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August 3, 1950 · Chicago, Illinois, USA. Height. 5′ 10½″ (1.79 m) Mini Bio. John Landis began his career in the mail room of 20th Century-Fox. A high-school dropout, 18-year-old Landis made his way to Yugoslavia to work as a production assistant on Kelly's Heroes (1970).
Birthday: Aug 3, 1950. Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA. Though not nearly a household name like contemporary filmmakers Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, writer-director-occasional actor John...
John Landis (born August 3, 1950) is an American film director, screenwriter, actor, and producer. He is known for his comedies, his horror films, and his music videos with singer Michael Jackson.
Aug 21, 2021 · John Landis. This article is more than 2 years old. An American Werewolf in London at 40: John Landis’s crafty creative peak. The 1981 horror-comedy has endured as a result of its gnarly...
Dec 8, 2023 · Director John Landis is a comedy legend, responsible for some of the funniest films of the 1970s and '80s. In particular, National Lampoon's Animal House is a landmark comedy of its era, and...
Aug 3, 2020 · Mon 3 Aug 2020 10.06 EDT. 602. Dan Aykroyd, actor (played Elwood) My original script was called The Return of the Blues Brothers and had two movies in it. John Landis turned it into a...
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS. John David Landis (born August 3, 1950) is an American filmmaker and actor. He is best known for the comedy films that he has directed – such as The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977), National Lampoon's Animal House (1978), The Blues Brothers (1980), An American Werewolf in London (1981), Trading Places (1983), Three Amigos ...