John Landis

Quick Facts

Full Name	John Landis
Occupation	Director
Date Of Birth	Aug 3, 1950(1950-08-03)
Age	74
Birthplace	Chicago
Country	United States
Birth City	Illinois
Horoscope	Leo

John Landis Biography

John Landis is one of the most popular and richest Director who was born on August 3, 1950 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Cinematic director renowned for his work in such comedies as The Blues Brothers, An American Werewolf in London, Trading Places and National Lampoon’s Animal House.

He was the director of He directed Michael Jackson‘s famous “Thriller” music video.’s famous “Thriller” music video.

Landis began his film career working as a mailboy at 20th Century Fox. He worked as a “go-fer” and then as an assistant director during filming MGM’s Kelly’s Heroes in Yugoslavia in 1969; he replaced the film’s original assistant director, who became ill and was sent home. During that time Landis became acquainted with actors Don Rickles and Donald Sutherland, both of whom would later work in his films. Following Kelly’s Heroes, Landis worked on several films that were shot in Europe (especially in Italy and England), including Once Upon a Time in the West, El Condor and A Town Called Bastard (a.k.a. A Town Called Hell). Landis also worked as a stunt double.

In 1980, he co-wrote and directed The Blues Brothers, a comedy starring John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd. It featured musical numbers by R&B and soul legends James Brown, Cab Calloway, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles and John Lee Hooker. It was, at the time, one of the most expensive films ever made, costing almost $30 million (for comparison, Steven Spielberg’s contemporary film 1941 cost $35 million). It is speculated that Spielberg and Landis engaged in a rivalry, the goal of which was to make the more expensive movie. The rivalry might have been a friendly one, as Spielberg makes a cameo appearance in Blues Brothers (as the unnamed desk clerk near the end) and Landis had made a cameo in 1941 as a messenger.

He was married to Deborah Nadoolman on July 27 the 27th of July, 1980. The couple had two kids.

John Landis Net Worth

John Landis is one of the richest Director from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, John Landis 's net worth $150 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In his early 20s, He wrote, directed, and played in a satirical horror movie known as Schlock.

He was cleared of guilt in a court case over death of 3 actors involved in an accident involving a helicopter during the filming in Twilight Zone: The Movie.

John David Landis (/ˈ l æ n d ɪ s / ; born August 3, 1950) is an American film director, comedian, screenwriter, actor, and producer. He is best known for the comedy films that he has directed, such as National Lampoon’s Animal House (1978), The Blues Brothers (1980), An American Werewolf in London (1981), Trading Places (1983), Three Amigos (1986), Coming to America (1988) and Beverly Hills Cop III (1994), and for directing Michael Jackson’s music videos for “Thriller” (1983) and “Black or White” (1991).

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

John Landis height 5 ft 10 in John weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is John Landis Dating?

According to our records, John Landis married to Deborah Nadoolman Landis. As of December 1, 2023, John Landis’s is not dating anyone.

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Landis and four other crew members were charged with involuntary manslaughter. The prosecutors attempted to show that Landis was reckless, and had not told the parents and others of the children’s proximity to explosives and helicopters and of limitations on their working hours. He admitted that he had violated the California law regulating employment of children, by using the children after hours, and conceded that that was “wrong.” But he denied culpability. Numerous members of the film crew testified that the director was warned, but ignored these dangers. After a nine-month jury trial during 1986 and 1987, Landis, represented by criminal defense attorneys Harland Braun and James Neal, and the other crew members were acquitted of the charges.

Facts & Trivia

John Ranked on the list of most popular Director. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. John Landis celebrates birthday on August 3 of every year.

Landis next directed the Eddie Murphy film Coming to America, which was commercially successful. It was also the subject of Buchwald v. Paramount, a civil suit filed by Art Buchwald in 1990 against the film’s producers. Buchwald claimed that the concept for the film had been stolen from a 1982 script that Paramount optioned from Buchwald. Buchwald won the breach of contract action.

Did John Landis work after twilight zone?

The reality is, in the social media era, it’d be almost impossible for John Landis to work , because 35 years after the Twilight Zone movie, it’s the only thing people talk about online when the name of John Landis comes up.

How rich is John Landis?

John Landis is an American comedy filmmaker and actor who had a net worth of $155 Million.

How old is John Landis?

71 years (August 3, 1950)

What ever happened to John Landis?

Sometimes people look at Landis’ career and assume that there was a sharp decline after this, but it wasn’t like that. Landis spent some time in court over the next six or seven years as part of legal and civil suits, but he was ultimately found not guilty of manslaughter (he did have to settle in the civil suits).

What actor died filming Twilight Zone?

On July 23, 1982, Vic Morrow and two child actors, Renee Shinn Chen and Myca Dinh Le , are killed in an accident involving a helicopter during filming on the California set of Twilight Zone: The Movie.