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Derek Wayne Johnson

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Writer
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Director/Producer Derek Wayne Johnson after winning Best Documentary Feature for "STALLONE: Frank, That Is" at the 2019 Burbank International Film Festival
Derek Wayne Johnson was born in Carthage, Texas, USA. He is a director, writer, editor, producer (and former actor) known for John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs (2017), 40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic (2020) and Broken Blood (2013). Johnson directed his first feature film in his senior year of film school. After college he broke into the movie business by directing independent films in Texas and Louisiana, eventually making his way to Hollywood.
BornFebruary 23, 1983
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BornFebruary 23, 1983
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    • Awards
      • 20 wins & 18 nominations total

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    Known for

    John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs (2017)
    John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
    7.6
    • Director
    • 2017
    Sylvester Stallone in 40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic (2020)
    40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic
    7.2
    Short
    • Director
    • 2020
    Stallone: Frank, That Is (2021)
    Stallone: Frank, That Is
    6.4
    • Director
    • 2021
    Broken Blood (2013)
    Broken Blood
    7.8
    • Director
    • 2013

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    Director



    • Blood Streams
      • Director
      • Post-production



    • Stallone: Frank, That Is (2021)
      Stallone: Frank, That Is
      6.4
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Sylvester Stallone in 40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic (2020)
      40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic
      7.2
      Short
      • Director
      • 2020
    • John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs (2017)
      John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
      7.6
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Scrape (2013)
      Scrape
      4.3
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Broken Blood (2013)
      Broken Blood
      7.8
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Defending Dr. Karl (2009)
      Defending Dr. Karl
      Short
      • Director
      • 2009
    • Innocent's Way: A Saga in the Making
      Video
      • Director
      • 2009
    • Derek Wayne Johnson and Lacie Manshack in Innocent's Way: The Short (2009)
      Innocent's Way: The Short
      Short
      • Director
      • 2009
    • Brad Maule, Derek Wayne Johnson, and Donnie Pitchford in Within Us (2007)
      Within Us
      • Director
      • 2007
    • Within Us: The Short
      Short
      • Director
      • 2005

    Producer



    • Blood Streams
      • producer
      • Post-production



    • The Russian at Christmas (2024)
      The Russian at Christmas
      • co-producer
      • 2024
    • Whaam! Blam! Roy Lichtenstein and the Art of Appropriation (2022)
      Whaam! Blam! Roy Lichtenstein and the Art of Appropriation
      8.0
      • producer
      • 2022
    • Stallone: Frank, That Is (2021)
      Stallone: Frank, That Is
      6.4
      • producer
      • 2021
    • Sylvester Stallone in 40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic (2020)
      40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic
      7.2
      Short
      • producer
      • 2020
    • John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs (2017)
      John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
      7.6
      • producer
      • 2017
    • The Blind Artist (2013)
      The Blind Artist
      7.1
      Short
      • line producer
      • 2013
    • The Making of Broken Blood
      Video
      • producer
      • 2013
    • Scrape (2013)
      Scrape
      4.3
      • producer
      • 2013
    • Broken Blood (2013)
      Broken Blood
      7.8
      • producer
      • 2013
    • Stay with Me (2011)
      Stay with Me
      7.7
      Short
      • line producer
      • 2011
    • The Making of Innocent's Way: The Short
      Short
      • producer
      • 2009
    • Innocent's Way: A Saga in the Making
      Video
      • producer
      • 2009
    • Derek Wayne Johnson and Lacie Manshack in Innocent's Way: The Short (2009)
      Innocent's Way: The Short
      Short
      • producer
      • 2009
    • Within Us: The Short
      Short
      • producer
      • 2005

    Writer



    • Blood Streams
      • written by
      • Post-production



    • Stallone: Frank, That Is (2021)
      Stallone: Frank, That Is
      6.4
      • Writer
      • 2021
    • Sylvester Stallone in 40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic (2020)
      40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic
      7.2
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2020
    • John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs (2017)
      John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
      7.6
      • written by
      • 2017
    • Scrape (2013)
      Scrape
      4.3
      • story
      • 2013
    • Broken Blood (2013)
      Broken Blood
      7.8
      • story
      • written by
      • 2013
    • Innocent's Way: A Saga in the Making
      Video
      • Writer
      • 2009
    • Derek Wayne Johnson and Lacie Manshack in Innocent's Way: The Short (2009)
      Innocent's Way: The Short
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2009
    • Brad Maule, Derek Wayne Johnson, and Donnie Pitchford in Within Us (2007)
      Within Us
      • story
      • written by
      • 2007
    • Within Us: The Short
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2005

    Personal details

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      • Cinema 83 Entertainment & Cinema 83 Documentary Films
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    • Alternative name
      • Derek Johnson
    • Height
      • 1.75 m
    • Born
      • February 23, 1983
      • Carthage, Texas, USA
    • Publicity listings
      • 7 Interviews
      • 14 Articles

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      Graduated from Stephen F. Austin State University.
    • Quotes
      Sounds corny, but just follow your dream if making movies is what you want to do.

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