Joseph Alan Johnson(1957-2020)

Joseph Alan Johnson was born on June 25, 1957 in Charleston, West Virginia. He first started acting in stage plays at a very young age and was encouraged by his mother's actor cousin Clay Tanner to pursue an acting career. Joseph studied his craft at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City. After finishing his studies at the Academy, Johnson went to Hollywood, California to further his career. He achieved his greatest enduring popularity as Neil in the slasher cult classic "The Slumber Party Massacre." In addition to his motion picture credits, Johnson also acted in TV commercials and episodic television. Joseph quit acting in Los Angeles for a while and moved to Italy, where he spent three years doing Italian TV movies and dubbing Italian films into English. Johnson then returned to Los Angeles and penned a few scripts. His screenplay for the slice'n'dice horror flick "Iced" was adapted into a movie that Joseph also acted in. After his career as a screenwriter failed to take off, Johnson moved to St. Petersburg, Florida to take care of his ailing parents. Joseph continued to act in stage plays as a member of the Early Bird Dinner Theatre group in Clearwater, Florida. Moreover, Johnson also wrote plays and portrayed famous horror author Edgar Allan Poe in a one man show that he wrote. He died at age 62 on June 10, 2020.