John A. Davis Biography

Fast Facts

• Graduated from Southern Methodist University with a degree in Film Production in 1984 and was the first to receive the Nash Clay Parsley award for outstanding graduating senior film
• His first job in the industry was in the visual effects department on the 1984 film "Blood Suckers from Outer Space․"
• Begin animating when he was a child with his parent's 8 mm camera using stop motion
• Founded the animation company DNA Productions, Inc․ with Keith Alcorn in 1987
• Best known as the director and producer of the "Jimmy Neutron" TV and film series
• The idea for "Jimmy Neutron" came from a short film that he worked on after hours while doing corporate films and commercials in Dallas