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Date of Birth

9 January 1981, Lima, Peru

Nickname

Jacky

Height

6' 1" (1.85 m)

Mini Biography

Jack Venturo was born in Lima, Peru on January 9, 1981. He came to the United States in March 1990 and spent two months in New York before settling in Miami, Florida where he developed his love of movies.

After Hurricane Andrew struck in August 1992, Jack headed to St. Petersburg, Florida. There, he attended Gibbs High School and The Pinellas County Center for the Arts (P.C.C.A) in 1996.

While in P.C.C.A. he pursued a wide range of visual arts including photography, oil painting, welding, rendering, sketching, design, sculpture art history and film history. Jack held an art exhibition in March of 2000, entitled "Fear", which dealt with horror and its portrayal in motion pictures.

An interest in puppeteering led him to create his puppet, Stanley who quickly became very popular with cult audiences, making cameo appearances in some short films. The success of these shorts inspired Jack to write a full three-part screenplay about Stanley and create his first feature length film, "Natural Born Stanley" which was released on December 19, 1997.

With the success of "Natural Born Stanley" and intent on maintaining creative control over his future films, Jack channeled all of his efforts into creating his own production company.

The foundation of the company was set with his first film. Moviegod Productions was formed and with it came the much-anticipated sequel "Stanley 2 - The Legacy", released on February 13, 1999. Along with the release of his second feature length film the "M" logo for Moviegod Productions was created.

After "Stanley 2 - The Legacy" he wrote and directed "Lost in the Wilderness - Quest For Episode I" which opened on June 22, 2000 at the Film Paradiso Beach Theatre in St. Pete Beach, Florida. The premiere was an undisputed success, with lines forming around the theatre. The premiere with young and old moviegoers alike was almost sold out opening night.

The premiere included a display of behind the scenes photos, complimentary gifts for pre-purchase ticket holders, autographed pictures of the cast, movie-based merchandise and a live performance by "Kill Theory", who played live music from the original motion picture soundtrack.

On December 24, 2000 Jack moved to Los Angeles, California after a seven-day cross country road trip, taking the newly restored and re-titled Moviegod Productions Entertainment with him.

In 2001 Jack created The MPE Network a networking website where actors can post their headshots and resumes.

In July of 2003, Jack started working on his 4th film, entitled "The Shortest Day". The film was released on Friday, September 5, 2003 to critical acclaim. It was the most nominated and most awarded movie at The 2003 Circle of Excellence Film Festival Archie Awards. The awards ceremony included both Los Angeles and Ventura Counties and was held at the Colony Theatre in Burbank, California. "The Shortest Day" was nominated for four Archie Awards, of which it won three.

In 2005 Jack took a much needed two year break from filmmaking, writing and web building. He spent his personal time off mountain climbing, sight seeing, reading, soul searching, meditating, hiking, resting and learning about what ever he could get his hand on.

On February 16, 2007 Jack was ordained by Rose Ministries and became a Reverend capable of performing Weddings, Baptisms, Funerals and other spiritual and religious ceremonies.

In March of 2007 Jack became a Set Intern for Shadow Machine Films building miniature sets and props for "Robot Chicken" & "Morel Orel" on Cartoon Network's [adult swim].

On June 3rd 2007 Moviegod Productions Entertainment joined forces with YouTube where Jack uploaded his personal collection of videos and created "MPE TV" a variety show with segments like "A Month A Minute".

On August 17, 2007 Jack became a Citizen of The States of America, He was sworn in at the Staples Center in Downtown Los Angeles.

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Trivia

He came to the United States in March 1990 and spent 2 months in New York before settling in Miami, Florida.

After Hurricane Andrew struck in August 1992, he headed to St. Petersburg, Florida. There, he attended Gibbs High School and The Pinellas County Center for the Arts (P.C.C.A) in 1996.

In March of 2007 he became a Set Intern for Shadow Machine Films, building miniature sets and props for "Robot Chicken" & "Morel Orel" on Cartoon Network's [adult swim].

On February 16, 2007 he was ordained by Rose Ministries and became a Reverend.