Johnny Ryan

Johnny Ryan—yeah, that guy—popped into the world on November 30, 1970, right in Boston, Massachusetts. The city’s got a rep for tough characters and wild sports fans, but Johnny? He’s more into the cartoon chaos side of things. Dude’s a writer and producer, and honestly, his work is straight-up bonkers, in the best way. You might’ve caught his fingerprints all over Looney Tunes Cartoons (2019), which basically took the classic mayhem of Bugs Bunny and friends, cranked it up to eleven, and slapped a new coat of paint on it. Fast, goofy, and just the right amount of unhinged—yeah, that’s Ryan’s style. But let’s not sleep on King Star King (2013), because what even is that show? It’s like someone let a heavy metal album loose in a Saturday morning cartoon, just melting faces and expectations. Pure, unapologetic weirdness. And then there’s The Johnny Ryan Movie—which, by the way, is proof that sometimes the guy behind the curtain deserves the spotlight. The dude’s got this raw, almost reckless sense of humor, never really afraid to get gross, silly, or deeply, weirdly honest. You can tell he grew up on a diet of comics, slapstick, and probably way too much sugary cereal. Basically, if you’re into stuff that makes you laugh, gasp, and occasionally mutter “what the hell did I just watch?”—anything with Johnny Ryan’s name slapped on it should be right up your alley.