John Franklin

Movie Actor

Birthday June 16, 1959

Birth Sign Gemini

Birthplace Illinois

Age 65 years old

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About

Famous for his role as Isaac Chroner in the 1984 horror movie Children of the Corn, Franklin is also known for his portrayal of Cousin Itt in the 1991 movie The Addams Family and in its 1993 sequel Addams Family Values.

Before Fame

In the early 1980s, he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in theatre from the University of Illinois.

Trivia

Suffering throughout his childhood years with growth hormone deficiency syndrome, he grew to an adult height of just five feet.

Family Life

Born John Paul Salapatek, he grew up in a suburb of Chicago, Illinois. With one of his cousins, Tim Sulka, Franklin co-wrote the screenplay for the sixth Children of the Corn film (666: Isaac's Return).

Associated With

He appeared with Steve Guttenberg in the 1997 television movie Tower of Terror.