John Dukakis
Biography
John Dukakis is an American former actor who later became a record executive. Born in San Jose, California, and raised in the Boston area, he was cast in Jaws 2 (1978) while he was a student at Brown University, then moved to Hollywood and acted for roughly six years. He had substantial roles in Making Love (1982) and Split Image (1982), as well as Delusion, and appeared on television in Knots Landing, Family Ties, Taxi, Little House on the Prairie and the docudrama Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones. He finished his acting career on the Broadway and Off-Broadway stage in New York. He later ran the music business management department at a Boston firm, working with New Kids on the Block, and served as general manager of Paisley Park Records.
68years old
Turns 69 on June 9in 240 days
- Born San Jose
- Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
- Also credited as John Chaffetz Jr.
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 4 years1978 to 1982
Every film, newest first
- 1982Making LoveIMDb rating 6.9
- 1982Split ImageIMDb rating 6.3
- 1978Jaws 2IMDb rating 5.8
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First role
While a student at Brown University in the 1970s, Dukakis was cast in Universal's Jaws 2, then moved to Hollywood and acted for six more years.
A change of course
After the 1988 campaign ended, John worked for Bob Woolf, a Boston attorney whose practice represented professional athletes. John headed the music business management department and devoted most of his time to New Kids on the Block, then a local act still developing.
A change of course
Dukakis moved from Bob Woolf to take the general manager role at Paisley Park Records, a joint venture of Prince and Warner Bros. Records. While he was there, the company put out a Prince album along with projects by George Clinton and Mavis Staples.
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Worked with
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Films together
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