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Occupation
  
Actor, teacher

Role
  
Actor

Spouse
  
David White (m. 2008)

Name
  
John Franklin

Height
  
1.52 m


Full Name
  
John Paul Salapatek

Born
  
June 16, 1959 (age 64) (
1959-06-16
)
Blue Island, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

Education
  
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign

Movies
  
Children of the Corn, Children of the Corn 666: Isaa, The Addams Family, Child's Play, Tower of Terror

Similar People
  
Courtney Gains, Edan Gross, Anne Marie McEvoy, Kari Skogland, David White

John Franklin (born John Paul Salapatek; June 16, 1959) is an American actor best known for playing Isaac Chroner in Children of the Corn (1984), and Cousin Itt in The Addams Family (1991).

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Early life

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He was born John Paul Salapatek in Blue Island, Illinois, a southern suburb of Chicago, on June 16, 1959. As a child, Franklin suffered from a growth hormone deficiency; as a result, his adult height is "barely 5 feet". Being that he is over 4'10" tall, there is some disagreement as to whether he'd be described as a person with Dwarfism.

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In 1977, John graduated from Dwight D. Eisenhower High School. He graduated from the University of Illinois in 1983 with a BFA in theater and teaching.

Career

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In 1983, John Franklin moved to Los Angeles, California to pursue a career in acting. He appeared in commercials before successfully auditioning for the role of Isaac in Stephen King's Children of the Corn.

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After Children of the Corn, Franklin went on to appear in the kids' variety show Kids Incorporated, guest starring in two episodes, "The Leprechaun" and "Space Case." He appeared in many commercials again before guest starring as Arnie in Highway to Heaven, playing a mentally handicapped teenage runaway.

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In 1991, Franklin landed the role of Cousin Itt in The Addams Family and reprised the role in 1993's Addams Family Values. Throughout the 1990s, Franklin appeared as a guest on several TV shows, including Chicago Hope and Star Trek Voyager, then guest starred with David Morse in George B. and with Steve Guttenberg in Tower of Terror.

In 1999, Franklin reprised his debut role, Isaac, in Children of the Corn 666: Isaac's Return, co-writing the script with his cousin Tim Sulka. In 2000, he landed a small role in Python and co starred as Morluv in The Christmas Secret.

Franklin works as an English teacher at Golden Valley High School in Santa Clarita, California. He explained,

"After the events of 9/11, I saw the shallowness of showbiz and felt a great desire to leave a greater legacy than just being Cousin Itt. Teaching seemed to be a perfect fit for my theatrical talents and to touch many lives."

Personal life

Franklin married his partner, David White, in September 2008.

References

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