Jonathan London (born December 5, 1978) is an American director, screenwriter, and producer.

Early life

London was born in

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. He is a 2001 graduate from the

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and completed the graduate film program at

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in 2006. Competed in the 1990 Nintendo World Championships.

Career

London is the former host of the

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and currently hosts the podcast and news network Geekscape. In 2006, London directed the live DVD portion of

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's ''

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''. In 2009, London became the head writer and a correspondent for the online show ''Heads Up!'' on

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. And in 2012–2013, he was the host of Pause/Play on

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. His directing credits include

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s such as "Turn Out the Light" for

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, "Exit Emergency" for

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, "Take Me Home Please" for Reggie and the Full Effect, and "Come Back Home" for

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. He also directed '' Gay By Dawn'', a

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that won a number of film festival awards. In 2009,

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' 15 Gigs released the two short web series Singledom and When Ninjas Attack for

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, both of which London wrote and directed. 2014 saw the release of London's

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comic book series for

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as well as the

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premiere of Doc of the Dead on which he was a co-producer and contributing director. In 2015, London was one of 12 directors accepted to the Warner Brothers TV Directing Workshop. In 2016 and 2017, Jonathan was awarded invitations to the Stowe Screenwriting Fellowship for his feature script 'Commitment'.

Personal life

London is the older brother of

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, best known for his time in the

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References

External links

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American music video directors American male screenwriters American writers of Mexican descent 1978 births Living people Film directors from Texas {{US-film-director-1970s-stub