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Home/People/Jack Lugar
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Born
Aug 10, 1969
Age 56
Place of Birth
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

2
Movies
0
TV Shows
1
Directed
Also Known As
JR Lugar
John R. Lugar, Jr.
Official Website

Jack Lugar

Acting

Biography
Jack Lugar worked as a television writer and producer for over a decade in Los Angeles. Jack’s writing credits include the Warner Bros./FOX sitcom “Wanda At Large,” “From the Top” for Family Theater Productions, and several projects for comedian Louie Anderson’s company, Louzell Productions. Most recently, he has been a panelist and/or jury member for Heartland International Film Festival, Indy Shorts, and International Mobile Film Festival. Most recently, he wrote, directed, edited, and produced the feature film, This Train. Other work includes the creation of the children’s chapter book series, Katz Pajamas, about an extraordinary cat detective, and the young adult fantasy Sessi Nilsson series. In addition, Jack is the author of the humor book The Starving Artist’s Diet and co-author of Hollywood Break-In: Launch your Entertainment Career. He also holds the distinction of being selected as a writer for the Warner Bros. Comedy Workshop and has received recognition from the Disney/ABC Writer’s Program, Slamdance, Scriptapalooza and The Page Awards. Jack has been a guest lecturer and adjunct professor at Anderson University, Taylor University, Azusa Pacific University, and the Act One Writer’s Program in Los Angeles. He joined the full-time faculty at Anderson in the fall of 2016 and teaches on the topics of screenwriting, TV writing, storytelling, cinema studies, and producing for film and television.
The deliverance of a suitcase poster

The deliverance of a suitcase

as himself
2024
This Train poster

This Train

as Dave
2023