Background
Linson was born in Los Angeles, California.
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Linson was born in Los Angeles, California.
He is known for producing films such as Great Expectations (1998 film) Lords of Dogtown, The Runaways (film) and creating the television show Sons of Anarchy. He is a licensed Private pilot and longtime motorcycle enthusiast. John began his career making music videos.
Some credits include producing and directing the Porno for Pyros video Tahitian Moon.
He went on to produce Nirvana (band) Live at the Paramount (video) and the Guns North" Roses mini-documentary entitled "Guns North" Roses Don"t Cry: Makin" F*!ing Videos". John has since produced movies such as Lords of Dogtown, which starred Heath Ledger directed by Catherine Hardwicke, and The Runaways (film) starring Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning directed by Floria Sigismondi which was named by Rolling Stone as the #1 rock movie of all time.
Riding motorcycles since his early teens, John turned his passion for riding into the idea and creation of Sons of Anarchy. Sons of Anarchy became Forex (television channel) highest rated television series.
Their project Yellowstone is penned by Sicario writer Taylor Sheridan.
His first major film production was Great Expectations (1998 film) directed by oscar winner Alfonso Cuarón. John is also developing Pulitzer Prize winner Rick Atkinson book The Long Gray Lincolnshire into a series which will be penned by Philosophy Klay who won National Book Award for Fiction for his book Redeployment (book).
