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American comedy filmmaker and actor

Date of Birth: 3 August 1950
Age: 76 years old
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2. Career
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3. Personal life

Biography

John Landis is an American comedy 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 (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).

Early life

Landis was born into a Jewish family in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Shirley Levine (née Magaziner) and Marshall Landis, an interior designer and decorator. Landis and his parents relocated to Los Angeles when he was four months old. Though spending his childhood in California, Landis still refers to Chicago as his home town; he is a fan of the Chicago White Sox baseball team.

When Landis was a young boy, he watched The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, which inspired him to become a director:

I had complete suspension of disbelief—really, I was eight years old and it transported me. I was on that beach running from that dragon, fighting that Cyclops. It just really dazzled me, and I bought it completely. And so, I actually sat through it twice and when I got home, I asked my mom, "Who does that? Who makes the movie?"

Career

Early

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 the United Kingdom), 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.

I worked on some pirates movies, all kind of movies. French foreign movies. I worked on a movie called Red Sun where Toshiro Mifune kills me, puts a sword through me. ... I worked as a stunt guy. I worked as a dialogue coach. I worked as an actor. I worked as a production assistant.

Aged 21, Landis made his directorial debut with Schlock. The film, which he also wrote and appeared in, is a tribute to monster movies. The gorilla suit for the film was made by Rick Baker—the beginning of a long-term collaboration between Landis and Baker. Though completed in 1971, Schlock was not released until 1973 after it caught the attention of Johnny Carson. A fan of the film, Carson invited Landis on The Tonight Show and showed clips to help promote it. Schlock has since gained a cult following, but Landis has described the film as "terrible".

Landis was hired by Eon Productions to write a screen treatment for The Spy Who Loved Me, but his screenplay of James Bond foiling a kidnapping of the Pope in Latin America was rejected by Albert R. Broccoli for satirizing the Catholic Church. Landis was then hired to direct The Kentucky Fried Movie after David Zucker saw his Tonight Show appearance. The film was inspired by the satirical sketch comedy of shows like Monty Python, Free the Army, The National Lampoon Radio Hour and Saturday Night Live. It is notable for being the first film written by the Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker team, who would later have success with Airplane! and The Naked Gun trilogy.

Personal life

Landis is married to Deborah Nadoolman, a costume designer. They have two children: Max and Rachel. In a BBC Radio interview, he stated that he is an atheist. The family lives in Beverly Hills, California.

In 2009, Landis signed a petition in support of director Roman Polanski, who had been detained while traveling to a film festival in relation to his 1977 sexual abuse charges, which the petition argued would undermine the tradition of film festivals as a place for works to be shown "freely and safely", and that arresting filmmakers traveling to neutral countries could open the door "for actions of which no-one can know the effects."

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Date of Birth 3 August 1950

Age 76 years old

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Zodiac Compatibility	%
Gemini	92%
Libra	88%
Aries	88%
Sagittarius	84%
Leo	80%
Cancer	76%
Capricorn	72%
Scorpio	72%
Pisces	68%
Aquarius	68%
Taurus	64%
Virgo	56%

Chinese horoscope Tiger Tiger is a born leader The tiger is usually a very undisciplined worker. People born in the Year of the Tiger are also very irritable by nature and do not like to follow others. They have problems with power and tend to challenge their superiors. Th…

Zodiac Compatibility	%
Dragon	88%
Rat	88%
Horse	84%
Bull	84%
Pig	80%
Dog	80%
Rooster	72%
Rabbit	72%
Tiger	72%
Goat	60%
Monkey	52%
Snake	48%

Slavic horoscope Eagle The Eagle chertog in the Svarog circle carries a distinct rhythm of character, totem strength, and life task. People born in this hall often recognize themselves through ties to nature, kin, and patronage.

Zodiac Compatibility	%
Virgin	96%
Horse	96%
Lynx	92%
Finist	92%
Eagle	88%
Boar	84%
Aurochs	84%
Wolf	84%
Serpent	80%
Elk	80%
Swan	76%
Pike	76%
Fox	76%
Stork	76%
Raven	64%
Bear	60%

Egyptian horoscope Sekhmet The Egyptian sign of Sekhmet reflects divine patronage and a particular season of character in the ancient calendar. People born under this deity often feel motives early and carry a recognizable moral gravity.

Zodiac Compatibility	%
Bastet	92%
Sekhmet	88%
Set	84%
Thoth	84%
Horus	80%
Anubis	76%
Osiris	64%
Mut	60%
Isis	56%
Geb	56%
Amun-Ra	44%
Nile	36%

Druid horoscope Holly Holly is the warrior with a noble heart. Born 8 July to 4 August, Holly people hold the line, defend fairness and lead through hard seasons.

Zodiac Compatibility	%
Hazel	96%
Oak	92%
Holly	88%
Elder	84%
Willow	84%
Ash	84%
Reed	80%
Hawthorn	80%
Ivy	76%
Vine	76%
Alder	76%
Birch	60%
Rowan	56%

Indian horoscope Karka The Vedic rashi Karka carries a sidereal rhythm of Jyotish — temperament, dharma leanings, and the ruling graha color how a person acts and chooses.

Zodiac Compatibility	%
Simha	96%
Mithuna	96%
Karka	88%
Kanya	84%
Mesha	84%
Dhanu	80%
Vrishchika	76%
Tula	76%
Vrishabha	76%
Kumbha	64%
Makara	64%
Meena	56%

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Aster	96%
Violet	96%
Daisy	96%
Carnation	92%
Delphinium	92%
Rose	92%
Wild rose	92%
Water lily	92%
Tulip	92%
Sunflower	88%
Edelweiss	84%
Peony	84%
Orchid	84%
Chamomile	84%
Dahlia	84%
Magnolia	84%
Poppy	84%
Belladonna	84%
Lotus	80%
Freesia	80%
Lily of the valley	80%
Lily	80%
Dandelion	76%
Gladiolus	76%
Lilac	76%
Camellia	76%
Bellflower	76%
Purslane	76%
Hydrangea	76%
Foxglove	76%
Mimosa	76%
Thistle	64%
Immortelle	60%
Mistletoe	56%
Gentian	56%

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Zodiac Compatibility	%
Virgo — 1st decan	96%
Leo — 3rd decan	96%
Leo — 1st decan	96%
Cancer — 2nd decan	96%
Libra — 1st decan	92%
Virgo — 3rd decan	92%
Virgo — 2nd decan	92%
Cancer — 3rd decan	92%
Cancer — 1st decan	92%
Gemini — 3rd decan	92%
Leo — 2nd decan	88%
Aquarius — 1st decan	84%
Capricorn — 3rd decan	84%
Sagittarius — 2nd decan	84%
Sagittarius — 1st decan	84%
Libra — 3rd decan	84%
Libra — 2nd decan	84%
Gemini — 2nd decan	84%
Taurus — 3rd decan	84%
Aries — 3rd decan	84%
Aries — 1st decan	84%
Capricorn — 2nd decan	80%
Scorpio — 3rd decan	80%
Taurus — 1st decan	80%
Capricorn — 1st decan	76%
Sagittarius — 3rd decan	76%
Scorpio — 2nd decan	76%
Scorpio — 1st decan	76%
Gemini — 1st decan	76%
Taurus — 2nd decan	76%
Aries — 2nd decan	76%
Pisces — 3rd decan	64%
Pisces — 2nd decan	64%
Pisces — 1st decan	60%
Aquarius — 3rd decan	56%
Aquarius — 2nd decan	56%

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