J. F. Lawton

Quick Facts

Full Name	J. F. Lawton
Occupation	Film Director
Date Of Birth	Aug 11, 1960(1960-08-11)
Age	64
Birthplace	Riverside
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Leo

J. F. Lawton Biography

J. F. Lawton is one of the most popular and richest Film Director who was born on August 11, 1960 in Riverside, California, United States.

His script for the film Three Thousand was accepted by the Sundance Institute in the late 1980s. Executives at Touchstone Pictures, a division of The Walt Disney Studios, became interested in making the movie. He changed the title to Pretty Woman, and with over $400 million in worldwide box office, the movie became the largest grossing live-action film in Disney history. Directed by Garry Marshall, with Richard Gere and Julia Roberts, the film is a story about Vivian Ward, a prostitute who is hired by a wealthy businessman, Edward Lewis, to be at his beck and call for one week while he is in town on business. Although they come from different backgrounds and lifestyles, they end up developing a relationship based more on genuine love than money and convenience. Pretty Woman was a huge success and got Lawton nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award and a British Academy Award for his screenplay. Julia Roberts won a Golden Globe Award for her role and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress.

With Barry Primus, Lawton co-wrote Mistress, a comedy starring Robert De Niro, Danny Aiello, Christopher Walken and Martin Landau. The movie is about a Hollywood screenwriter, Marvin Landisman, whose career is going downhill until he meets a has been hustler-producer who tries to help him get his career back. Starring an all-star cast, Mistress was one of the first films produced by Tribeca Productions, Robert De Niro’s production company, and it was released in the summer of 1992.

J. F. Lawton Net Worth

J. F. Lawton is one of the richest Film Director from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, J. F. Lawton 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Jonathan Frederick Lawton (born August 11, 1960) is an American screenwriter, producer and director. His screen credits include the box office hit Pretty Woman, Mistress, Blankman, Under Siege, Under Siege 2: Dark Territory, The Hunted, Chain Reaction, DOA: Dead or Alive, Jackson, and the TV series V.I.P. Under the assumed name J.D. Athens, he wrote and directed Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death and Pizza Man.

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Who is J. F. Lawton Dating?

According to our records, J. F. Lawton married to Paola Lawton. As of December 1, 2023, J. F. Lawton’s is not dating anyone.

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In 1998 Lawton created and executive produced Sony Pictures Entertainment hit syndicated show V.I.P. through a successful four-year run until 2002. The adventure series starred Pamela Anderson as Vallery Irons, a small-town girl who comes to Southern California looking for a break when she stumbles into the glamorous role of heading up a Beverly Hills bodyguard agency called Vallery Irons Protection. The series saw Anderson often poking fun at her tabloid image.

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Elavenil Ranked on the list of most popular Film Director. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. J. F. Lawton celebrates birthday on August 11 of every year.

Lawton wrote and directed the 2008 film Jackson, a comedy-drama-musical starring Barry Primus, Charlie Robinson, Steve Guttenberg, Debra Jo Rupp and opera singers Ella Lee, Shawnette Sulker and Clamma Dale. The movie takes place on a single day involving two homeless men surviving on Los Angeles’s Skid Row. Lawton wrote two songs for the movie, “Downtown Birthday” and “Love Cannot Be”. Jackson was shot mainly in Downtown Los Angeles, except for one scene shot in Kentucky.