Alex Johns (August 23, 1966 – August 7, 2010) was an American film and television producer. Johns is best known for his work as the co-producer of more than seventy episodes of the animated television series Futurama.[1] He was also the co-executive producer of the 2006 film The Ant Bully.[1][2]
Matt Groening, the creator of Futurama, hired Johns to work on the show. Johns would eventually co-produce more than seventy episodes of Futurama during his career.[1][2] Groening also gave Johns a prominent production role on the 1999 Christmas television special, Olive, the Other Reindeer, which starred Drew Barrymore and Ed Asner.[1]
Director John A. Davis hired Johns to co-executive produce the 2006 animated film, The Ant Bully. In a professional twist, Johns had actually fired Davis from the production staff of Olive, the Other Reindeer in the late 1990s due to tactical and budgetary reasons.[1] Davis spoke of the unusual situation in an interview in 2010 explaining, "Alex was in the uncomfortable position of telling me I was being replaced, but to hear his spin, it sounded like I was getting a promotion! He was awesome...He did such a great job firing me, I had to hire him! [for The Ant Bully]."[1] The film went on to gross more than $28 million at the U.S. domestic box office.[2]
alex, johns, august, 1966, august, 2010, american, film, television, producer, johns, best, known, work, producer, more, than, seventy, episodes, animated, television, series, futurama, also, executive, producer, 2006, film, bully, contents, early, life, caree. Alex Johns August 23 1966 August 7 2010 was an American film and television producer Johns is best known for his work as the co producer of more than seventy episodes of the animated television series Futurama 1 He was also the co executive producer of the 2006 film The Ant Bully 1 2 Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Death 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editJohns was born in Roseville California on August 23 1966 1 2 the son of Xandria Walker and Wendell Johns who predeceased him Johns was one of five brothers along with Michael Christopher and Daniel Johns and David Cimino 2 He was the grandson of actor Steve Cochran 1917 1965 1 Johns graduated from Escalon High School in Escalon California in 1984 2 He attended both San Diego State University and the University of California San Diego 1 Career editJohns began his career in the film industry by colorizing classic black and white movies in the late 1980s 2 Johns was successful in this work despite the fact that he was colorblind which he kept a professional secret 1 He began working in television in the 1990s on the series The Ren amp Stimpy Show 1 Matt Groening the creator of Futurama hired Johns to work on the show Johns would eventually co produce more than seventy episodes of Futurama during his career 1 2 Groening also gave Johns a prominent production role on the 1999 Christmas television special Olive the Other Reindeer which starred Drew Barrymore and Ed Asner 1 Director John A Davis hired Johns to co executive produce the 2006 animated film The Ant Bully In a professional twist Johns had actually fired Davis from the production staff of Olive the Other Reindeer in the late 1990s due to tactical and budgetary reasons 1 Davis spoke of the unusual situation in an interview in 2010 explaining Alex was in the uncomfortable position of telling me I was being replaced but to hear his spin it sounded like I was getting a promotion He was awesome He did such a great job firing me I had to hire him for The Ant Bully 1 The film went on to gross more than 28 million at the U S domestic box office 2 Death editJohns died on August 7 2010 at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles after a long term illness at the age of 43 1 The 100th episode of Futurama The Mutants Are Revolting was dedicated to his memory 3 References edit a b c d e f g h i j k l Cavna Michael August 13 2010 Remembering FUTURAMA producer Alex Johns 43 The Washington Post Retrieved September 5 2010 a b c d e f g Johns was producer of animated TV series films The Record August 14 2010 Archived from the original on October 30 2018 Retrieved September 5 2010 Futurama The Mutants are Revolting end creditsExternal links editAlex Johns at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alex Johns amp oldid 1220985044, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
