- Bjørn Johnson
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name = Bjørn Johnson
birthplace = Minneapolis, MN
occupation = Actor, TeacherBjørn Johnson is an award-winning actor, director, producer, acting teacher and fight choreographer in theater, film and television. [Bjørn Johnson's Resume [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0424608/resume] ] He has performed in stage plays such asCyrano : The Musical,The Cosmonaut's Last Message ,The Stand-In andWhose Life Is It Anyway and critically acclaimed television showsDexter andThe Sopranos . As a director, Bjørn Johnson was awarded theLA Weekly 's Best Director achievement for "Dutchman." [LA Weekly [http://www.laweekly.com/2000-04-20/stage/the-21st-annual-l-a-weekly-theater-awards/] ] He has also mastered ten accents and four additional languages. Bjørn gained a cult-following for his portrayal of Mr. Schniedelwichsen in the college favoriteBeerfest .After earning his BA in Dramatic Literature from
George Williams College , Bjørn studied atCircle in the Square inNew York , theNYU Tisch School of the Arts , and apprentised withB.H. Barry at theJulliard School of Drama and Opera Programs, learning the art of fight choreography and synthesizing all of the different acting techniques and philosophies there are. Bjørn's ongoing study withLarry Moss andV. William Reed empowered him with a tenor voice before he even had his career fully assembled. Johnson's knowledge as both an actor and a teacher were enhanced again by runningMichael Kahn 's private acting studio for three years and later intensive study with Moss.References
External links
* [http://www.bjornjohnson.net/] http://www.bjornjohnson.net/
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