Johnny Strong

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Johnny Strong
Birth nameJohn Christopher Strong
Born (1974-07-22) July 22, 1974 (age 51)
Los Angeles County, California, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Actor
  • composer
  • musician
  • singer
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • bass
  • drums
  • piano
Years active1996–present (acting)
Labels

John Christopher Strong (born July 22, 1974) is an American actor, composer, and musician. He is best known for his roles in Black Hawk Down (as Medal of Honor recipient Randy Shughart) and The Fast and the Furious as Leon. Aside from acting, Strong is also the lead vocalist and founder of the band Operator, movie composer, movie writer, and movie producer.

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Early life and education

Johnny Strong was born in Los Angeles County, California. At the age of seven he began studying martial arts, taking up Judo in the San Fernando Valley. He went on to learn Kickboxing, Jeet Kune Do, Boxing, and eventually earned a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Chris Lisciandro. At 12, he began to play Guitar and taught himself to play Drums, and Piano.

Career

Music

He was signed to two major labels RCA and Atlantic Records. He has released nine albums: Bombthreat: Before She Blows and Fly and Lick My Neck Good Sleep with his former band, and Can You Hear Me Now?, La Luna Del DiabloBlanco, Soulcrusher , The War of Art, Close to Extinction, War Horse and White Light with Operator band. [1]

Film

Johnny Strong has had various roles in television, and landed a role in the Steven Seagal film The Glimmer Man . He then worked on Sylvester Stallone's Get Carter , The Fast and The Furious , and Black Hawk Down . Strong stars in Sinners & Saints , a New Orleans-based police thriller featuring Sean Patrick Flanery and Tom Berenger released in 2012.

2010 marked his return to the screen, starring in Sinners and Saints, an action-thriller film, as Detective Sean Riley.

Personal life

He was married on December 10, 1997, to Alexandra Holden, but they have since divorced.

Filmography

Film
YearFilmRoleNotes
1996 Seduced by Madness: The Diane Borchardt Story TimActor
The Glimmer Man Johnny DeverellActor
Time Well SpentLloyd ClevengerActor
1997 On the Edge of Innocence SqueamichActor
Don't Eat the Chili at the Detour DinerGavinActor
1998 Bury Me in Kern County OldieActor
2000 Get Carter EddieActor
2001 The Fast and the Furious LeonActor
Black Hawk Down Sergeant First Class Randall Shughart Actor
2010 Sinners and Saints Detective Sean RileyActor and composer
2014ElwoodDavid "Davey Boy"Actor
2016 Daylight's End Thomas RourkeActor, producer and composer
2018 Cold Brook RonnieActor
2020InvincibleCameron "Cam" DevoreActor, writer and composer [2]
2023 Warhorse One Master Chief Richard MirkoActor, writer, composer, editor and Co-director [3]

References

  1. ↑ "About". Johnnystrong.com. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  2. ↑ Vo, David (January 17, 2022). "Trailer For INVINCIBLE Starring JOHNNY STRONG & MARKO ZAROR". M.A.A.C. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  3. ↑ Gallagher, Danny. "Fast and Furious' Johnny Strong Makes His Own Cinematic Mark With Warhorse One". Dallas Observer. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
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