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John Simmons(II)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Director
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John Simmons
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John Simmons was born in 1950 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is a cinematographer and director, known for Family Reunion (2019), Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn (2014) and Hollywood's Architect: The Paul R. Williams Story (2020).
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 4 wins & 5 nominations total

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    Known for

    Loretta Devine, Tia Mowry, Richard Roundtree, Anthony Alabi, Talia Jackson, Jordyn Raya James, Isaiah Russell-Bailey, and Cameron J. Wright in Family Reunion (2019)
    Family Reunion
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    Casey Simpson, Mace Coronel, Aidan Gallagher, and Lizzy Greene in Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn (2014)
    Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn
    5.6
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer(as John W. Simmons)
    Hollywood's Architect: The Paul R. Williams Story (2020)
    Hollywood's Architect: The Paul R. Williams Story
    9.4
    • Cinematographer
    • 2020
    Mitchel Musso and Larramie Doc Shaw in Pair of Kings (2010)
    Pair of Kings
    5.9
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer

    Credits

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    Cinematographer

    • Kenzi Richardson in Vampirina: Teenage Vampire (2025)
      Vampirina: Teenage Vampire
      6.3
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2025
    • John Goodman, Sara Gilbert, Jay R. Ferguson, Alicia Goranson, Laurie Metcalf, Emma Kenney, and Ames McNamara in The Conners (2018)
      The Conners
      5.9
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2023–2025
    • Lopez vs. Lopez (2022)
      Lopez vs. Lopez
      6.3
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2025
    • Rosa Blasi, Chris Tallman, Diego Velazquez, Kira Kosarin, Jack Griffo, Addison Riecke, and Maya Le Clark in The Thundermans Return (2024)
      The Thundermans Return
      5.1
      • director of photography
      • 2024
    • iCarly (2021)
      iCarly
      6.7
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2021–2023
    • James Pickens Jr., Ellen Pompeo, and Chandra Wilson in Grey's Anatomy (2005)
      Grey's Anatomy
      7.6
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2022
    • Loretta Devine, Tia Mowry, Richard Roundtree, Anthony Alabi, Talia Jackson, Jordyn Raya James, Isaiah Russell-Bailey, and Cameron J. Wright in Family Reunion (2019)
      Family Reunion
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2019–2022
    • Kate Godfrey and Anton Starkman in Warped! (2021)
      Warped!
      6.1
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • director of photography
      • 2022
    • Night School
      6.1
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2020
    • Kevin Hart in Kevin Hart: Zero F**ks Given (2020)
      Kevin Hart: Zero F**ks Given
      6.1
      TV Special
      • Cinematographer
      • 2020
    • Ashley Garcia: Genius in Love (2020)
      Ashley Garcia: Genius in Love
      6.7
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2020
    • Hollywood's Architect: The Paul R. Williams Story (2020)
      Hollywood's Architect: The Paul R. Williams Story
      9.4
      • director of photography
      • 2020
    • Loretta Devine, Tia Mowry, Richard Roundtree, Anthony Alabi, Talia Jackson, Jordyn Raya James, Isaiah Russell-Bailey, and Cameron J. Wright in A Family Reunion Christmas (2019)
      A Family Reunion Christmas
      5.8
      TV Movie
      • director of photography
      • 2019
    • Sean Astin, Melissa Joan Hart, Kalama Epstein, Siena Agudong, and Lauren Lindsey Donzis in No Good Nick (2019)
      No Good Nick
      6.2
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2019
    • Prince of Peoria (2018)
      Prince of Peoria
      6.1
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • Cinematographer
      • 2018–2019

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Gary G-Thang Johnson: Sitcho Ass Down (2024)
      Gary G-Thang Johnson: Sitcho Ass Down
      4.4
      TV Special
      • director of photography
      • 2024
    • Roger Daltrey in McVicar on McVicar (2023)
      McVicar on McVicar
      Video
      • camera operator
      • 2023
    • McFly One Night Only... Again
      TV Special
      • camera operator
      • 2022
    • The Prosecution of an American President (2012)
      The Prosecution of an American President
      7.4
      • camera operator
      • 2012
    • 1st Amendment Stand Up (2005)
      1st Amendment Stand Up
      6.7
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2008–2009
    • Witness to a Dream (2008)
      Witness to a Dream
      • additional photography
      • 2008
    • Playboy: Queen of Clubs (2004)
      Playboy: Queen of Clubs
      5.5
      Video
      • camera operator
      • 2004
    • Veerle Casteleyn, Phyllida Crowley Smith, Jason Gardiner, Geoffrey Garratt, Jo Gibb, Michael Gruber, Leah Sue Morland, and Drew Varley in Great Performances (1971)
      Cats
      7.3
      Video
      • additional camera operator
      • 1998
    • He's My Rock (1996)
      He's My Rock
      Short
      • camera operator
      • 1996
    • LL Cool J in Out-of-Sync (1995)
      Out-of-Sync
      4.7
      • camera operator (as Johnny Simmons)
      • 1995
    • A Time of AIDS (1993)
      A Time of AIDS
      7.0
      TV Mini Series
      • camera operator
      • 1993
    • Glenn Frey in Glenn Frey Strange Weather Live in Dublin (1992)
      Glenn Frey Strange Weather Live in Dublin
      9.6
      Video
      • camera operator
      • 1992
    • Mad in the Making: Little Scenes and Outtakes Around a Mad Video (1991)
      Mad in the Making: Little Scenes and Outtakes Around a Mad Video
      Video
      • camera operator
      • 1991
    • Harry Lennix, Leon, Robert Townsend, Tico Wells, and Michael Wright in The Five Heartbeats (1991)
      The Five Heartbeats
      7.6
      • additional camera operator
      • 1991
    • Jeremy Beadle in Beadle's About (1986)
      Beadle's About
      6.2
      TV Series
      • film camera
      • 1990

    Director

    • Loretta Devine, Tia Mowry, Richard Roundtree, Anthony Alabi, Talia Jackson, Jordyn Raya James, Isaiah Russell-Bailey, and Cameron J. Wright in Family Reunion (2019)
      Family Reunion
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2021–2022

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    Dark Girls
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    Dark Girls

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    • Alternative names
      • John W. Simmons
    • Born
      • 1950
      • Chicago, Illinois, USA

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      Member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) since 2004.

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