Jan Lucanus
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Jan Lucanus

American film director

Jan Lucanus is an American comic book writer, filmmaker, martial artist, musical artist, and entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of the transmedia company Creative Impulse Entertainment, Inc., co-creator/co-writer of the mixed martial arts comic books series JFH: Justice For Hire, is a filmmaker, an international martial arts champion in sanshou and tai chi pushing hands, and a rapper/singer/songwriter.2

From Wikipedia’s article on Jan Lucanus (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

About

Lucanus also consults on business, production, and creative strategies for companies and individuals across comics, film, television, music, and games. He is a graduate of the New York University Maurice Kanbar Institute for Film & Television, Tisch School of the Arts, holding a degree in Film Production.

As a transmedia artist, Lucanus has been called a "martial arts comic book prodigy" and an "entertainment renaissance man" for his work combining comic books, film, animation, and music, most notably for the JFH: Justice For Hire entertainment property. Comic book legend Neal Adams was quoted on interview with iFanboy stating, "Understand we've got new people doing new things – Jan is an example of that... There's a new interrelationship between the forms that's beginning to develop from comic books to motion comics to film and television. Those of us who are aware of it are going to be involved in making entertainment from beginning to end".

From Wikipedia’s article on Jan Lucanus, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

Companies

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedNew York University Tisch School of the Arts3

Career

Occupation: film director, film producer, screenwriter.5

Personal life

  • BornNew York City6
  • CitizenshipUnited States7
  • SpouseAurore Barry8