Johnny Pacar

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Johnny Pacar
Born Johnny Edward Pacuraru
(1981-06-06) June 6, 1981 (age 42)
Dearborn, Michigan, U.S.A.
Occupation Actor
Years active 2002–present

Johnny Pacar (born Johnny Edward Pacuraru;[1][2] June 6,[3][4] 1981) 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[5][6] and as Damon Young on ABC Family's television series Make It or Break It.[7] He is also starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie Now You See It..., and a recurring role as Jimmy Francis in American Dreams.

Biography

Johnny Pacar was born on June 6th, 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.[8][9][10][11] 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,[1] he moved from Michigan to Los Angeles in May 2001.[8][11][12] After two months there, he got an agent[8] and filmed an international commercial for Sprite[8][13][14] and landed a recurring role in Boston Public.[15] Pacar also landed guest roles in Tru Calling, Judging Amy,[16] George Lopez,[17][18] CSI: Miami,[19] Medium, Eli Stone, as well as starring in the Disney Channel movie Now You See It....[20][21][22][23] Pacar is best known for being cast as Jackson, a regular on the series Flight 29 Down for NBC/ Discovery Kids.[5][6][11][15][24][25][26]

Pacar starred as Damon Young on ABC Family's Make It or Break It,[7] a series about teenage gymnasts striving for the 2012 Olympics.

In 2011 he recently guest starred in an episode of Warehouse 13 as Dwayne Maddox.[17][27][28][29] The same year he starred opposite Ving Rhames in syfy's Zombie Apocalypse.[30]

In 2012 he landed a role in the upcoming action thriller "Channeling"[31][32][33] and in the same year his film "Playback" opposite Christian Slater was released.[34][35]

He next starred in the Sony thriller The Remaining who was released 2014.[36][37]

Pacar won the "Best Supporting Actor award" at the Orlando Film Festival for his performance in Love Hurts.[38]

Pacar is pursuing a music career. He released his own solo mini album "Moment of Time" on iTunes,[39] and is in the band "Forever The Day" (formerly "Fairlene"[40]), along with fellow Make it or Break it co-star Cody Longo.[40][41]

"Forever The Day" released their first EP "Under The Afterglow" on August 16, 2010[42][43][44] and released a second part named "Letters of Letting Go" on February 13, 2012.[40][42][45][46][47]

Pacar released a new solo album named "Give It Our Love" on March 11, 2013.[48][49][50]

He currently lives in Los Angeles.[51]

Filmography

Film

Year Film Role Notes
2004 Little Black Book Jamal
Purgatory House Sam Main Role
2005 Now You See It... Danny Sinclair TV movie
2007 Flight 29 Down: The Hotel Tango Cody Jackson TV movie
2008 Wild Child Roddy Supporting
2009 Love Hurts Justin Bingham Main Role
Cryptic Damon
2011 Fort McCoy Texas Slim
Zombie Apocalypse Julien TV movie
2012 Playback Julian Miller
Channeling Connor
2014 The Remaining Tommy

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2002 Judging Amy Jason Christopher "Can They Do That with Vegetables?" (Season 3, Episode 15)
Boston Public Boone "Chapter Forty-Nine" (Season 3, Episode 5)
"Chapter Fifty-Five" (Season 3, Episode 11)
"Chapter Fifty-Seven" (Season 3, Episode 13)
2002–2003
2003 The Brothers Garcia Rush Bauer "Moving on Up" (Season 4, Episode 11)
Tru Calling Adam Whitman "Star Crossed" (Season 1, Episode 6)
American Dreams Jimmy Frances 7 episodes; 2003–2004
2004 George Lopez Noah "What George Doesn't Noah..." (Season 3, Episode 27)
2005 Flight 29 Down Cody Jackson 30 episodes; 2005–2007
Medium Intoxicated Boy "When Push Comes to Shove: Part 2" (Season 2, Episode 1)
2006 Cold Case Dayton "Rampage" (Season 4, Episode 1)
2007 CSI: Miami Nathan Atherton "Just Murdered" (Season 5, Episode 21)
Crossing Jordan Ben Kensith "In Sickness & In Health" (Season 6, Episode 14)
2008 Eli Stone Eli Stone (Age 19) "Pilot" (Season 1, Episode 1)
Front of the Class Jeff Hallmark Hall of Fame TV movie
2009 Ghost Whisperer Miles Maitland "Stage Fright" (Season 4, Episode 20)
Make It or Break It Damon Young 32 episodes; 2009–2011 (from recurring to regular cast member)
2011 Warehouse 13 Dwayne Maddox "Insatiable" (Season 3, Episode 10)

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