of story, screenwriting, comedy and for the great insights that he provides in reviewing and evaluating screenplays.
-Thomas Doran, Screenwriter
John's character driven comedies come from the best stuff on Earth--human suffering. With at least a laugh a page, he takes you into the world of characters who you empathize with and care for. His protagonists are not only funny, but real, with strong, developed arcs. His endings are surprising but inevitably satisfying. I highly recommend his new screenplay, LOVE BYTES, with a charming leading man that Seth Rogen would die for.
-A.j. Cipolla, Screenwriter
Education
ScreenwritingU
Columbia College Chicago
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Illinois at Chicago
- Bingeworthy TV (2018)
- Master Screenwriter Certificate Program (2017)
- Mini-Movie Method (2014)
- Quality Elevation Process (2013)
- ProSeries (2012)
Columbia College Chicago
- MFA Studies - Creative Writing (1992)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Bachelor of Arts, Dual - English and Writing, with minor in Marketing (1991)
University of Illinois at Chicago
- General Studies