Trivia

John immigrated to Los Angeles, California in 1978, when he was just six years old.

In April 2009, along with several of the cast and crew, he visited Camp Arijan in Kuwait to show Star Trek (2009) to a group of US service members.

Received his Bachelor's degree in English Literature from the University of California, Berkeley (1996).

Lead singer of the Los Angeles-based band Left of Zed, which has recently been renamed Viva La Union.

His father was a Christian minister.

Has worked with actor Eddie Kaye Thomas on nine different occasions. They both appeared in the movies American Pie (1999), American Pie 2 (2001), American Wedding (2003), American Reunion (2012), Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004), Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008) and A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas (2011). The two also have small cameos in Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008). And they also co-starred together in the WB's short-lived sitcom Off Centre (2001).

Friends with Kal Penn.

Along with Alex Kalognomos and Eva Mendes, he attended Herbert Hoover High School.

John announced that his wife Kerri and he are expecting their first child, a boy. (April 2008)

Second child, a girl, was born in 2013.

John was raised in Los Angeles, California.

Has worked on nine projects that have been either directed or produced by Chris Weitz and Paul Weitz.