J.P. achieved early fame as a child dynamite fisherman, competing in televised "Blow Ups" on Virginia Beach Public Access TV. Then he was a latch-key kid. As a teen, he lived in Arlington, VA, where he ran for his life from packs of untamed, extremely caucasian upper-middle class Straight Edge kids. John escaped to L.A. to go the film school founded by the Executive Producer of Howard the Duck. ... more