Biography

Jon Lee Brody was born and raised in the Northwest Suburbs of Chicago. His mother and father worked as a business consultant and civil engineer, respectively. Jon attended William Fremd High School where he excelled as a three sport athlete and also excelled academically. He always had a love for cinema but his original aspirations were to be a professional athlete. During high school, Jon was also a Golden Gloves boxer, an avid Martial Artist (second degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do) and also was in the schools' symphony orchestra where he played the violin.

Jon went on to play football at the University of Illinois. However in his sophomore season, Jon suffered an injury that ultimately ended his playing career. He stayed in school and graduated in May of 2007 with a dual degree in Accounting and Finance. Jon was accepted for admissions to prestigious law schools like Harvard and Northwestern, but he instead chose to pursue his other childhood dream of being a filmmaker. On August 1st, 2008 he bought a one way ticket to Los Angeles where he has lived since.
- IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous