Jon Kinyon

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Jon Kinyon

Born Jonathan Foster Kinyon
03/29/1962
Stanford, California, USA
Other name(s) J.F. Kinyon, Jonny Kingston.
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Jon Kinyon (born March 29, 1962) is an American filmmaker, film editor, stop motion animator, music producer, song writer, parodist and entrepreneur.

In 2002 he wrote, produced and directed God Squad!, a comedy film which parodied Christian Films and 1970s Buddy Cop Films. It featured cult film actress and former Penthouse Pet of the Year (1993) Julie Strain as well as actor Al Israel who is famous for his roles in Scarface, Carlito's Way and Body Double. After it's premiere at the Academy Award accredited Los Angeles Film Festival the film went on to screen at Tromadance 2003, The Backseat Film Festival and several other U.S. film festivals.

On March 6, 2008 he became the first "featured animator" on MyToons[1], a YouTube-styled website specifically geared for 2-D and 3-D animation, with a stop motion animation parody of Jimi Hendrix' key performance at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival. The animated piece features a fictional character named "Jimi Homeless" who first appeared in a series of webcomics published as "The Jimi Homeless Experience". The webcomics are written by Jon Kinyon and drawn by an underground cartoonist known as "Big Tasty".[2]

On August 23, 2007 he released a full length CD of parody songs he had written and produced, all inspired by the aforementioned comic. Released on the exact day of the 40th anniversary of Jimi Hendrix' first album release Are You Experienced, his "Are You Homeless?" features "Weird Al" Yankovic-styled parodies of some of Hendrix' biggest hits.[3]

Jon Kinyon is also the founder and president[4] of Hot Rod Condoms, a U.S. condom brand which he launched in 1994.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Jon Kinyon in Motion. Animation Snack. MyToons (2008-03-06). Retrieved on 2008-04-24.
  2. ^ THE JIMI HOMELESS EXPERIENCE: EVEN WEIRDER THAN WEIRD AL. Home of Music. Melodika (2007-10-28). Retrieved on 2008-04-25.
  3. ^ THE JIMI HOMELESS EXPERIENCE: EVEN WEIRDER THAN WEIRD AL. Home of Music. Melodika (2007-10-28). Retrieved on 2008-04-25.
  4. ^ Equipment Check: Condoms Needn't Be Mirth Control, Chicago Tribune: 28 December, 2003, <http://www.dddxyz.com/images/press/031228-Chicago-Tribune.pdf> 

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NAME Kinyon, Jon
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kinyon, J.F.
SHORT DESCRIPTION American filmmaker
DATE OF BIRTH March 29, 1962 (1962-03-29) (age 46)
PLACE OF BIRTH Stanford, California, U.S.
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH