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Jonny Cruz est un Acteur Américain né le 1 décembre 1982 à El Paso (Etats-Unis)
Jonny Cruz is an American actor, script writer, producer, filmmaker. He has featured as actor in movies like Walking Tall: Lone Justice, Infiltrators and Haunting at the Beacon. He has also appeared on television series like General Hospital, Prison Break and Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23. As producer, Jonny has run films such as Small Timers, Hold, the web series Cool Wheels and performs playing the guitar with his musical team Power Up in Los Angeles and Hollywood, California in the United States. His broad experience in filmmaking has also covered activities as producer, director, writer, editor, SFX artist, voice artist and cinematographer.
Jonny Cruz was born Jonathan Willie Hernández in El Paso, Texas on December 1, 1982 and is the son of Maritza Pagan and Orlando Hernández, younger brother of two children with his sister Sharlene. Jonny chose to use Cruz as his last name in honor of his Grandmother Nayda Cruz. He attended School in El Paso TX and studied abroad in Würzburg, Germany in early grade school. Jonny started acting and performing in his early years in the fourth grade with his first rôle as Brom Bones in the play “Sleepy Hollow”. He continued his studies and never lost the chance to keep performing at Eastwood High School and went on to study acting and filmmaking at the University of Texas at Arlington. The ability to be so completely lost in the moment and find perfection through performance and filmmaking attracted Jonny to the art form. Jonny found himself fascinated with Improv Comedy performance and joined the well known Four Day Weekend Performance Team in Fort Worth. Nevertheless, while performing, Jonny continued to shoot short videos to showcase his comedic and technical talents.
Career
Cruz studied computer science, acting, filmmaking and communication media, all of which he used to understand the complex process of film making. His computer skills allowed him to work as web designer and his passion for acting always prompted him to audition for movie roles as they came. Cruz states “I loved to learn so, I would spend endless hours working on the computer learning editing software, visual FX programs, I felt that I could pretty much make a movie on my own from beginning to end after learning all the different aspects of movie making”. So in 2005, with enough knowledge on technical and theoretical aspects of movie making, Cruz made is first incursion as writer, director and producer, besides his acting role, with Cool Wheels where he co-worked with college friends Robby Storey and Kim Matula. He then went on to produce, write, act and direct Small Timers, his first feature length movie. Small Timers took 6 years to complete due to severe technical difficulties, and Jonny states that completing the movie was one of the hardest things he’s ever had to do.
In 2013, Cruz featured as Jimmy Romero in the film Infiltraitors, his third production with Sabattical Pictures. His first and second works with this company were Exit Speed and Haunting at the Beacon. Infiltrators was Cruz’s first lead in a feature film.
Also in 2013, Cruz performed Victor in the action film Gone Missing .
Music
Cruz has made music for his own movies, such as Small Timers and plays the guitar and performs Musical Improv with his team Power Up, who with he has played shows in Los Angeles and Hollywood as well as shows at iOwest, Comedy Sportz and The Clubhouse and UCB in California, USA.
Extra activities
Cruz teaches “Self Confidence & Improv” for famous author Neil Strauss consisting of a motivational speaking and helping people to find their best self through facing their fears, Improv being one of the tools to help gain confidence.
He also supports “A Course in Miracles”, which is a foundation for inner peace and is method of coping with fear by shifting your perspective from fear to love, parting from the statement that “fear is an illusion that we create”.
^ Personal Interview with the artist
^ Personal Interview with the artist
^ Cool Wheels Trivia|http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2405465/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
^ Cinemanía, mayo 2011. No. 188
^ Exit Speed Press Kit|http://www.sabbaticalpictures.com/exitpresskit.html
^ Haunting at the Beacon review|http://fangoria.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5084:filmmakers-talk-haunting-at-the-beacon-disc-news-exclusive-pics&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=167
^ A Course in Miracles Introduction|http://acim.org/AboutACIM/index.
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Nom de naissance Jonathan Willie Hernández
Nationalité Etats-Unis
Naissance 1 décembre 1982 (41 ans) à El Paso (Etats-Unis)
Nationalité Etats-Unis
Naissance 1 décembre 1982 (41 ans) à El Paso (Etats-Unis)
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Early lifeJonny Cruz was born Jonathan Willie Hernández in El Paso, Texas on December 1, 1982 and is the son of Maritza Pagan and Orlando Hernández, younger brother of two children with his sister Sharlene. Jonny chose to use Cruz as his last name in honor of his Grandmother Nayda Cruz. He attended School in El Paso TX and studied abroad in Würzburg, Germany in early grade school. Jonny started acting and performing in his early years in the fourth grade with his first rôle as Brom Bones in the play “Sleepy Hollow”. He continued his studies and never lost the chance to keep performing at Eastwood High School and went on to study acting and filmmaking at the University of Texas at Arlington. The ability to be so completely lost in the moment and find perfection through performance and filmmaking attracted Jonny to the art form. Jonny found himself fascinated with Improv Comedy performance and joined the well known Four Day Weekend Performance Team in Fort Worth. Nevertheless, while performing, Jonny continued to shoot short videos to showcase his comedic and technical talents.
Career
Cruz studied computer science, acting, filmmaking and communication media, all of which he used to understand the complex process of film making. His computer skills allowed him to work as web designer and his passion for acting always prompted him to audition for movie roles as they came. Cruz states “I loved to learn so, I would spend endless hours working on the computer learning editing software, visual FX programs, I felt that I could pretty much make a movie on my own from beginning to end after learning all the different aspects of movie making”. So in 2005, with enough knowledge on technical and theoretical aspects of movie making, Cruz made is first incursion as writer, director and producer, besides his acting role, with Cool Wheels where he co-worked with college friends Robby Storey and Kim Matula. He then went on to produce, write, act and direct Small Timers, his first feature length movie. Small Timers took 6 years to complete due to severe technical difficulties, and Jonny states that completing the movie was one of the hardest things he’s ever had to do.
In 2013, Cruz featured as Jimmy Romero in the film Infiltraitors, his third production with Sabattical Pictures. His first and second works with this company were Exit Speed and Haunting at the Beacon. Infiltrators was Cruz’s first lead in a feature film.
Also in 2013, Cruz performed Victor in the action film Gone Missing .
Music
Cruz has made music for his own movies, such as Small Timers and plays the guitar and performs Musical Improv with his team Power Up, who with he has played shows in Los Angeles and Hollywood as well as shows at iOwest, Comedy Sportz and The Clubhouse and UCB in California, USA.
Extra activities
Cruz teaches “Self Confidence & Improv” for famous author Neil Strauss consisting of a motivational speaking and helping people to find their best self through facing their fears, Improv being one of the tools to help gain confidence.
He also supports “A Course in Miracles”, which is a foundation for inner peace and is method of coping with fear by shifting your perspective from fear to love, parting from the statement that “fear is an illusion that we create”.
^ Personal Interview with the artist
^ Personal Interview with the artist
^ Cool Wheels Trivia|http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2405465/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
^ Cinemanía, mayo 2011. No. 188
^ Exit Speed Press Kit|http://www.sabbaticalpictures.com/exitpresskit.html
^ Haunting at the Beacon review|http://fangoria.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5084:filmmakers-talk-haunting-at-the-beacon-disc-news-exclusive-pics&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=167
^ A Course in Miracles Introduction|http://acim.org/AboutACIM/index.
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Spring Break Fatal (2014)
, 1h30Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Drame, Thriller, Aventure, Policier
Acteurs Daphne Zuniga, Lauren Bowles, Brigette Davidovici, Gage Golightly, James Martin Kelly, Alejandro Patino
Rôle Victor
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L'enquête menée par deux mères pour retrouver leurs filles de dix-huit ans, disparues à San Diego durant la relâche scolaire.
The Beacon (2009)
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Thriller, Horreur
Acteurs Theresa Polo, David Rees Snell, Elaine Hendrix, Ken Howard, Marnette Patterson, Michael Ironside
Rôle Simon Valencia
Note46%
While trying to get their lives back on track after the loss of their four-year-old son, Bryn and Paul Shaw move to the charming old Beacon Apartments. Bryn begins seeing a ghostly little boy skulking around the building. With the help of an eccentric young professor and a tough old beat cop, Bryn tries to uncover the details of the boy's death. She hopes that freeing the child will allow him to carry a message to her son. Too late she realizes a second malevolent entity stalks the halls of the Beacon: one that doesn't want the boy to escape.
Exit Speed (2008)
, 1h31Réalisé par Scott Ziehl
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Thriller, Action, Aventure
Thèmes Transport, Automobile, Road movie, Film de poursuite
Acteurs Fred Ward, Desmond Harrington, Lea Thompson, Alice Greczyn, Gregory Jbara, David Rees Snell
Rôle Eric
Note52%
Merideth Cole est caporal et déserteuse, elle prend le bus pour El Paso, Texas le soir de Noël pour éviter le sergent Archie Sparks qui est à sa recherche. Le bus est attaqué par des bikers et finit sa course dans une casse auto où les passagers tiennent le siège.
Missionary Man (2007)
, 1h33Réalisé par Dolph Lundgren
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Thriller, Action, Aventure
Thèmes Transport, Motocyclette, Road movie, Film de poursuite
Acteurs Dolph Lundgren, August Schellenberg, Chelsea Ricketts, John Enos III, Jonny Cruz, August Schellenberg
Rôle Billy
Note50%
Un motard arrive en ville indienne pour assister aux funérailles de son meilleur ami. Mais il devra régler ses comptes à des trafiquants de drogue qui terrorisent le village.
Tolérance zéro 3 (2007)
, 1h35Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Drame, Thriller, Action, Policier
Acteurs Kevin Sorbo, Haley Ramm, Jenny Shakeshaft, Gail Cronauer, Jonny Cruz, Jackson Hurst
Rôle Ciro
Note48%
De nos jours, aux États-Unis. Après avoir fait le ménage dans sa ville, Nick aspire à une vie tranquille. Il s'installe à Dallas pour commencer une nouvelle vie auprès de son amie, ancien agent du FBI, de sa fille de 12 ans, et devient le sheriff local. Mais lorsqu'un baron de la drogue s'attaque à une réserve fédérale, et débarque dans sa ville, Nick est prêt à tout pour la défendre...
Réalisé par Johnny Yong Bosch, Koichi Sakamoto
Genres Action, Horreur
Acteurs Johnny Yong Bosch, Karan Ashley, Jonny Cruz
Rôle Craig
Note30%
Plagued by a ten-year-old legendary story of the mysterious murder of Devon Anderson, this community still harbors curiosity when the current victims and the evidence surrounding their murders appears to be very similar to what happened to Devon and the parents accused of murdering him. Did Devon Anderson die? That is the question. How did Devon's lovestruck, deranged, abusive parents get off for his murder when all the evidence pointed to them? And who killed them in turn?