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Joe Johnston

1950 - Today

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Joseph Eggleston Johnston II (born May 13, 1950) is an American film director, producer, writer, and visual effects artist. He is best known for directing effects-driven films, including Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989), The Rocketeer (1991), Jumanji (1995), Jurassic Park III (2001), The Wolfman (2010), and Captain America: The First Avenger (2011). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joe Johnston is the 634th most popular film director (up from 669th in 2019), the 4,692nd most popular biography from United States (down from 4,229th in 2019) and the 168th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Joe Johnston ranks 634 out of 2,041. Before him are Sergei Bodrov, Paul Mazursky, Gustav von Wangenheim, Jean-Paul Rappeneau, Sergei Gerasimov, and Avi Arad. After him are Hwang Dong-hyuk, Bernd Eichinger, Natacha Rambova, Andrew Blake, Robert Enrico, and Géza von Radványi.

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Among people born in 1950, Joe Johnston ranks 238. Before him are Oscar Cantoni, Xu Qiliang, Josiane Balasko, Ivan Hlinka, Ljubomir Ljubojević, and Yuen Wah. After him are Peter Frampton, Boris Gryzlov, Tatsumi Kimishima, Loredana Bertè, Soh Chin Ann, and Jan Zajíc.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Joe Johnston ranks 4,692 out of 20,380. Before him are Leon Spinks (1953), P. J. Kennedy (1858), Ron Rifkin (1939), Bernie Mac (1957), Dan McKee (1951), and Smokey Robinson (1940). After him are Gianni Russo (1943), Metta World Peace (1979), Steve Lukather (1957), Mary Ellen Weber (1962), Movita Castaneda (1916), and Bobby Riggs (1918).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Joe Johnston ranks 168. Before him are Gore Verbinski (1964), Lawrence Kasdan (1949), Paul Thomas Anderson (1970), John Stagliano (1951), Peter Hyams (1943), and Paul Mazursky (1930). After him are Natacha Rambova (1897), Andrew Blake (1947), Kenneth Anger (1927), Paul Scheuring (1968), Richard Linklater (1960), and Robert Z. Leonard (1889).

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