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John Francis Daley (b. 1985)

Alias:
John Daley
Джон Фрэнсис Дейли

Birthplace:
Wheeling, Illinois, USA

Born:
July 20, 1985

Biography from TheMovieDB

John Francis Daley (born July 20, 1985; Wheeling) is an American screenwriter, director, actor and musician. He is best known for playing high school freshman Sam Weir on the NBC comedy-drama Freaks and Geeks and FBI criminal profiler Dr. Lance Sweets on the crime drama series Bones, for which he was nominated for a 2014 PRISM Award. He plays keyboards and sings for the band Dayplayer.  Daley is also best known for his collaborative work with fellow writer and director Jonathan Goldstein, working on various films together. Daley and Goldstein's first work together was co-writing the comedy Horrible Bosses (2011), co-writers for The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013), co-story writing for Horrible Bosses 2 (2014), and co-writing/co-directing (in their directing debuts) the fifth film in the National Lampoon's Vacation film series, Vacation (2015). The duo were co-writers for Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) with Jon Watts, Christopher Ford, Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers, and they co-directed the 2018 comedy Game Night.

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Film Production

Characters:
2023  Vacation Friends 2

Director:
2001  What Babies Do
2011  Audio Tour
2015  Vacation
2018  Game Night
2023  Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
2023  Vacation Friends 2
????  Mayday
????  The Creeps
????  Vacation Guide to the Solar System

Executive Producer:
2001  What Babies Do
2011  Audio Tour
2015  Vacation
2018  Game Night
2021  Welcome to Georgia
2023  Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
2023  Vacation Friends 2
????  Mayday
????  The Creeps
????  Vacation Guide to the Solar System

Producer:
2001  What Babies Do
2011  Audio Tour
2015  Vacation
2018  Game Night
2019  Stuber
2021  Welcome to Georgia
2023  Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
2023  Vacation Friends 2
????  Mayday
????  The Creeps
????  The Prince of Fashion
????  Vacation Guide to the Solar System

Screenplay:
2001  What Babies Do
2011  Audio Tour
2011  Horrible Bosses
2013  Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
2013  The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
2015  Vacation
2017  Spider-Man: Homecoming
2018  Game Night
2019  Stuber
2021  Vacation Friends
2021  Welcome to Georgia
2023  Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
2023  Vacation Friends 2
????  Mayday
????  The $40,000 Man
????  The Creeps
????  The Prince of Fashion
????  Vacation Guide to the Solar System

Screenstory:
2001  What Babies Do
2011  Audio Tour
2011  Horrible Bosses
2013  Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
2013  The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
2015  Vacation
2017  Spider-Man: Homecoming
2018  Game Night
2019  Stuber
2021  Vacation Friends
2021  Welcome to Georgia
2023  Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
2023  The Flash
2023  Vacation Friends 2
????  Mayday
????  The $40,000 Man
????  The Creeps
????  The Prince of Fashion
????  Vacation Guide to the Solar System

Songs:
2001  What Babies Do
2011  Audio Tour
2011  Horrible Bosses
2013  Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
2013  The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
2015  Vacation
2017  Spider-Man: Homecoming
2018  Game Night
2019  Stuber
2021  Vacation Friends
2021  Welcome to Georgia
2023  Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
2023  The Flash
2023  Vacation Friends 2
????  Mayday
????  The $40,000 Man
????  The Creeps
????  The Prince of Fashion
????  Vacation Guide to the Solar System

Story:
2001  What Babies Do
2011  Audio Tour
2011  Horrible Bosses
2013  Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
2013  The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
2014  Horrible Bosses 2
2015  Vacation
2017  Spider-Man: Homecoming
2018  Game Night
2019  Stuber
2021  Vacation Friends
2021  Welcome to Georgia
2023  Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
2023  The Flash
2023  Vacation Friends 2
????  Mayday
????  The $40,000 Man
????  The Creeps
????  The Prince of Fashion
????  Vacation Guide to the Solar System

Writer:
2001  What Babies Do
2011  Audio Tour
2011  Horrible Bosses
2013  Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
2013  The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
2014  Horrible Bosses 2
2015  Vacation
2017  Spider-Man: Homecoming
2018  Game Night
2019  Stuber
2021  Vacation Friends
2021  Welcome to Georgia
2023  Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
2023  The Flash
2023  Vacation Friends 2
????  M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand
????  Mayday
????  The $40,000 Man
????  The Creeps
????  The Prince of Fashion
????  Vacation Guide to the Solar System

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TV Performances

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TV Production

Consulting Producer:
2019  In the Dark

Director:
2019  In the Dark

Executive Producer:
2019  In the Dark
2024  Hysteria!

Songs:
1999  Freaks and Geeks
2019  In the Dark
2024  Hysteria!

Writer:
1999  Freaks and Geeks
2005  Bones
2019  In the Dark
2024  Hysteria!

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