John Fasano
Biography
John Fasano was an American screenwriter, producer and director who began his career in the 1980s after graduating from SUNY College at Purchase in 1984, art directing magazines and painting posters for exploitation films. He rewrote and acted in Blood Sisters (1987) and wrote Zombie Nightmare (1987), in which he also acted, before directing the heavy metal horror films Rock 'n' Roll Nightmare and Black Roses. Moving to Los Angeles in 1989, he sold the spec script Tailgunner, co-wrote Another 48 Hrs., and worked as a script doctor on Die Hard with a Vengeance, Tombstone and Judge Dredd. He was nominated for a WGA Award in 1997 for The Hunchback, and later wrote television films and created the web series Woke Up Dead. His final directing work was Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight.
52years old at death
- Born Bethpage
- Died Los Angeles
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
- Also credited as John Michael Fasano
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 28 years1987 to 2015
Every film, newest first
- 2015I Am ThorIMDb rating 7.0
- 1987Blood SistersIMDb rating 3.7
- 1987Zombie NightmareIMDb rating 2.8
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First role
Jack Bravman, the writer, producer and director, was impressed by Fasano's work and hired him to write Zombie Nightmare. Fasano also acted in it and was reportedly an uncredited co-director.
Big break
In 1989 Fasano moved to Los Angeles, where Morgan Creek bought his first spec script, Tailgunner. He went on to co-write the screenplay for Another 48 Hrs. for director Walter Hill.
John Fasano movies on Netflix
Worked with
John Fasano shares two films with Jon Mikl Thor, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Jon Mikl Thor's page
Tia Carrere's page
Adam West's page
Lou Ferrigno's page
Dean Hagopian's page
Shawn Levy's page
Jack BravmanDirector, 1 film, 1987
All films by Jack Bravman
All films by Roberta Findlay
Ryan WiseDirector, 1 film, 2015
All films by Ryan Wise
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.