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| Born |
John Allen Soares June 22, 1981 Turlock, California, United States |
| Occupation | Film Director, Actor, Editor, Fight Choreographer |
| Years active | 2001 - Present |
| Notable work | Sockbaby, Go Sukashi!, The Danger Element |
John Soares (born June 22, 1981) is an American film director, actor, editor, and fight choreographer. He is best known for his martial arts fight choreography in Sockbaby, Go Sukashi!, and The Danger Element.
Soares was born in Turlock, California and grew up in the Central Valley working on his family's almond farm in the agricultural community of Hughson, California.
In 1999, Soares enrolled in film classes at Modesto Junior College where he met his future filmmaking partners Ben Beames and Justin Spurlock.
In 2001, Soares founded Westhavenbrook Productions with partners Ben Beames and Justin Spurlock.
Soares co-directed Sockbaby (2004) with Doug TenNapel starring Soares, Cody Spurlock, Uriel Padilla, Justin Spurlock, Jon Heder, Doug Jones, Rob Schrab, Kate Freund, and Isaac C. Singleton Jr.
Soares was featured in the Movie Kung Fu episode of Indy Mogul’s Backyard FX hosted by Erik Beck.
Soares and TenNapel, in association with Watanabe Entertainment and Dentsu Inc., started production on Go Sukashi! (2009-2011) a digital series that parodies the 1970’s Super Sentai Japanese television series based on a character created by Shoko Nakagawa (who introduces each episode) starring Soares, Justin Spurlock, and Brooke Brodack.
Soares worked as an editor for Dreamworks Animation from 2014 to 2017.
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