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Ian Johnston(II)

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Producer
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Ian Johnston (II) is a journalist, author and Emmy-nominated TV writer. An entertainment writer for The Daily News in the 1990s, Johnston would go on to create The Comedy Network series Liography, starring Leslie Nielsen. He founded the production company Cell Phone Cinema in 2014 with Iris Johnston. A Cell Phone Cinema production, Quick Thoughts About Rainbows won the 2019 Canadian International Comedy Film Festival award for Best Shorty. Ian lives in Toronto.
BornJune 26, 1968
BornJune 26, 1968
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    Known for

    Seplophobia (2015)
    Seplophobia
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2015
    Eight Mississippis (2015)
    Eight Mississippis
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2015
    Morning Coffee (2016)
    Morning Coffee
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2016
    Great Moments in Movie Comedy
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2022

    Credits

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    Writer



    • Great Moments in Movie Comedy
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2022
    • Ian Johnston in My Fat Old TV: A Break-Up Story (2020)
      My Fat Old TV: A Break-Up Story
      Short
      • writer
      • 2020
    • Flip Trippin'
      Video
      • Writer
      • 2020
    • My Brain Is Bigger: The Rise and Fall of Elektro the Smoking Robot
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2019
    • Last Call on Queen West (2019)
      Last Call on Queen West
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2019
    • Conspiracy Condos
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2019
    • Hitler's Parking Lot (2019)
      Hitler's Parking Lot
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2019
    • Kittens Versus Ball (Versus Metaphysics) (2019)
      Kittens Versus Ball (Versus Metaphysics)
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2019
    • Quick Thoughts About Rainbows (2019)
      Quick Thoughts About Rainbows
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2019
    • How To Carve A Pumpkin (2018)
      How To Carve A Pumpkin
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2018
    • Texan Sunday Morning
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2018
    • Ghost Squirrel (2017)
      Ghost Squirrel
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2017
    • The Classy Knoll (2017)
      The Classy Knoll
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2017
    • Frank the Ripper (2016)
      Frank the Ripper
      Short
      • co-writer
      • 2016
    • Morning Coffee (2016)
      Morning Coffee
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2016

    Director



    • Great Moments in Movie Comedy
      Short
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Ian Johnston in My Fat Old TV: A Break-Up Story (2020)
      My Fat Old TV: A Break-Up Story
      Short
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Flip Trippin'
      Video
      • Director
      • 2020
    • My Brain Is Bigger: The Rise and Fall of Elektro the Smoking Robot
      Short
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Conspiracy Condos
      Short
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Hitler's Parking Lot (2019)
      Hitler's Parking Lot
      Short
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Quick Thoughts About Rainbows (2019)
      Quick Thoughts About Rainbows
      Short
      • Director
      • 2019
    • How To Carve A Pumpkin (2018)
      How To Carve A Pumpkin
      Short
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Texan Sunday Morning
      Short
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Ghost Squirrel (2017)
      Ghost Squirrel
      Short
      • Director
      • 2017
    • The Classy Knoll (2017)
      The Classy Knoll
      Short
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Writers' Block
      Short
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Frank the Ripper (2016)
      Frank the Ripper
      Short
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Morning Coffee (2016)
      Morning Coffee
      Short
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Conspiracy (2016)
      Conspiracy
      Short
      • Director
      • 2016

    Producer



    • Great Moments in Movie Comedy
      Short
      • producer
      • 2022
    • Ian Johnston in My Fat Old TV: A Break-Up Story (2020)
      My Fat Old TV: A Break-Up Story
      Short
      • producer
      • 2020
    • Flip Trippin'
      Video
      • producer
      • 2020
    • Last Call on Queen West (2019)
      Last Call on Queen West
      Short
      • co-producer
      • 2019
    • Hitler's Parking Lot (2019)
      Hitler's Parking Lot
      Short
      • producer
      • 2019
    • Kittens Versus Ball (Versus Metaphysics) (2019)
      Kittens Versus Ball (Versus Metaphysics)
      Short
      • co-producer
      • producer
      • 2019
    • Quick Thoughts About Rainbows (2019)
      Quick Thoughts About Rainbows
      Short
      • producer
      • 2019
    • How To Carve A Pumpkin (2018)
      How To Carve A Pumpkin
      Short
      • producer
      • 2018
    • Texan Sunday Morning
      Short
      • producer
      • 2018
    • Ghost Squirrel (2017)
      Ghost Squirrel
      Short
      • producer
      • 2017
    • The Classy Knoll (2017)
      The Classy Knoll
      Short
      • co-producer
      • 2017
    • Frank the Ripper (2016)
      Frank the Ripper
      Short
      • co-producer
      • 2016
    • Morning Coffee (2016)
      Morning Coffee
      Short
      • producer
      • 2016
    • Ian Johnston in Deathbed Makeover (2016)
      Deathbed Makeover
      Short
      • producer
      • 2016
    • Horizontal Hold: Sabre Dance (2015)
      Horizontal Hold: Sabre Dance
      Short
      • producer
      • 2015

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      • June 26, 1968

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    • Trivia
      Former TV critic Johnston is co-creator of the mockumentary series, Liography (2001), with Leslie Nielsen.

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