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John Linson

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John Linson

John Linson is an American film producer, television producer and founder of Linson Entertainment.[1][2] He is known for producing films such as Great Expectations, Lords of Dogtown, The Runaways and the television series Sons of Anarchy and Yellowstone.

Personal life

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Linson was born in Los Angeles, California. His father is film producer Art Linson. He is a licensed private pilot and longtime motorcycle enthusiast.[3]

Career

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John began his career making music videos. Some credits include producing and directing the Porno for Pyros video "Tahitian Moon". He went on to produce Nirvana's Live at the Paramount and the Guns N' Roses mini-documentary entitled Guns N' Roses Don't Cry: Makin' F@*!ing Videos. His first major film production was Great Expectations directed by Alfonso Cuarón. He has since produced films such as Lords of Dogtown, directed by Catherine Hardwicke, and The Runaways directed by Floria Sigismondi, which was named by Rolling Stone as the #1 rock film of all time.[4] His love of motorcycles led to the creation of the FX television series Sons of Anarchy. After the success of Sons of Anarchy he co-created the television series Yellowstone with Taylor Sheridan. Yellowstone premiered on June 20, 2018, on the Paramount Network.

John produced the film The Comedian, an American comedy-drama film directed by Taylor Hackford and written by Lewis Friedman, Richard LaGravenese, Art Linson, and Jeff Ross. The film stars Robert De Niro, Leslie Mann, and Harvey Keitel. John also produced The Outsider, which is an action crime drama film directed by Martin Zandvliet and written by Andrew Baldwin. The film stars Jared Leto and Tadanobu Asano.[5]

Filmography

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He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

Film

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Year Film Credit Ref.
1998 Great Expectations Co-producer
2000 Sunset Strip
2005 Lords of Dogtown
2010 The Runaways
2016 The Comedian
2018 The Outsider
Miscellaneous crew
Year Film Role
1989 Casualties of War Production assistant
We're No Angels Assistant: Fred C. Caruso
As an actor
Year Film Role Notes
1976 Car Wash Foolish Father's Son
Uncredited

Television

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Year Title Credit Notes Ref.
2012 Outlaw Country Executive producer Television film
2008–14 Sons of Anarchy Executive producer 92 episodes
2014 The Money Executive producer Television film
2018–present Yellowstone Executive producer 47 episodes
2022 1883: The Road West Executive producer Television special
2021−22 1883 Executive producer 10 episodes
2022−present 1923 Executive producer 8 episodes
TBA 6666 Executive producer
As writer
Year Title Credit
2018–present Yellowstone Creator (47 episodes) / Stories (2 episodes)

References

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  1. ^ "Linson Entertainment [us]". imdb.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  2. ^ "This producer's story is rated: parental guidance". Los Angeles Times. 21 June 2005. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
  3. ^ "'Sons of Anarchy': overdue biker series on FX". SFGate. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  4. ^ "1. 'The Runaways' | Readers' Poll: The Best Rock Movies of All Time | Rolling Stone". rollingstone.com. 23 January 2013. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  5. ^ "Jared Leto To Star In Action Thriller 'The Outsider'". Deadline. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  6. ^ Jeff Sneider,Justin Kroll (20 November 2012). "Silver Pictures picks up 'The Outsider' script | Variety". variety.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  7. ^ Nellie Andreeva (6 July 2010). "FX's 'Outlaw Country' Finds Stars, Director". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  8. ^ "HBO Greenlights David Milch's 'The Money' TV Show Pilot with Brendan Gleeson". screenrant.com. 14 August 2013. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
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