John has been the Regional theater critic for the Dallas-Ft. Worth region since 2001.

He is also the Editor & Founder of THE COLUMN, a national entertainment Internet publication that has over 17,000 subscribers worldwide.

As the Editor and Founder of THE COLUMN, John has had the honor to interview and meet such major stars as Tony winner and Broadway legend Chita Rivera, Christine Ebersole, Anthony Rapp, Adam Pascal, Charles Busch, Craig Bierko, Jarrod Emick, Leslie Jordan, Tom Wopat, Patrick Cassidy, Morgan Fairchild, Diana DeMarco, Lisa Rinna, Matt Cavanaugh and many others.

For THE COLUMN, he reviews Broadway, national tours, regional and local theater. THE COLUMN is so in demand that he now has a staff of theater critics as well to review local theater.

John is also the Executive Director/Producer/Founder of THE COLUMN Awards, which is the only Awards organization in the DFW metroplex that honors excellence in Theater. THE COLUMN Awards is also the only awards organization in the United States that serves as a major fundraiser for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. All proceeds (after operating expenses) go to BC/EFA.

For more info on THE COLUMN AWARDS, visit www.columnawards.org.

Past guest stars at THE COLUMN Awards include Michael Urie (star of ABC'S "Ugly Betty" and John's co-host for the last two years), Cady Huffman (Tony Award winner, The Producers), Ron Bohmer (Broadway's Ragtime, The Phantom of the Opera), Christian Campbell (Trick and NBC'S "Book of Daniel"), Stephanie D'Abruzzo (Tony nominee, Avenue Q), Anthony Rapp and Wilson J. Heredia (original cast of Broadway's Rent), Jai Rodriquez (of Bravo's "Queer Eye"), George Wendt ("Cheers"), and Richard Thomas ("The Waltons").

As a professional actor, John has over 360 productions under his belt. Professional credits include the regional premiere of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (William Barfee) and John LaChiusa's The Wild Party (Phil D'Armano), both at Theatre Three; Pageant (M. Deep South and M. Bible Belt) and Broadway Our Way (2008 & 2009), both at Uptown Players; and Man of La Mancha (Sancho) at Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma starring John Wilkerson (of Broadway's State Fair) and Milena Govich (of NBC's "Law & Order"). Other favorite roles include A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Pseudolus), Damn Yankees (Applegate), Anything Goes (Moonface), 1776 (Courier), The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Neville Landless) and many others.

For over two years he performed and toured with Walt Disney World Entertainment working with such stars as Tommy Tune, Ann Miller and New Kids on the Block.

In 2005, John was awarded the Distinguished Alumni Award for Excellence in Theater from the University of North Texas. For info on THE COLUMN, go to www.thecolumnonline.com.