Biography

Jon was born in Kansas in the early 1970s, grew up in the Chicago area in the late 70s, moved to Tennesseee in the 80s where he began acting on stage in Community Theatre and at University High School in Johnson City, Tennessee. He took summer acting workshops under Timothy Busfield (of TV's Thirtysomething ). His first professional movie acting gig was as an extra in the Disney Channel film Goodbye Miss Fourth Of July (1988). He moved to Lexington, Kentucky in the early 90s and produced an award winning public access TV show about the local art and independent film scene there, titled Off The Air. It was inspired by the PBS series Alive From Off Center. Jon has worked on many independent films including the Eastern Kentucky University student slasher film Dying To Act (1998) and in three films (so far) with Zombie Planet Productions in Lexington as both a cameraman and an actor. He has also worked as a background actor in the Dreamwork's pictures Seabiscuit (2003) and Dreamer (2005). In 2008, he joined the now notorious Central Kentucky Cinema Society, aka "film club"- because its members are now sworn to secrecy...In addition to acting and working behind the scenes, Jon is an aspiring screenwriter and director who's motto is: "filmmaking for filmmaking's sake!".
- IMDb mini biography by: Noel Art & Media Ltd.