Johnny Cubert White, Jr.
Johnny Cubert White, Jr. (born September 20, 1966) is an American filmmaker and actor.
Personal life
Johnny Cubert White, Jr. was born to teenaged runaways in Hammond, Indiana, USA. In 1974, White's parents - John and Georgia Kambiss White moved with Johnny and Jackie (his sister, born 1970) to Florida - living first in Clearwater, then to New Port Richey and Holiday Lake Estates and finally to Tarpon Springs, Florida where the family settled for many years. Johnny graduated from Tarpon Springs High School in 1984. His involvement in community service lead to many citations including The Palm Harbor Chamber of Commerce Award for Distinguished Service. His most active roll was as a member of Interact, a service organization sponsored by the Rotary Club of Tarpon Springs, of which he was President his senior year.
Matriculating to Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, Georgia - White continued his dedication to community service through Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity and the Rotaract Club, the latter of which he founded. Active in both the OU Players (college theatre group) and the Georgia Shakespeare Festival (an instrumental assistant in its founding) White honed his acting skills in productions including The Taming of the Shrew, Grease, The Elephant Man, The Fantastics and Much Ado About Nothing. Graduating in 1988 with a degree in Philosophy and Writing, White stayed in Atlanta through the fall, working as a bartender at Fat Tuesday's and studying acting through an apprentice fellowship program at The Academy Theatre. In 1989, he began his post-baccalaureate studies in Filmmaking at the University of South Florida. There he developed his interest in experimental filmmaking and in 1992, earned his Master's degree in Filmmaking at the prestigious The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. His mentors included Philip Hoffman, Stephanie Maxwell, Lynne Sachs, Sharon Couzin, and Shellie Fleming.
In 1993 White resurrected the Onion City Film Festival in Chicago and served as its Executive Director and Programmer until 1999.
From 1994–1998, he served on the Board of Directors of Chicago Filmmakers. From 1995–1997, White functioned as the Segment Producer of the Chicago Film Critics Awards. From 1996–2000, White worked as an Illinois Artist-In-Residence.
In 1996, White produced and hosted "Talk Show with Johnny White" - an outdoor variety talk show that ran on first fridays for 8 months in Chicago at Chicago Filmmakers.
Since 2000, Johnny White has resided in Los Angeles where he has been involved with rock bands and aspects of the film industry—including art direction, assistant directing, second unit directing, production design, casting, miscellaneous film crew, production management, writing, editing, cinematography, acting, directing, and producing.
Selected filmography
Art Direction
1:"The Bachelor" TV Show (2002) 2:"Top Design" TV Show, 10 episodes (January 2007-April 2007) 3:"Top Chef" TV Show, 13 episodes ( June 2007- September 2007)
Actor
1: "Fast Food" (1989) Casino Patron (uncredited) 2: "The Relic" (1997) Graduate Student (uncredited) 3: "My Best Friend's Wedding" (1997) Karaoke patron (uncredited) 4: "Tax Day" (1998) Naked Chicken Bone Thrower 5: "Temporary Girl" (1998) Bicycle messenger 6: "Street Smarts" TV Series,(2000) Contestant 7: "The Removers" (2001) Downtown Extra
Casting Department
1: "Miracle on 34th Street" (1994) key extras casting assistant 2: "Losing Isaiah" (1995) 3: "The Relic" (1997) extras casting assistant: set 4: "My Best Friends Wedding" (1997) extras casting coordinator 5: "Home Alone 3" (1997) extras casting coordinator 6: "Since You've Been Gone" (1998) extras casting coordinator
Producer
1: "Jump Venus, Jump!" (1992) producer 2: "Tax Day" (1998) line producer (uncredited) 3: "Temporary Girl" (1998) producer 4: "Underground Women" (2002) producer 5: "Up on the Rope" (2006) producer
Director
1: "Jump Venus, Jump!" (1992) director 2: "Temporary Girl" (1998) director Art Department: 1: "The Bachelor" TV Series (2002) lead man 2: "The Bachelor" TV Series (2002) set dresser
Production Management
1: "Tax Day" (1998) production manager
Second Unit Director
1: "Flicker (Unsteady Motion)" (1995) second unit director
Writer
1: "Jump Venus, Jump!" (1992) writer
Cinematographer
1: "Jump Venus, Jump!" (1992) cinematographer
Editor
1: "Jump Venus, Jump!" (1992) editor
Production Assistance
1: "Rookie of the Year" (1993) production assistant 2: "Tough Target" TV Show (1995) production assistant
Set Security
1: "A Whiter Shade of Loud" (2003) set security
Special Thanks
1: "Stay Until Tomorrow" (2004) 2: "What Makes Fido Run?" (2005)
Cameo Appearance
1: "Beat the Geeks" TV Show (2001) himself 2: "Access Nation" (2004) himself
Trivia
White is 6' 1½" (188 cm).
Among his best friends are filmmakers Paula Froehle, Laura Colella, Lynne Sachs, actress/model Lisa Marie, and actress Rachel Hamilton.
Every summer (since 1994) White teaches 16mm filmmaking classes for Center for the Gifted, in Chicago, Illinois.
His YouTube account is cubertfilm, featuring the videos of his students.
External links
School of the Chicago Art Institute alumni Center for Gifted teachers Filmmakers Actors