Jonathan Jerzy Carnoy is an American writer and

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currently living and working in

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. Growing up in

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, he started working seriously in film while attending Colorado College, where he made several short comedic films. Following graduation, he worked in Hollywood as a camera assistant and production assistant on music videos, films and commercials including a stint on

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, as production driver. He then attended NYU Graduate Film Program where he wrote and directed the award-winning short Dinner with Malibu. He completed his graduate work at the FEMIS Film School in

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. ...

where he wrote and directed more award-winning short films. Since then Jon Carnoy went on to direct feature films back in the USA, as well as successful TV series both in the USA and in France. Among his other talents are speaking French, playing the piano, and singing Journey songs.

Filmography

Features

* 2014 : '' The Signal Hill Speed Run'' documentary narrated by

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. * 2005 : ''

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'' starring Michael Soll, Steele Justiss, P.J. Soles and

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. * 1998 : ''

Mob Queen ''Mob Queen'' is a 1998 American romantic comedy directed by Jon Carnoy and written by Mike Horelick. Plot The film is set in Brooklyn in 1957. After the consigliere (assistant) to the Mafia Don dies, crushed by a crate of tuna-fish cans, small- ...

'' starring

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, Dan Moran,

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and

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Short films

*2003 : ''

Ben Et Thomas ''Ben et Thomas'' is a French TV series created by Mike Horelick and Jon Carnoy that first aired on May 31, 2008 on France 4. Synopsis Ben Rosenberg and Thomas Verne are two high school friends into skateboarding. One is a geek, the other is m ...

'' starring Romain Vissol and Adrien Saint-Joré. *2001 : ''The Barber (Le Barbier)'' starring

Ticky Holgado Ticky Holgado (24 June 1944, in Toulouse – 22 January 2004, in Paris), pseudonym of Joseph Holgado, was a French actor and a frequent collaborator with Jean-Pierre Jeunet. With ''Delicatessen'' (1991) by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro, Ticky ...

and François Levantal. *1999 : ''The New Unfortunate Adventures Of Alfred The Toad (Les Nouvelles mésaventures d'Alfred le crapaud)'', a series of 5 shorts. *1997 : ''Lucas'' starring Julián Gutiérrez. *1996 : ''The Unfortunate Adventures Of Alfred The Toad (Les Mésaventures d'Alfred le crapaud)'', a series of 5 shorts. *1994 : ''Poisoned Ink'' starring Jon Carnoy. *1993 : ''The Meal (Le Repas)''. *1992 : ''Dinner With Malibu'' starring Brad Merenstein.

Television

*2014 : '' Dreams : 1 Rêve 2 Vies'' for NRJ 12 on January 6 starring Alice Raucoules and Damien Lauretta. *2008 : ''

'' for

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in May starring Antony Marocco and Amezienne Rehaz. *2007 : ''

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'' (3 episodes: 19, 20, 21 from season 12) for

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*2003 : '' The Real World: Paris'' for

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References

External links

*
A Jon Carnoy site
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