Johnny Egan

Native of NEWPORT, R.I.   “Sailing Capital of the World!!!”   

M.A. in ANCIENT GREEK & LATIN  from UChicago

B.A.  in “Classical Languages & Literatures” from UC Santa Cruz

Trained in Conversational Latin with the late, great Fr. REGINALD FOSTER (the “Pope's latinist”)

Expert technical knowledge of the Rituals of ancient Roman Catholicism (Mass, Vespers, Baptism, Marriage, etc. before Vatican II)                

Tech. Advisor to Steven Spielberg (AMISTAD) and Martin Scorsese (GANGS OF NEW YORK) for several scenes set in the 19th century involving church Rituals in the LATIN LANGUAGE. 

Latin Language pronuntiation consultant to the showrunners: CBS pilot episode of “Ways & Means”

Languages: ITALIAN  (my second language), LATIN (both ANCIENT “CLASSICAL” LATIN and “ECCLESTIASTICAL” LATIN).  Also rudimentary command of FRENCH, GERMAN, and MODERN GREEK.  A smattering of SPANISH, ROMANIAN & PAPIAMENTU (spoken in Curacao & Aruba)

Key 2nd AD: "Moonrise Kingdom" (re-shoots);    "Stones in the Sun"; "Misunderstood".     2nd AD & Addl. 2nd 2nd: "Bourne Ultimatum" (Stunt Unit); "West 34th St.";  "The Best Man: The Final Chapters".  Commercials & before joining DGA:  PA/Italian interpreter  in Italy on both “The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou” & “Gangs of New York.”