"John grew up on the banks of the Mississippi River, which ran by his back yard in the small town Anoka, Minnesota where he grew up with three sisters, two brothers and a paralyzed grandmother. A major knee injury playing college football, altered his dream of being a professional athlete. After he recovered, he continued to play softball and basketball, and started playing rugby. He played for eight years until his knees finally gave out. John worked full time as law clerk for the chief judge of the district court, while attending law school, and practiced law for almost five years in Minneapolis, during which he shared an office with Bob Dylan's Film company. John moved to New York to follow his dream of show business and the movies, after receiving offers from three of the top four model agencies. He was a top model for two years, studied acting at Carnegie Hall and was on the guest list at Studio 54. He spent time modeling in Paris and Europe as well, before moving to Los Angeles, where he has appeared in more than fifty movies and television shows, seven soap operas and more than two dozen commercials.

He has had four books published and written another ten. John wrote, produced, directed and edited over ten documentaries, one has been shown on PBS. He has appeared in national advertising campaigns. He produced and appeared in one of the best selling posters in the world for over ten years. John's greatest accomplishment in life was raising his daughter. He has taught legal terminology, criminal law and acting for over thirty years." less...