John Duda Biography
John Joseph Duda is an American child actor best remembered for his role in the Christmas film Prancer. He is also an actor best known for Backdraft (1991), Flatliners (1990), and Rudy (1993).
John Duda Age
He was born John Joseph Duda on 19 March 1977, in Oak Lawn, Illinois, United States of America. John is 46 years old as of March 2023.
John Duda Education
He is a Harvard University and St. Ignatius College Prep graduate. He studied economics at Harvard and worked as a stage manager and singer with Din & Tonics, an a cappella group.
John Duda Family
Deborah Sullivan and John Duda Sr. gave birth to John Joseph Duda in Oak Lawn, Illinois. He has two younger siblings: Sara (born 1978) and Kevin (born 1981). His mother was a nurse, while his sister was a musician and actor. He’s of Irish and Polish heritage.
John Duda Wife
In 2013, Johnny married Lindsey Gandy. They have two children together. They work with orphans and will continue to work with students.
John Duda Career
At the age of ten, John Duda played Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol at the Goodman Theatre in 1987. More than 200 children auditioned for the five roles available. His brother Kevin landed the role of Tiny Tim. The update for the play’s tenth anniversary added smaller sequences, some of which featured young Ebenezer, giving John additional stage time. John was characterized as “already quite a professional… poised and articulate.” Between practices, John worked hard to develop his acting profession by attending other auditions and recording tapes. Duda’s first film acting job was in Eyes of an Angel, which was filmed on March 14, 1988 but not released until 1991. Duda’s first film to be released was his second role, Prancer. In Rudy, his brother Kevin played his only movie role alongside him. Many of the filming locations where Duda worked for various movies were in Chicago, with others nearby in the Midwest. Duda was praised for his performance in Prancer as Steve Riggs. “Duda is just right as the brother,” wrote Kevin Thomas for the Los Angeles Times.
John Net Worth
John stands at a height of 500 thousand dollars.
Duda Movies
1989 Prancer
1990 Flatliners
1991 Backdraft
1991 Eyes of an Angel
1993 The Woman Who Loved Elvis
1993 Rudy