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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...
Aug 3, 2020 · Mon 3 Aug 2020 10.06 EDT. 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 manageable 150...
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...
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.
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 ...
Jun 22, 2020 · John Landis struck gold with his madcap 1980 comedy, a masterpiece of choreographed destruction with a killer soundtrack. Scott Tobias. Mon 22 Jun 2020 02.25 EDT. Last modified on Wed 3 Mar...