John Lee (producer)
John Lee | |
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Born | John Michael Lee November 30, 1972 |
Occupation(s) | Television producer, writer, director, voice actor, musician |
John Michael Lee[1] (born November 30, 1972) is an American television producer, writer, director, voice actor, and musician best known for his work on the MTV2 comedy series Wonder Showzen as a member of the rock band/art collective PFFR.
Career
Lee is of Chinese ancestry
Lee was a member of the now defunct rock trio Muckafurgason. Although his primary role in the band was the bassist, the members of Muckafurgason were often known to "play musical chairs" with their instruments, seeing Lee occasionally turn his hand to lead vocals, guitar and even clarinet.[4] Through Muckafurgason he became acquainted with the band They Might Be Giants, who wrote the song "John Lee Supertaster" about him.
Lee was the director and executive producer of the
Lee's directorial debut was the 2016 Pee-wee Herman comedy film Pee-wee's Big Holiday. Afterwards, in 2019, he created another CGI show with Kytten Janae in the pilot Di Bibl for Adult Swim.[5] He later then directed the 2021 horror film False Positive.
Filmography
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Executive producer | Actor | Role | Notes |
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1997 | Life In a Blender: Chicken Dance | Yes | Music Video | |||||
2002 | Late Friday | Himself | Muckafurguson (Band) | |||||
2002-2003 | Doggy Fizzle Televizzle | Yes | Yes | Also creator | ||||
2005-2006 | Wonder Showzen | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Him / Wordsworth / Various characters | Also creator | |
2007-2009 | Xavier: Renegade Angel | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Various characters | Also creator | |
2009-2013 | Delocated | Yes | Yes | |||||
2010 | Food Party | Yes | ||||||
2011 | Neon Knome
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Yes | Later reworked into The Problem Solverz which he wasn't involved in | |||||
2011 | Jon Benjamin Has A Van
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Yes | ||||||
2011-2014 | The Heart, She Holler | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Also creator | ||
2013 | Inside Amy Schumer | Yes | ||||||
2014 | Broad City | Yes | ||||||
2015 | Neon Joe, Werewolf Hunter | Yes | Yes | |||||
2016 | Pee-Wee's Big Holiday
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Yes | ||||||
2016 | Gigglefudge, U.S.A. | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||
2017 | At Home with Amy Sedaris | Yes | ||||||
2018 | The Last O.G. | Yes | ||||||
2018-2020 | The Shivering Truth | Yes | ||||||
2018 | Hunky Boys Go Ding-Dong | Yes | ||||||
2019 | Di Bibl | Yes | Yes | Yes | Also creator | |||
2020 | Rate the Cookie | Yes | ||||||
2021 | Teenage Euthanasia | Yes | ||||||
2021 | False Positive | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||
2022 | Flatbush Misdemeanors | Yes | ||||||
2023 | Ballmastrz: Rubicon | Yes |
References
- ^ BMI entry
- ^ Raftery, Brian. "Smash Your TV and Have Adventures: An Oral History of 'Wonder Showzen'". The Ringer. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ Salon.com "Showzen People" article Archived 2009-11-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ downtown.music Muckafurgason review
- ^ https://www.adultswim.com/videos/specials/di-bibl
External links
- John Lee at IMDb