Jonathan W. Stokes
Encyclopedia
Jonathan Witte Stokes is a film director
, screenwriter
, and producer
. He is also an entrepreneur
who created ValueWiki which was acquired by Wikia
in 2010.
. He then went on to study and perform improv and sketch comedy at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre
, Improv Olympic and The Second City
.
starring Valerie Azlynn
, Zack Bennett
, David Wachs, Kate Micucci
, Ravi Patel
, and Randy Wayne
, released in 2010. The movie is filmed in one continuous shot, and is considered representative of the mumblecore
film movement in its improvisational feel and focus on dialog and Generation Y
relationships.
Stokes also wrote and directed several short films, including Men, Interrupted (starring Janina Gavankar
, Ravi Patel
, Zack Bennett
, and Jelynn Rodriguez
), Wipe (starring Kelly Perine
), Air (starring Greg Fellows and Brandon Scott), and "Victory" (starring Janina Gavankar
and Kit Pongetti
).
in 2010 in a cash-and-stock deal.
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
, and producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
. He is also an entrepreneur
Entrepreneur
An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
who created ValueWiki which was acquired by Wikia
Wikia
Wikia is a free web hosting service for wikis . It is normally free of charge for readers and editors, deriving most of its income from advertising, and publishes all user-provided text under copyleft licenses. Wikia hosts several hundred thousand wikis using the open-source wiki software MediaWiki...
in 2010.
Education
Stokes graduated from the Weston High School and majored in Philosophy at the Claremont CollegesClaremont Colleges
The Claremont Colleges are a prestigious American consortium of five undergraduate and two graduate schools of higher education located in Claremont, California, a city east of downtown Los Angeles...
. He then went on to study and perform improv and sketch comedy at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre
Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre
The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre or UCB Theatre is an improvisational theatre and associated UCB Training Center with locations in Chelsea, New York, the EEast Village, New York and Hollywood, California.....
, Improv Olympic and The Second City
The Second City
The Second City is a improvisational comedy enterprise which originated in Chicago's Old Town neighborhood.The Second City Theatre opened on December 16, 1959 and has since expanded its presence to several other cities, including Toronto and Los Angeles...
.
Film career
Stokes wrote and directed The Last HurrahThe Last Hurrah (2010 film)
The Last Hurrah is a 2009 comedy film written and directed by Jonathan Stokes. The movie is filmed in one single, continuous 88 minute shot...
starring Valerie Azlynn
Valerie Azlynn
Valerie Azlynn is an American actress who has appeared in several television shows and movies.-Biography:Azlynn was born Valerie Asselin in New London, Connecticut and was raised there...
, Zack Bennett
Poor Paul
Poor Paul is a sex comedy and politically incorrect web series that stars Kevin G. Schmidt, Samantha Droke, Wes Whitworth and Zack Bennett...
, David Wachs, Kate Micucci
Kate Micucci
Kate Micucci born March 31, 1980) is an American actress, comedian and singer-songwriter, whose first major television exposure was as Stephanie Gooch in Scrubs, and later as Shelly in Raising Hope...
, Ravi Patel
Ravi Patel
Ravi Patel is an American actor.Patel was born in Freeport, Illinois of East Indian ancestry. He graduated from the school of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2001. Since the fall of 2008, Patel has appeared in a regular role as George Patil on The CW's Easy Money...
, and Randy Wayne
Randy Wayne
Randy Wayne is an American actor.Wayne was born and raised in Moore, Oklahoma. He appeared on the 2002 season of the British reality show Shipwrecked, which led to guest appearances on the television shows The Closer, Huff, NCIS, Jack & Bobby, and Numb3rs as well as a series regular role as the...
, released in 2010. The movie is filmed in one continuous shot, and is considered representative of the mumblecore
Mumblecore
Mumblecore is an American independent film movement that arose at the turn of the 21st century. Filmmakers associated with the movement include Andrew Bujalski, Lynn Shelton, Mark Duplass, Jay Duplass, Aaron Katz, Joe Swanberg, and Barry Jenkins....
film movement in its improvisational feel and focus on dialog and Generation Y
Generation Y
Generation Y, also known as the Millennial Generation , Generation Next, Net Generation, or Echo Boomers, describes the demographic cohort following Generation X. There are no precise dates for when the Millennial generation starts and ends, and commentators have used birth dates ranging somewhere...
relationships.
Stokes also wrote and directed several short films, including Men, Interrupted (starring Janina Gavankar
Janina Gavankar
Janina Zione Gavankar is an Indian-American actress and musician of mixed Indian and Dutch descent. Gavankar is also trained as a pianist, vocalist, and orchestral percussionist...
, Ravi Patel
Ravi Patel
Ravi Patel is an American actor.Patel was born in Freeport, Illinois of East Indian ancestry. He graduated from the school of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2001. Since the fall of 2008, Patel has appeared in a regular role as George Patil on The CW's Easy Money...
, Zack Bennett
Poor Paul
Poor Paul is a sex comedy and politically incorrect web series that stars Kevin G. Schmidt, Samantha Droke, Wes Whitworth and Zack Bennett...
, and Jelynn Rodriguez
Jelynn Rodriguez
Jelynn Rodriguez is a host on the popular American Sí TV show: The Drop, as well as an actress, dancer and singer. She is Filipino. She has been working in show business since she was a teenager living in San Diego attending Rancho Bernardo High School. She and now lives in Los Angeles...
), Wipe (starring Kelly Perine
Kelly Perine
Kelly Perine is an American television actor and a comedian. Perine attended Lake Forest Academy near Chicago, Illinois, where he studied stage acting. He spent his undergraduate years at Pomona College in Claremont, California. After graduating, he studied at the University of California,...
), Air (starring Greg Fellows and Brandon Scott), and "Victory" (starring Janina Gavankar
Janina Gavankar
Janina Zione Gavankar is an Indian-American actress and musician of mixed Indian and Dutch descent. Gavankar is also trained as a pianist, vocalist, and orchestral percussionist...
and Kit Pongetti
Kit Pongetti
Kit Pongetti is an American actress, singer and writer, known for several acting roles, including playing Lady, the wife of the Janitor, in the show Scrubs.-Early life:...
).
ValueWiki
Jonathan Stokes co-created ValueWiki.com in 2006 along with high school friend Zach Greenberger. The finance wiki, a "Wikipedia for stocks," grew to over 200,000 articles covering stocks and funds from 10 world wide stock exchanges before being acquired by WikiaWikia
Wikia is a free web hosting service for wikis . It is normally free of charge for readers and editors, deriving most of its income from advertising, and publishes all user-provided text under copyleft licenses. Wikia hosts several hundred thousand wikis using the open-source wiki software MediaWiki...
in 2010 in a cash-and-stock deal.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 2009 in film The year 2009 saw the release of many films. Seven made the top 50 list of highest-grossing films, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that as of this year, their Best Picture category would consist of ten nominees, rather than five .- Highest-grossing films :Please note... |
Men, Interrupted | Director, writer, producer |
| Wipe | Director, writer, producer | |
| 2010 2010 in film The year 2010 saw many new films released worldwide. 2010 saw a dramatic increase and prominence in the use of 3D-technology in filmmaking and film releases after the success of Avatar in the format, with releases such as Alice in Wonderland, Clash of the Titans, Jackass 3D, all animated films and... |
The Last Hurrah The Last Hurrah (2010 film) The Last Hurrah is a 2009 comedy film written and directed by Jonathan Stokes. The movie is filmed in one single, continuous 88 minute shot... |
Director, writer, producer |
| Air | Director, writer, executive producer | |
| 2011 2011 in film The year 2011 is notable for containing the release of the most film sequels in a single year, at 27 sequels. The following tables list films that are in production or have completed production and will be released in the United States and Canada at some point in 2011.- Highest-grossing films :... |
Victory | Director, writer |
| El Gringo | Writer | |