Johnny Pacar
{{short description|American actor}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Johnny Pacar
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|6|6}}
| occupation = Actor, musician
| years_active = 2002–present
| birth_place = Dearborn, Michigan, U.S.
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Johnny Edward Pacuraru{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/people/johnny-pacar/|title=Johnny Pacar|website=TV.com|accessdate=June 23, 2018|archive-date=August 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822235846/http://www.tv.com/people/johnny-pacar/|url-status=dead}} ({{langx|ro|Păcuraru}}; born June 6,{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/JohnnyPacar/status/77756523018850304 |title=Thank you all so much for all the warm Birthday wishes. |work=Twitter.com |author=Johnny Pacar |date=June 6, 2011 |accessdate=2015-01-20}}{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/JohnnyPacar/status/210515064627793920 |title=Bday in Catalina. |work=Twitter.com |author=Johnny Pacar |date=June 6, 2012 |accessdate=2015-01-20}} 1981), known as Johnny Pacar, is an American film and television actor and musician of partial Romanian descent who is best known for his roles as Cody Jackson in the television series Flight 29 Down{{cite web |url=http://www.kidzworld.com/article/7378-flight-29-down-tv-show-facts |title=Flight 29 Down TV Show Facts |work=Kidzworld.com |accessdate=2015-01-17}}{{cite web |url=http://www.tv.com/shows/flight-29-down/ |title=Flight 29 Down |work=Tv.com |accessdate=2015-01-17 |archive-date=August 22, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822235843/http://www.tv.com/shows/flight-29-down/ |url-status=dead }} and as Damon Young on ABC Family's television series Make It or Break It.{{cite web |url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/03/26/make-it-or-break-it-season-premiere-scoop/ |title='Make It or Break It' season premiere: A new location, new girls, and a new romance? |work=Insidetv.ew.com |author=April Daley |date=March 26, 2012 |accessdate=2015-01-09}} He also starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie Now You See It..., and had a recurring role as Jimmy Francis in American Dreams.
Biography
Johnny Pacar was born on June 6, 1981. As a youth he always wanted to entertain people. He was an avid hockey player and always dreamed about one day playing in the NHL.{{cite web |url=http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/mtm/starspotlight.asp?sf=pacar |title=Star Spotlight |work=Teacher.scholastic.com |author=Marie Morreale |accessdate=2015-01-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180303105613/http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/mtm/starspotlight.asp?sf=pacar |archive-date=March 3, 2018 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/JohnnyPacar/status/14392875573 |title=Biggest dream as a child. To be a nhl hockey player and a rock star |work=Twitter.com |author=Johnny Pacar |date=May 20, 2010 |accessdate=2015-01-26}}{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/JohnnyPacar/status/147766960350957568 |title=watching 24/7 on HBO about Hockey. makes me miss playing the game. |work=Twitter.com |author=Johnny Pacar |date=December 16, 2011 |accessdate=2015-01-23}}{{cite web |url=http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2006/Feb/14/en/FP602140301.html |title='Flight 29 Down' actor eager to grow, but not to age |work=The.honoluluadvertiser.com |author=Michael Tsai |date=February 14, 2006 |accessdate=2015-01-17}} However, he chose a different path when he started acting in drama and local theatre. In high school he formed a few bands driven by his punk rock influences, also getting into drama at school where he began doing high school and local theatre. After graduating at Wayne Memorial High School, he moved from Michigan to Los Angeles in May 2001.{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Phcd540-wig&feature=channel_page |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/Phcd540-wig |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Johnny Pacar Interview |work=YouTube |accessdate=2015-01-31}}{{cbignore}} After two months there, he got an agent and filmed an international commercial for Sprite{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScUPv8kRQuQ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/ScUPv8kRQuQ |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=7-20-2001 WFLD commercials (Part 4 of 5) |work=Youtube.com |date=July 29, 2009 |accessdate=2015-01-20}}{{cbignore}} and landed a recurring role in Boston Public.{{cite web |url=http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2005/Mar/29/il/il06a.html |title=Hawaii Film Partners wrap Discovery series |work=The.honoluluadvertiser.com |author=Michael Tsai |date=March 29, 2005 |accessdate=2015-01-27}} Pacar also landed guest roles in Tru Calling, Judging Amy, George Lopez,{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/JohnnyPacar/status/121096244138487808 |title=So i have been told that my Warehouse 13 and George Lopez episodes were on tonight. Nice!!! |work=Twitter.com |author=Johnny Pacar |date=October 3, 2011 |accessdate=2015-01-29}}{{cite web |url=http://www.vudu.com/movies/#!overview/235596/George-Lopez-What-George-Doesnt-Noah |title=George Lopez: What George Doesn't Noah |work=Vudu.com |accessdate=2015-01-29}} CSI: Miami, Medium, Eli Stone, and starred in the Disney Channel movie Now You See It...{{cite web |url=https://www.tvguide.com/shows/now-you-see-it-284507/ |title=Now You See It: TV SHOW |work=Tvguide.com |accessdate=2015-01-17}}{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/johnnypacar/status/434832382709886976 |title=Thanks for all the luv you still give for my @DisneyChannelPR movie #NowYouSeeIt that I was told played last night #tbMovie |work=Twitter.com |author=Johnny Pacar |date=February 15, 2014 |accessdate=2015-01-17}}{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/johnnypacar/status/218250017067110401 |title='NOW YOU SEE IT'|work=Twitter.com |author=Johnny Pacar |date=June 28, 2012 |accessdate=2015-01-17}}{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/JohnnyPacar/status/497820656437059584 |title=#tb Frank Langella and I filming the #Disney channel movie Now you see it. |work=Twitter.com |author=Johnny Pacar |date=August 8, 2014 |accessdate=2015-01-17}}
Pacar is best known for being cast as Jackson, a regular on the series Flight 29 Down for NBC/ Discovery Kids.{{cite web |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/series/flight-29-down/seasons-episodes/AA4bdm4 |title=Flight 29 Down |work=Msn.com |date=August 25, 2007 |accessdate=2015-01-17}}{{cite web |url=https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/flight-29-down-the-hotel-tango |title=Flight 29 Down: The Hotel Tango |work=Commonsensemedia.org |date=March 3, 2008 |accessdate=2015-01-17}}{{cite web |url=http://www.filmaffinity.com/en/film891363.html |title=Flight 29 Down (TV Series) |work=Filmaffinity.com |accessdate=2015-01-17}}
Pacar starred as Damon Young on ABC Family's Make It or Break It, a series about teenage gymnasts striving for the 2012 Olympics.
In 2011 he guest-starred in an episode of Warehouse 13 as Dwayne Maddox.{{cite web |url=http://www.syfy.co.uk/blogs/review-warehouse-13-s3-episode-10-insatiable |title=Review – Warehouse 13 S3 Episode 10 – Insatiable |work=Syfy.co.uk |author=Jude Plunkett |accessdate=2015-01-09 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150110001549/http://www.syfy.co.uk/blogs/review-warehouse-13-s3-episode-10-insatiable |archivedate=January 10, 2015 |df=mdy-all }}{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/JohnnyPacar/status/77190054325399553 |title=Bday party for a friend tonight fly to Toronto monday morning to film Warehouse 13. |work=Twitter.com |author=Johnny Pacar |date=June 4, 2011 |accessdate=2015-01-20}}{{cite web |url=http://www.craveonline.com/tv/reviews/174778-warehouse-13-310-insatiable |title=WAREHOUSE 13 3.10 'Insatiable' |work=Craveonline.com |author=Blair Marnell |date=September 22, 2011 |accessdate=2015-01-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141214234607/http://www.craveonline.com/tv/reviews/174778-warehouse-13-310-insatiable |archivedate=December 14, 2014 |df=mdy-all }}
The same year he starred opposite Ving Rhames in syfy's Zombie Apocalypse.{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/JohnnyPacar/status/150444216152104960 |title=Haha so the syfy movie zombie apocalypse I did was mentioned on the soup tonight on E! |work=Twitter.com |author=Johnny Pacar |date=December 23, 2011 |accessdate=2015-01-09}}
In 2012 he landed a role in the action thriller Channeling{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2012/11/lifetimes-the-client-list-stalkers-mtvs-hot-mess-add-to-casts-374600/ |title=Lifetime's 'The Client List' & 'Stalkers', MTV's 'Hot Mess' Add To Casts |work=Deadline Hollywood |author=Nellie Andreeva |date=November 19, 2012 |access-date=2015-01-10}}{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/JohnnyPacar/status/344143083509796864 |title=A film of mine called Channeling has won its 3rd award. 3 festivals 3 awards. |work=Twitter.com |author=Johnny Pacar |date=June 10, 2013 |accessdate=2015-01-10}}{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/johnnypacar/status/411652560978599936 |title=Got word CHANNELING – a film I did awhile back is going to be released soon. |work=Twitter.com |author=Johnny Pacar |date=December 13, 2013 |accessdate=2015-01-10}} and in the same year his film Playback, opposite Christian Slater, was released.{{cite web |url=http://www.magnetreleasing.com/playback/ |title=Playback: Johnny Pacar and Christian Slater |work=Magnetreleasing.com |accessdate=2015-01-10}}{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/johnnypacar/status/450879847594999808 |title=my film playback. |work=Twitter.com |author=Johnny Pacar |date=March 31, 2014 |accessdate=2015-01-10}}
He next starred in the Sony thriller The Remaining, which was released 2014.{{cite web |url=http://sciencefiction.com/2014/09/05/exclusive-johnny-pacar-one-remaining/ |title=Exclusive Interview: Johnny Pacar Is One Of 'The Remaining' |work=Sciencefiction.com |author=Janice Kay |accessdate=2015-01-09}}{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2013/02/casting-couch-johnny-pacer-added-to-the-remaining-kevin-zegers-joins-curse-of-downers-grove-434645/ |title=Casting Couch: Johnny Pacar Added To 'The Remaining', Kevin Zegers Joins 'Curse of Downer's Grove' |work=Deadline Hollywood |author=The Deadline Team |date=February 25, 2013 |access-date=2015-01-17}}
Pacar won the "Best Supporting Actor" award at the Orlando Film Festival for his performance in Love Hurts.{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/JohnnyPacar/status/27803432551194624 |title=for those who want to check out "love hurts" the film i won an award for, its now on dvd. |work=Twitter.com |author=Johnny Pacar |date=January 19, 2011 |accessdate=2015-01-13}}
Pacar is pursuing a music career. He released his own solo mini album "Moment of Time" on iTunes,{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/JohnnyPacar/status/11840266570 |title=Moment of time|work=Twitter.com |author=Johnny Pacar |date=April 8, 2010 |accessdate=2015-01-13}} and is in the band "Forever The Day" (formerly "Fairlene"{{cite web |url=http://thesoundalarm.com/?p=2245 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100721122144/http://thesoundalarm.com/?p=2245 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 21, 2010 |title=Interview: Forever The Day |work=Thesoundalarm.com |author=Kayley Guyette |date=June 3, 2010 |accessdate=2015-01-13 }}), along with fellow Make it or Break it co-star Cody Longo.{{cite web |url=http://movieline.com/2010/01/15/make-it-or-break-its-cassie-scerbo-on-empowering-girls-her-movie-with-chevy-chase-and-her-busy-sched/ |title=A Whirlwind Conversation with Make It or Break It's Tween Mean Girl, Cassie Scerbo |work=Movieline.com |author=Julie Miller |date=January 15, 2010 |accessdate=2015-01-10}}
"Forever The Day" released their first EP "Under The Afterglow" on August 16, 2010,{{cite web |url=http://www.forevertheday.com/bio.html |title=Forever The Day Biography |work=Forevertheday.com |accessdate=2015-01-13 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150212071130/http://forevertheday.com/bio.html |archivedate=February 12, 2015 |df=mdy-all }}{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/JohnnyPacar/status/21722693993 |title=Play it loud|work=Twitter.com |author=Johnny Pacar |date=August 20, 2010 |accessdate=2015-01-17}}{{cite web |url=http://thesoundalarm.com/?p=11342 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120526134504/http://thesoundalarm.com/?p=11342 |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 26, 2012 |title=Album Review: Forever The Day – Under The Afterglow EP |work=Thesoundalarm.com |author=Jen Nelson |date=July 14, 2011 |accessdate=2015-01-17 }} and released a second part named "Letters of Letting Go" on February 13, 2012.{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/ForeverTheDay/status/168937026559811584 |title=NEW ALBUM OUT NOW. |work=Twitter.com |author=Forever The Day |date=February 12, 2012 |accessdate=2015-01-17}}{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/johnnypacar/status/172158501886500865 |title=question @forevertheday fans. what album do you like more. Under the afterglow or letters of letting go? |work=Twitter.com |author=Johnny Pacar |date=February 21, 2012 |accessdate=2015-01-17}}{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/letters-of-letting-go-ep/500969543 |title=Letters of Letting Go – EP: Forever the Day |work=iTunes |date=February 13, 2012 |access-date=2015-01-17}}
Pacar released a new solo album named Give It Our Love on March 11, 2013.{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/johnnypacar/status/302807849187303425 |title=Its coming...My new album drops 3/11/13. |work=Twitter.com |author=Johnny Pacar |date=February 16, 2013 |accessdate=2015-01-13}}{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/JohnnyPacar/status/310773617988358144 |title="Give it our Love"|work=Twitter.com |author=Johnny Pacar |date=March 10, 2013 |accessdate=2015-01-17}}{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/give-it-our-love-single/id605382764 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150220214929/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/give-it-our-love-single/id605382764 |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 20, 2015 |title=Give It Our Love – Single: Johnny Pacar |work=iTunes |date=March 11, 2013 |access-date=2015-01-13}}
He currently lives in Los Angeles.{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/JohnnyPacar |title=Verified Twitter Account |work=Twitter.com |author=Johnny Pacar |accessdate=2015-01-09}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Film ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2004
|Jamal |Uncredited{{citation needed|date=February 2023}} |
| 2004
|Sam | |
| 2008
|Roddy | |
| 2009
|Justin Bingham | |
| 2009
|Cryptic |Damon | |
| 2011
|Texas Slim | |
| 2012
|Julian Miller | |
| 2013
|Channeling |Connor | |
| 2014
|Tommy | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Film ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2002
|Jason Christopher |Episode: "Can They Do That with Vegetables?" |
| 2002–2003
|Boone |Episodes: "Chapter Forty-Nine", "Chapter Fifty-Five", "Chapter Fifty-Seven" |
| 2003
|Rush Bauer |Episode: "Moving on Up" |
| 2003
|Adam Whitman |Episode: "Star Crossed" |
| 2003–2004
|Jimmy Frances |Recurring role, 7 episodes |
| 2004
|Noah |Episode: "What George Doesn't Noah..." |
| 2005
|Intoxicated Boy |Episode: "When Push Comes to Shove: Part 2" |
| 2005
|Now You See It... |Danny Sinclair |Television movie (Disney Channel) |
| 2005–2007
|Cody Jackson |Main role |
| 2006
|Dayton |Episode: "Rampage" |
| 2007
|Nathan Atherton |Episode: "Just Murdered" |
| 2007
|Ben Kensith |Episode: "In Sickness & In Health" |
| 2007
|Flight 29 Down: The Hotel Tango |Cody Jackson |Television movie |
| 2008
|Eli Stone (Age 19) |Episode: Pilot |
| 2008
|Jeff |Television movie (Hallmark Hall of Fame) |
| 2009
|Miles Maitland |Episode: "Stage Fright" |
| 2009–2011
|Damon Young |Main role (seasons 1–2) |
| 2011
|Dwayne Maddox |Episode: "Insatiable" |
| 2011
|Julien |Television movie |
| 2013
|Hot Mess |Ben |Unsold television pilot (MTV) |
| 2016
|10 Year Reunion |Shane Conley |Television movie |
| 2018
|Killer Night Shift |David Rosen |Television movie |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|1067251}}
- {{Twitter}}
- [https://twitter.com/ForeverTheDay Forever The Day on Twitter]
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