Johnny Sanchez
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Johnny Sanchez is an American actor, writer, and film producer who graduated from High School of Performing Arts (aka La Guardia H.S.) in New York City.
Early years and education
[edit]Born and raised in Brooklyn, Sanchez moved to Los Angeles and later returned to New York City, where he trained at the Bill Esper Studios. During that time, he also joined LAByrinth Theater Company, currently run by artistic directors: Philip Seymour Hoffman and John Ortiz. He was a member of LAByrinth for 12 years (1993–2005).
Career
[edit]In 2002 he formed a company, 3 Wolves Production, and co-produced the film Find Me Guilty[1][2] which was directed by Sidney Lumet and was released in 2006. In 2005 he produced, in association with the American Film Institute's directing workshop for women, and wrote A through M a dramatic short film inspired by the aftermath of 9/11. The film was directed by Heidi Miami Marshall and has won several awards in film festivals.
In April 2007, he appeared as Tito in the independent film Downtown: a street tale opposite John Savage, Burt Young, and Geneviève Bujold. As well, that same month the film Even Money, which he co-produced, was also released in theaters. The film received some very cold reviews among critics although it had a great cast that included Danny DeVito, Kim Basinger, Kelsey Grammer, Ray Liotta, and Forest Whitaker.
His other acting film and TV credits include: Transformers, 212, Bowfinger, The Limey, The Hard Way, Outrageous Fortune, S.P.I.C[3], Marvelous Mrs. Maisel[4], Side Effects (Steven Soderbergh)[5], The Equalizer (CBS)[6], Saint X (on HULU)[7], Ray Donovan: The Movie (Showtime)[8], Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (NBC)[9], Blue Bloods (CBS)[10], And Just Like That... (HBO MAX)[11], Royal Pains[12], Tracey Takes On... (HBO)[13].
Johnny also produced the short film Muscle[14], directed by Heidi Miami Marshall[15], and starring Fiona Graham, Marc Menchaca and Reiko Aylesworth. Muscle played 30 festivals worldwide and won BEST OF FEST (Chick Flicks Film Festival), BEST NARRATIVE SHORT FILM (B’dway Int’l Film Festival) and SPIRIT OF INDIE FILMMAKING AWARD (Big River Film Festival)[16], among others. Johnny acted in, wrote and produced the multi-award winning short film S.P.I.C. [17](loosely inspired by true events from his youth). S.P.I.C. was directed by Heidi Miami Marshall[18]. and won over 15 awards. Including: BEST OF FEST AWARD (Blackbird Film Fest 2024), BEST CINEMA WRITING AWARD (BlackBird), BEST STORY (LIIFE 2024), BEST MULTI-CULTURAL FILM (SPE Media Film Fest 2024), BEST FILMMAKER (Barebones Film Fest 2023), BEST COMING-OF-AGE SHORT (Manhattan Film Fest 2023), and AUDIENCE AWARD (Soho Int'l Film Fest 2023)[19] - and many others.
Johnny is married to director and acting coach Heidi Miami Marshall[20].
References
[edit]- ^ "'Find Me Guilty'". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
- ^ Cockrell, Eddie (2006-02-16). "Find Me Guilty". Variety. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
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- ^ https://www.musclefilm.com/
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- ^ https://www.johnnysanchez.com/about