- Born
- Birth nameJon Scott Niccum
- Height6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
- Jon Niccum is a writer, filmmaker and journalist.
He teaches Screenwriting and Ethics in Storytelling in the Department of Film and Media Studies at the University of Kansas. A longtime writer and critic for the Kansas City Star, he is also the author of "The Worst Gig: From Psycho Fans to Stage Riots, Famous Musicians Tell All" and co-author of "Power Up: Leadership, Character and Conflict Beyond the Superhero Multiverse."
Niccum has written and/or produced a wide range of films, including the bigfoot documentary "Big Fur," the psychological drama "The Sublime and Beautiful," the freedom-of-the-press documentary "Seized," the sports biopic "Jayhawkers," and the neo-noir "Time's Up, Eve." He's a producer of the irreverent investigative web series "Queer Ghost Hunters."
He earned a degree in Film and Media Studies and a Master's in Journalism at KU.
- IMDb mini biography by: Jon Niccum
- SpouseAnn Niccum(October 6, 1995 - present) (1 child)
- Co-founder and guitarist of the bands Bobby and the Chuxx, The Budinskis
- President of the Kansas City Film Critics Circle from 2003-2007.
- Author of "The Worst Gig" (Sourcebooks, 2013).
- Contributing author to "To Boldly Go: Leadership, Strategy, and Conflict in the 21st Century and Beyond" (Casemate, 2021).
- Co-author and co-editor of "Power Up: Leadership, Character, and Conflict Beyond the Superhero Multiverse" (Casemate, 2023).
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