Biography

JOHNNY CANN - President / CEO

Johnny Cann is a professional stunt coordinator and stunt performer. He is also an actor, producer, director, writer, and publisher. He is intimately familiar with the entertainment industry. He has appeared in over 50 feature films including such hits as, "HOODLUM", "BATMAN FOREVER", "TANGO AND CASH", "HOME FRIES", "MISS CONGENIALITY", "MARKED FOR DEATH", "PREDATOR II" and "BLOOD IN BLOOD OUT". He has also appeared on television shows and commercials. In 1997 Johnny was featured in an episode of "Hollywood's Greatest Stunts" while performing a high fall/explosion backwards through a 4th story window for "Walker Texas Ranger". He has written, edited and published three editions of "THE STUNT GUIDE" which is an internationally recognized standard for information pertaining to the stunt business.

In 1992 he was asked to be on the board of directors for The National League of Screen Actors' Guild Stunt Performers and was instrumental in getting the Screen Actor's Guild and AMPTP to extend jurisdiction to cover Stunt Coordinators. He was nominated, by the National Board, three times for a position on the SAG Board of Directors in L.A. and is currently on the DFW SAG/AFTRA Board. He has worked very hard to gain the respect of the stunt community and make his chosen profession safer and more profitable.

John was a founding member of three theater companies while in L.A. and is still active in local theater in Dallas. He studied drama and character analysis with teachers like Kent Bateman, Vic Vallero and Mark York. He attended numerous classes at the Actor's Center L.A. and recently he has earned diplomas from the Hollywood Film Institute in producing and directing for film. He currently has several projects in various stages of development going right now.

In his earlier years John was ranked in the top ten in the nation as a Freestyle wrestler, he was a 3 time AAU State Champion and finished his high school wrestling career with over 200 wins to his record. He is adept in many different styles of martial arts and is a first degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do. With a solid background in trampoline, gymnastics, white-water kayaking, fencing, rock climbing, rappelling, high falls over 100 ft., SCUBA diving and more, he is extremely qualified to handle high stress stunt situations. (PLEASE SEE RESUMES).

Before going to L.A. to pursue his lifelong dream of being a stuntman he lived in Carmel, Indiana. He worked as a salesman for a Fireplace Shop to earn the money to move to L.A. He was their top sales person for three years and learned a great deal about sales and retail. After moving to L.A. Johnny worked as the rental manager and salesman for Scuba Duba Dive, the largest SCUBA shop in Southern California, while working to establish himself as a stuntman and an actor. It was here that he learned the organizational skills needed to run a large scale equipment rental operation.

After 14 years in L.A. he decided to move to the Dallas area to work on "Walker Texas Ranger" with Chuck Norris and take advantage of the ground floor opportunities available in the film industry in Texas. He is also a technician for, and candidate to pilot, the worlds only "Rocket Belt", which is based in the Dallas area.

Johnny Cann loves what he does and he has worked very hard to get where he is. God has blessed him with success and he prays that the blessings will continue. He believes in this company and hopes that you will too.