He is best known for directing comedy films such as The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977), National Lampoon's Animal House (1978), The Blues Brothers (1980), Trading Places (1983), Three Amigos (1986), Coming to America (1988) and Beverly Hills Cop III (1994), and horror films such as An American Werewolf in London (1981) and Innocent Blood (1992).

John Landis. Director: The Blues Brothers. 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).

John Landis (born 1950) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor. He is best known for the many comedy films that he has directed. John Landis also directed the music videos for Michael Jackson's "Thriller" and "Black or White".

John Landis. Director: The Blues Brothers. 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).

2023年12月8日 · John Landis is a prolific American filmmaker who was on fire in the 1980s, directing some of the decade's defining comedies. He got his start with the microbudget gross-out comedy Shlock,...

Director John Landis recounts his journey through the film business, starting as an 18-year-old mail boy at 20th Century Fox to directing blockbuster comedies like National Lampoon’s Animal House, The Blues Brothers, and Coming To America.

John Landis is a director, writer and producer of feature films, television, documentaries and music videos. Landis’ most well known films include several classic comedies of the 1970s and 80s including The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977), Animal House (1978), The Blues Brothers (1980), Trading Places (1983) and Coming to America (1988), as well ...

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.

John Landis 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.

"One of the more successful comedy directors of recent years, John Landis has spawned numerous imitators, proffering a lazy blend of spoof and slapstick aimed at a predominantly young audience. His is an erratic talent, most rewarding on the rare occasions when it is applied to a polished script and disciplined performers."

Through his work on National Lampoon's Animal House and Twilight Zone: The Movie , John Landis has the dual distinction of being co-creator of one of Hollywood's most successful genres, and being associated with one of Hollywood's most embarrassing catastrophes.

actor, director. 74 years (United States). biography, photo, best movies and TV shows, awards, news, birthday and age, Real name. Landis was born into a Jewish American family in Chicago, Illinois, the...

John Landis (born August 3, 1950) is an American movie director. Landis was born in Chicago, Illinois and raised in Los Angeles, California. He started his career working as a mailboy at 20th Century Fox. Some of his movies are: He directed the music videos for Michael Jackson 's "Thriller" and "Black or White".

2010年5月21日 · Though not nearly a household name like contemporary filmmakers Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, writer-director-occasional actor John Landis became one of the more important Hollywood filmmakers to come into prominence in the late 1970s.

John David Landis is an American film director, comedian, screenwriter, actor, and producer.

John Landis. writer, director, producer Born: 8/3/1950 Birthplace: Chicago. Lambasted by critics and revered by fans, John Landis began his outrageous Hollywood ascent while still a teenager, working as a mailboy at 20th-Century Fox.

He is best known for directing comedy films such as The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977), National Lampoon's Animal House (1978), The Blues Brothers (1980), Trading Places (1983), Three Amigos (1986), Coming to America (1988) and Beverly Hills Cop III (1994), and horror films such as An American Werewolf in London (1981) and Innocent Blood (1992).

Though not nearly a household name like contemporary filmmakers Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, writer-director-occasional actor John Landis became one of the more important Hollywood...

Landis went on to make his name as a comedy and horror director with films like An American Werewolf in London but his affinity for science fiction remained - directing episodes of the TV shows...