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John Gatins (b. 1968)

Birthplace:
New York City, New York, USA

Born:
April 16, 1968

Biography from TheMovieDB

John Gatins (born April 16, 1968) is an American actor, screenwriter and director. He was born in New York City, attended Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York and pursued a career in acting. After appearing in many lower-budget films, he got some bigger roles in Varsity Blues (1999) and Big Fat Liar (2002). Jeremy Kramer, an employee at Fox that Gatins was close with, paid him $1,000 to write a teen comedy. That sparked his career in screenwriting. His first film that he wrote was Summer Catch (2001). Later on, he got to write some bigger budget films like Coach Carter (2005), Dreamer (2005) and Flight (2012). He would then get nominated at the Academy Awards for best original screenplay for the movie Flight.

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Film Production

Co-Producer:
2001  Summer Catch

Director:
2001  Summer Catch
2005  Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story

Producer:
2000  Ready to Rumble
2001  Summer Catch
2005  Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story
2014  Need for Speed
2024  Little Wing

Screenplay:
2000  Ready to Rumble
2001  Hardball
2001  Summer Catch
2005  Coach Carter
2005  Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story
2011  Real Steel
2014  Need for Speed
2017  Power Rangers
2024  Little Wing

Story:
2000  Ready to Rumble
2001  Hardball
2001  Summer Catch
2005  Coach Carter
2005  Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story
2011  Real Steel
2014  Need for Speed
2017  Kong: Skull Island
2017  Power Rangers
2024  Little Wing

Writer:
2000  Ready to Rumble
2001  Hardball
2001  Summer Catch
2005  Coach Carter
2005  Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story
2011  Real Steel
2012  Flight
2014  Need for Speed
2017  Kong: Skull Island
2017  Power Rangers
2024  Little Wing

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