Je'Caryous Johnson

Je'Caryous Johnson

producer, writer, director

Je'Caryous Johnson was born on May 26, 1977 in USA. Je'Caryous Johnson's big-screen debut came with Men Cry in the Dark directed by Je'Caryous Johnson in 2003. Je'Caryous Johnson is known for 3 Ways to Get a Husband directed by Je'Caryous Johnson, Channon Dade stars as Chastity Moore and Leon as Devon. The upcoming new movie Je'Caryous Johnson plays is 3 Ways to Get a Husband which will be released on Jan 05, 2010.

If you can dream it, he can do it. Best known as a conceptionalist, Je'Caryous Johnson is a man who knows no limitations. As founder and CEO of I'm Ready Productions, Johnson is proof that anything you set your mind to do can be accomplished with hard work, determination and perseverance.And his accolades and accomplishments are indicative of his determined nature. For starters, the four-time national championship playwright just received the NAACP 2007 Trailblazer Award and is the youngest producer/playwright to garner national media attention. He was the first person to adapt an African-American romance novel into a stage play. He was also the first person to write and produce a novel and a play, simultaneously. With his youthful appeal, Johnson was handpicked by the estate of Sammy Davis Jr. to write Mr. Bojangles on Broadway: "Sammy Davis Jr. - The World's Greatest Entertainer". The distinction gives him another first - the youngest creator of a Vegas show. Davis's estate also requested that Quincy Jones (who owns the right to the biography) collaborate with Johnson on the Broadway show. And in his latest first - Johnson has secured an unprecedented DVD developmental deal with Image Entertainment. He will also make history again, with his upcoming collaboration with Brian McKnight to produce a soundtrack, play, and novel.Johnson is no stranger to the entertainment industry. With over 14 years of experience in the performing arts, he has trained with such theater masters as Edward Albee, Jose Quintero, and Uta Hagen. He has directed some of the best theater legends, including Billy Dee Williams, Richard Roundtree and Louis Gossett, Jr.Today, Johnson is making his mark in the entertainment arena, becoming one of the most sought-after playwrights in the industry. His entertaining, thought-provoking scripts have attracted some of the biggest names in the business - celebrities who would love to star in one of his shows.Known for adapting best-selling novels into plays, Johnson decided to branch out and write his own novel to go along with this play, Men, Money & Gold Diggers. The novel, which bares the same name, continues to receive rave reviews.Up next for Johnson are a play and film starring Vivica, called Whatever She Wants, as well as plans to work on more novels and a nonfiction book, I'm a Good Man; You're a Good Woman; So Why Can't We Find Each Other?

  • Birthday

    May 26, 1977
  • Place of Birth

    Houston, Texas, USA

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