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Johnny Cubert White, Jr. (born September 20, 1966) is an American filmmaker and actor. ==Personal life== Johnny Cubert White, Jr. was born to teenaged runaways in Hammond, Indiana, USA. In 1974, White's parents - John and Georgia Kambiss White moved with Johnny and Jackie (his sister, born 1970) to Florida - living first in Clearwater, then to New Port Richey and Holiday Lake Estates and finally to Tarpon Springs, Florida where the family settled for many years. Johnny graduated from Tarpon Springs High School in 1984. His involvement in community service lead to many citations including The Palm Harbor Chamber of Commerce Award for Distinguished Service. His most active roll was as a member of Interact, a service organization sponsored by the Rotary Club of Tarpon Springs, of which he was President his senior year. Matriculating to Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, Georgia - White continued his dedication to community service through Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity and the Rotaract Club, the latter of which he founded. Active in both the OU Players (college theatre group) and the Georgia Shakespeare Festival (an instrumental assistant in its founding) White honed his acting skills in productions including The Taming of the Shrew, Grease, The Elephant Man, The Fantastics and Much Ado About Nothing. Graduating in 1988 with a degree in Philosophy and Writing, White stayed in Atlanta through the fall, working as a bartender at Fat Tuesday's and studying acting through an apprentice fellowship program at The Academy Theatre. In 1989, he began his post-baccalaureate studies in Filmmaking at the University of South Florida. There he developed his interest in experimental filmmaking and in 1992, earned his Master's degree in Filmmaking at the prestigious The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. His mentors included Philip Hoffman, Stephanie Maxwell, Lynne Sachs, Sharon Couzin, and Shellie Fleming. In 1993 White resurrected the Onion City Film Festival in Chicago and served as its Executive Director and Programmer until 1999. From 1994–1998, he served on the Board of Directors of Chicago Filmmakers. From 1995–1997, White functioned as the Segment Producer of the Chicago Film Critics Awards. From 1996–2000, White worked as an Illinois Artist-In-Residence. In 1996, White produced and hosted "Talk Show with Johnny White" - an outdoor variety talk show that ran on first fridays for 8 months in Chicago at Chicago Filmmakers. Since 2000, Johnny White has resided in Los Angeles where he has been involved with rock bands and aspects of the film industry—including art direction, assistant directing, second unit directing, production design, casting, miscellaneous film crew, production management, writing, editing, cinematography, acting, directing, and producing. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Johnny Cubert White, Jr.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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