John Kapelos (born March 8, 1956) is a Canadian
actorAn actor or actress is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
. He is best known for his portrayal of the janitor Carl in
The Breakfast ClubThe Breakfast Club is a 1985 American teen film written and directed by John Hughes. The storyline follows five teenagers as they spend a Saturday in detention together and come to realize that they are all deeper than their respective stereotypes...
.
An alumnus of
The Second CityThe Second City is a long-running 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...
,
ChicagoChicago is the largest city in the U.S. state of Illinois, and with more than 2.8 million people, the 3rd largest city in the United States...
, John Kapelos’ theatrical work spans eight years from Second City’s Touring Company (1978-1982) to six revues as a member of the famed Resident Company (1982-1986), and finally Second City’s critically acclaimed return to off-Broadway in Orwell That Ends Well at the former Village Gate in
New York CityNew York is the most populous city in the United States, and the center of the New York metropolitan area, which is among the most populous urban areas in the world. A leading global city, New York exerts a powerful influence over worldwide commerce, finance, culture, fashion and entertainment...
.
Adept at playing both dramatic and comedic roles, some of John’s movie highlights include 1999’s
The Deep End of the OceanThe Deep End of the Ocean is a best-selling novel by Jacquelyn Mitchard, released in 1996. It is about an American middle class, suburban family that is torn apart when the youngest son is kidnapped and raised by a mentally ill woman, until he appears at the frontdoor step of his real mother and...
, which received praise from both
The New York TimesThe New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded in 1851 and published in New York City. The largest metropolitan newspaper in the United States, "The Gray Lady"—named for its staid appearance and style—is regarded as a national newspaper of record...
and
Roger EbertRoger Joseph Ebert is an American film critic and screenwriter.He is known for his film review column and for two television programs Sneak Previews and Siskel & Ebert at the Movies, which he co-hosted for a combined 23 years with Gene Siskel...
from
The Chicago Sun Times.
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John Kapelos (born March 8, 1956) is a Canadian
actorAn actor or actress is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
. He is best known for his portrayal of the janitor Carl in
The Breakfast ClubThe Breakfast Club is a 1985 American teen film written and directed by John Hughes. The storyline follows five teenagers as they spend a Saturday in detention together and come to realize that they are all deeper than their respective stereotypes...
.
An alumnus of
The Second CityThe Second City is a long-running 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...
,
ChicagoChicago is the largest city in the U.S. state of Illinois, and with more than 2.8 million people, the 3rd largest city in the United States...
, John Kapelos’ theatrical work spans eight years from Second City’s Touring Company (1978-1982) to six revues as a member of the famed Resident Company (1982-1986), and finally Second City’s critically acclaimed return to off-Broadway in Orwell That Ends Well at the former Village Gate in
New York CityNew York is the most populous city in the United States, and the center of the New York metropolitan area, which is among the most populous urban areas in the world. A leading global city, New York exerts a powerful influence over worldwide commerce, finance, culture, fashion and entertainment...
.
Career
Adept at playing both dramatic and comedic roles, some of John’s movie highlights include 1999’s
The Deep End of the OceanThe Deep End of the Ocean is a best-selling novel by Jacquelyn Mitchard, released in 1996. It is about an American middle class, suburban family that is torn apart when the youngest son is kidnapped and raised by a mentally ill woman, until he appears at the frontdoor step of his real mother and...
, which received praise from both
The New York TimesThe New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded in 1851 and published in New York City. The largest metropolitan newspaper in the United States, "The Gray Lady"—named for its staid appearance and style—is regarded as a national newspaper of record...
and
Roger EbertRoger Joseph Ebert is an American film critic and screenwriter.He is known for his film review column and for two television programs Sneak Previews and Siskel & Ebert at the Movies, which he co-hosted for a combined 23 years with Gene Siskel...
from
The Chicago Sun Times. His appearance in three John Hughes’s films:
The Breakfast ClubThe Breakfast Club is a 1985 American teen film written and directed by John Hughes. The storyline follows five teenagers as they spend a Saturday in detention together and come to realize that they are all deeper than their respective stereotypes...
,
Sixteen CandlesSixteen Candles is a 1984 coming-of-age film starring Molly Ringwald, Michael Schoeffling and Anthony Michael Hall. The film was written and directed by John Hughes.- Plot :...
, and
Weird ScienceWeird Science is a 1985 teen film written and directed by John Hughes and starring Anthony Michael Hall, Kelly LeBrock and Ilan Mitchell-Smith...
earned him fame in the 80s as a character actor.
Other film works include Schepisi’s
RoxanneRoxanne is a comedy film released in 1987, starring Steve Martin and Daryl Hannah. It is a modern retelling of the verse play Cyrano de Bergerac, written in 1897 by French author Edmond Rostand. The screenplay was written by Martin....
, with
Steve MartinStephen Glenn "Steve" Martin is an American actor, comedian, writer, playwright, producer, musician, and composer. He was raised in Southern California in a Baptist family, where his early influences were working at Disneyland and Knott's Berry Farm and working magic and comedy acts at these and...
and
Daryl HannahDaryl Christine Hannah is an American film actress. After making her screen debut in 1978, Hannah starred in a number of Hollywood films throughout the 1980s notably Blade Runner, Splash, Wall Street and Roxanne and in 2003-4 received acclaim for her role in the Kill Bill series.-Early life:Hannah...
, and Gary Marshall’s
Nothing in CommonNothing in Common is a 1986 comedy-drama film, directed by Garry Marshall and starring Tom Hanks and comedian Jackie Gleason, in his last movie role. The film, released in 1986, was not a tremendous hit at first, but it became more popular as Tom Hanks' fame grew...
, opposite
Tom HanksThomas Jeffrey "Tom" Hanks is an American actor, producer, writer and director. Hanks worked in television and family-friendly comedies before achieving success as a dramatic actor in several notable roles, including Andrew Beckett in Philadelphia, the title role in Forrest Gump, Commander James...
, and Disney’s
Stick ItStick It is an American teen comedy-drama film starring Jeff Bridges, Missy Peregrym, and Vanessa Lengies. It was written and directed by Jessica Bendinger, writer of Bring It On; the film marks her directorial debut...
show his improvisational and comedic timing skills. Whereas roles in
The BoostThe Boost is a 1988 drama film about an investor/salesman who descends into drug addiction following a financial misfortune. The film was directed by Harold Becker; it stars James Woods, Sean Young, John Kapelos, Steven Hill, June Chandler and--in her final role--Amanda Blake of Gunsmoke fame....
, with
James WoodsJames Howard Woods is an American film, stage and television actor and comedian. Woods is best known for starring in films such as Once Upon a Time in America, Ghosts of Mississippi, Salvador, Casino and as the Disney villain Hades in Hercules.-Early life:Woods was born in Vernal, Utah...
, and
Internal AffairsInternal Affairs is a 1990 American crime thriller film set in Los Angeles about the police department's Internal Affairs Division.Directed by Mike Figgis, the film stars Richard Gere as Dennis Peck, a suave womanizer, clever manipulator and crooked cop who uses his fellow officers as pawns for his...
with
Richard GereRichard Tiffany Gere is an American actor. He began acting in the 1970s, and came to prominence in 1980 for his role in the film American Gigolo, which established him as a leading man and a sex symbol...
, present his adaptability for dramatic roles.
In recent years he's done a variety of guest role stints on television in shows like
Desperate HousewivesDesperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series created by Marc Cherry, who also serves as show runner, and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. Executive producers, as of the fourth season, are Marc Cherry, Bob Daily, George W...
,
Queer as Folk,
The X-FilesThe X-Files is an American cult science fiction television series and a part of The X-Files franchise, created by screenwriter Chris Carter. It first aired in September 1993 and ended in May 2002...
,
SeinfeldSeinfeld is an American television sitcom that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, lasting nine seasons, and is now in syndication. The eponymous series was created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld, with the latter starring as a fictionalized version of himself...
,
Home ImprovementHome Improvement is an American television sitcom. starring Tim Allen, which aired 1991 to 1999. The show was created by Matt Williams, Carmen Finestra and David MacFadzean. In the 1990s, it was one of the most watched sitcoms, winning many awards...
,
Dead Like MeDead Like Me is an American television comedy-drama starring Ellen Muth and Mandy Patinkin as grim reapers who "live" and work in Seattle, Washington. Filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, the show was created by Bryan Fuller for the Showtime network, where it ran for two seasons in 2003 and 2004...
,
ERER is an American medical drama series created by novelist Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 1994 to April 2009. It is set primarily in the emergency room of fictional County General Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Entertainment in...
, and
Boston LegalBoston Legal is an American legal drama-comedy created by David E. Kelley, which originally ran on ABC from October 3, 2004 to December 8, 2008. A spin-off of the long-running series The Practice, Boston Legal followed the personal and professional exploits of a group of attorneys working at the...
. His most memorable television performance is as Detective Don Schanke in the short-lived
science fictionScience fiction is a genre of fiction. It differs from fantasy in that, within the context of the story, its imaginary elements are largely possible within scientifically-established or scientifically-postulated laws of nature...
series
Forever KnightForever Knight is a Canadian television series about Nick Knight, an 800-year-old vampire working as a police detective in modern day Toronto...
.
While he continues to guest star in television shows and acts in independent movies supporting upcoming writers/director, he also guest teaches at the AIA Studios focusing on improv/acting workshops; produced a four-part series on
YouTubeYouTube is a video sharing website on which users can upload and share videos. Three former PayPal employees created YouTube in February 2005. In November 2006, YouTube, LLC was bought by Google Inc. for $1.65 billion, and is now operated as a subsidiary of Google...
featuring monologues by NPR-contributor Michael Raysses called Greek to Me, and manages an independent record labeled called Carpuzi Records, which has produced sound recordings feature him and some of the Second City alumni, such as
Dan CastellanetaDaniel Louis "Dan" Castellaneta is an American film, theatre and television actor, comedian, voice artist and television writer...
.
Filmography
- Snow Buddies
Snow Buddies is a 2008 direct to video in the Air Bud series and was the first to receive a PG rating from the MPAA since Air Bud: Spikes Back. It was released on DVD on February 5, 2008.-Plot:...
(2008)
- Stick It
Stick It is an American teen comedy-drama film starring Jeff Bridges, Missy Peregrym, and Vanessa Lengies. It was written and directed by Jessica Bendinger, writer of Bring It On; the film marks her directorial debut...
(2006)
- Fifty Pills
Fifty Pills is the debut feature film of director Theo Avgerinos, which premiered at the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival.- Synopsis :After being blamed for a party which he didn't throw or have any knowledge of, that resulted in many damages, the main character loses his scholarship...
(2006)
- The River King
The River King is a 2005 film starring Edward Burns and Rachelle Lefèvre in a tale of a detective who is investigating the death of a student at the local private school. Lefevre plays Carlin Leander, the new girl who befriended the boy and is now being haunted by him.The film is based on a book...
(2005)
- Shallow Ground
Shallow Ground is a 2004 Horror film written and directed by Sheldon Wilson and starring Timothy V. Murphy, Stan Kirsch, Lindsey Stoddart, Patty McCormack, and Rocky Marquette. A naked teenage boy appears at a soon-to-be abandoned sheriff's station, drenched in blood, on the one-year anniversary...
(2004)
- I Accuse (2003)
- Mimic: Sentinel (2003) (V)
- Legally Blonde
Legally Blonde is a American comedy film starring Reese Witherspoon, produced by Marc E. Platt for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios and directed by Robert Luketic...
(2001)
- The Relic
The Relic is a film starring Tom Sizemore, Penelope Ann Miller, and Linda Hunt. This Peter Hyams-directed feature is based on the best-selling novel of the same name and 1997's Reliquary, both by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. The original music score was composed by John Debney...
(1997)
- The Late Shift
The Late Shift is a 1996 American TV movie produced by HBO based on the book by Bill Carter.The movie follows the behind-the-scenes network politics responsible for late-night programming leading up to — and after — the retirement of Johnny Carson from The Tonight Show on NBC in 1992...
(1996)
- The Craft
The Craft is a 1996 supernatural teen horror film directed by Andrew Fleming and starring Robin Tunney, Rachel True, Fairuza Balk and Neve Campbell. The film's plot centers on a group of four teenage girls who pursue witchcraft and use it for their own gain, and how this changes their friendship...
(1995)
- Defenseless (1991)
- The Boost
The Boost is a 1988 drama film about an investor/salesman who descends into drug addiction following a financial misfortune. The film was directed by Harold Becker; it stars James Woods, Sean Young, John Kapelos, Steven Hill, June Chandler and--in her final role--Amanda Blake of Gunsmoke fame....
(1988)
- Roxanne
Roxanne is a comedy film released in 1987, starring Steve Martin and Daryl Hannah. It is a modern retelling of the verse play Cyrano de Bergerac, written in 1897 by French author Edmond Rostand. The screenplay was written by Martin....
(1987)
- Head Office
Head Office is a 1985 comedy film. It stars Judge Reinhold, Eddie Albert, Lori-Nan Engler, Jane Seymour, Richard Masur, Michael O'Donoghue, Ron Frazier, Merritt Butrick and was directed and written by Ken Finkleman.-Description:...
(1985)
- Weird Science
Weird Science is a 1985 teen film written and directed by John Hughes and starring Anthony Michael Hall, Kelly LeBrock and Ilan Mitchell-Smith...
(1985)
- The Breakfast Club
The Breakfast Club is a 1985 American teen film written and directed by John Hughes. The storyline follows five teenagers as they spend a Saturday in detention together and come to realize that they are all deeper than their respective stereotypes...
(1985)
- Sixteen Candles
Sixteen Candles is a 1984 coming-of-age film starring Molly Ringwald, Michael Schoeffling and Anthony Michael Hall. The film was written and directed by John Hughes.- Plot :...
(1984)
- The Naked Face
The Naked Face is a 1984 film written and directed by Bryan Forbes, based on the book by Sidney Sheldon. The film was nominated for "Best Film" at Mystfest, a film festival.-Plot:...
(1984)
- Class
Class is a 1983 American movie that was directed by Lewis John Carlino, the writer/director of the 1979 film The Great Santini. It features the film debuts of actors Andrew McCarthy, John Cusack, Virginia Madsen, Lolita Davidovich, and Alan Ruck....
(1983)
- Doctor Detroit
Doctor Detroit is a 1983 comedy film, written by Bruce Jay Friedman and Carl Gottlieb. The film stars Dan Aykroyd, Howard Hesseman, Lynn Whitfield, Fran Drescher, and Donna Dixon, with a special appearance by James Brown...
(1983)
- Tootsie
Tootsie is a 1982 comedy film that tells the story of a talented but volatile actor whose reputation for being difficult forces him to go to extreme lengths to land a job...
(1982)
- Thief
Thief is a 1981 noir crime drama written and directed by Michael Mann, based on the novel The Home Invaders by "Frank Hohimer"...
(1981)
Television
- Chuck
Chuck is an action-comedy television program from the United States created by Josh Schwartz and Chris Fedak. The series is about an "average computer-whiz-next-door" who receives an encoded e-mail from an old college friend now working in the CIA; the message embeds the only remaining copy of the...
(2008)
- One Tree Hill
One Tree Hill is an American teen, young adult television drama created by Mark Schwahn, which premiered on September 23, 2003 on The WB Television Network. After its third season, The WB merged with UPN to form The CW Television Network, and since September 27, 2006 the network is the official...
(2007)
- CSI: NY
CSI: NY is an American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 22, 2004 on CBS...
(2006)
- The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman
The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman is an American comedy television series written, executive produced and starring Laura Kightlinger. The series premiered on IFC August 4, 2006...
(2006)
- Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series created by Marc Cherry, who also serves as show runner, and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. Executive producers, as of the fourth season, are Marc Cherry, Bob Daily, George W...
(2006)
- Flight 29 Down
Flight 29 Down is a Television series about a group of teenagers who are stranded on an island. It was produced by Discovery Kids.The show was created by Stan Rogow and D. J...
(2005)
- Gilmore Girls
Gilmore Girls is an American comedy drama series created by Amy Sherman-Palladino and starring Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel. The series made its debut on The WB on October 5, 2000, and ended on May 15, 2007, in its seventh season, which aired on The CW. Time magazine named Gilmore Girls to their...
(2005)
- McBride: Tune in for Murder (2005)
- Queer as Folk
Queer as Folk is an American and Canadian television series co-production, produced by Showtime and Temple Street Productions which was based on the British series of the same name created by Russell T Davies...
(2005)
- Boston Legal
Boston Legal is an American legal drama-comedy created by David E. Kelley, which originally ran on ABC from October 3, 2004 to December 8, 2008. A spin-off of the long-running series The Practice, Boston Legal followed the personal and professional exploits of a group of attorneys working at the...
(2004)
- Without a Trace
Without a Trace is an American television drama which originally ran on CBS from September 26, 2002 to May 19, 2009. The series is set in New York City and is about a fictitious full-time FBI missing persons unit.-Premise:...
(2004)
- Crossing Jordan
Crossing Jordan is an American television crime/drama series that aired on NBC from September 24, 2001 to May 16, 2007. It stars Jill Hennessy as the crime-solving medical examiner, Jordan Cavanaugh. The show uses an ensemble cast approach featuring a group of Jordan's co-workers, members of the...
(2004)
- Cold Case (2004)
- Frasier
Frasier is an American sitcom broadcast on NBC for eleven seasons, from September 16, 1993 to May 13, 2004. The program was created and produced by David Angell, Peter Casey, and David Lee in association with Paramount Television.A spin-off from Cheers, Frasier stars Kelsey Grammer as psychiatrist...
(2004)
- Dead Like Me
Dead Like Me is an American television comedy-drama starring Ellen Muth and Mandy Patinkin as grim reapers who "live" and work in Seattle, Washington. Filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, the show was created by Bryan Fuller for the Showtime network, where it ran for two seasons in 2003 and 2004...
(2003)
- The Dead Zone
The Dead Zone may refer to:* The Dead Zone , a 1979 novel by Stephen King* The Dead Zone , a 1983 film adaption of the novel, starring Christopher Walken and directed by David Cronenberg...
(2003)
- Judging Amy
Judging Amy is an American television drama that aired from September 19, 1999 until May 3, 2005 on CBS. The show stars Amy Brenneman and Tyne Daly...
(2003)
- ER
ER is an American medical drama series created by novelist Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 1994 to April 2009. It is set primarily in the emergency room of fictional County General Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Entertainment in...
(2002)
- Boomtown
A boomtown is a community that experiences sudden and rapid population and economic growth. The growth is normally attributed to the nearby discovery of a precious resource such as gold, silver, or oil, although the term can also be applied to communities growing very rapidly for different reasons,...
(2002)
- Just Cause
Just Cause may refer to:* Just cause, common standard in labor arbitration* Just Cause , 1995 film* Just Cause , TV series from 2001-2003 that air on PAX.* Just Cause , 2006 video game...
(2002)
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama television series, which premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000. The show was created by Anthony E. Zuiker and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer...
(2002)
- The District
The District is a television police drama which aired on CBS from October 7, 2000 to May 1, 2004. The show followed the work and personal life of the chief of Washington, D.C.'s Police Department .-Premise:...
(2002)
- State of Grace
State of Grace is an American comedy-drama series that ran for two seasons on the Fox Network's Fox Family channel during 2001 and 2002.-Plot:...
(2002)
- The X Files (2002)
- Angel
Angel is an American television series, a spin-off of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The series was created by Buffys creator, Joss Whedon in collaboration with David Greenwalt, and first aired on October 5, 1999...
(2000)
"Seinfeld" The Sniffing Accountant (1993)
- God, the Devil and Bob
God, the Devil and Bob is a short-lived animated television series that was broadcast on NBC in March 2000. It was created by Matthew Carlson.It is currently broadcasted on the Philippine channel Maxxx...
(2000)
- Forever Knight
Forever Knight is a Canadian television series about Nick Knight, an 800-year-old vampire working as a police detective in modern day Toronto...
(1992 to 1995)
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