John Callas is a veteran writer, director, and producer with a diverse range of experience in the entertainment industry.
His work includes the worldwide release of feature films, motion picture trailers, national and international commercials, live-action title sequences, a documentary shot on location in Russia, and serving as the Worldwide VP for The Walt Disney Company.
John wrote and directed the feature film "No Solicitors" starring Eric Roberts and adapted NY Times bestselling books "Lightning Strikes Twice" and "Ageless".
He is a published author of six books: "SECRETS", "WHEN THE RAIN STOPS", "CHRISTMAS VOICES", "THE MYTH", "NO SOLICITORS", and "FIRST TIME PARENTS SURVIVAL GUIDE TO UNNECESSARY AND WILD SPENDING".
John has been featured in numerous publications and media outlets, including NBC, FOX, Yahoo!, The Dr. Ward Bond Show, Audible.com, iHeart.com, Bostonherald.com, Chicago Daily Herald, Pittsburg Post-Gazette, The San Diego Union-Tribune, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and Occidental College.
John's live-action teasers include Ransom, Dennis The Menace, Body Of Evidence, The Golden Child, Spaceballs, The Glass Menagerie, Cocoon II, Poltergeist III, Betrayed, My Girl, Glengarry Glen Ross, and title sequences For The Two Jakes and A Few Good Men.
He also directed an award-winning short film, THE WHITE GORILLA, and worked with notable actors such as Mel Gibson, Walter Matthau, Jack Nicholson, Madonna, Eddie Murphy, Howie Mandel, and Mel Brooks.
John's work can be seen in projects for HBO, The Disney Channel, Show Time, the Broadway Play Phantom of The Opera, and the 1993 redesigned TRISTAR LOGO.
He has also worked on over 200 commercials for clients such as Kellogg's, Dodge, Sunkist, Sprite, Toyota, Fuji, Volkswagen, Honda, McDonalds, Mazda, Minolta, Jedi Merchandising, Kraft, Jordache, Sea World, Givenchy, and Sonassage with celebrity George Burns.
John's television experience includes directing a 14-week series, Potentials, with guests Buckminster Fuller, Norman Cousins, Ray Bradbury, Gene Roddenberry, Timothy Leary, and others, and 80 segments for Bobby's World, which earned him an Emmy nomination.
As a multi-faceted filmmaker, John's work can be seen in music videos for Glenn Frey Of The Eagles, Bill Wyman Of The Rolling Stones, Jefferson Starship, Sammy Hagar, Rick Springfield, Doobie Brothers, Styx, and more.
John has received numerous awards and nominations, including an EMMY nomination for Bobby's World, THE NEW YORK CRITICS CHOICE AWARD for Lone Wolf, BEST FEATURE at Fright Night Festival & BEST DIRECTOR at Scar A Con festival for No Solicitors, Several awards for his short THE WHITE GORILLA, A CLIO and BELDING for his work on the Sunkist campaign, BEST OF THE WEST for directorial work on a one-woman show, and an MTV AWARD FOR BEST CONCEPT for Glen Frey's Smuggler's Blues.
John holds a Master's Degree from Occidental College and is a member of The Directors Guild of America.
