Neil Johnson

Career overview

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Source [1]: Neil Johnson, born July 26, 1967, in Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK. Known for directing. 20 known credits. Also known as Manowar.
Source [2]: Director of Rogue Warrior: Robot Fighter. Born in UK, identifies as being from Yorkshire (spent childhood there). Educated partly in UK and partly in Australia. Left Australia in 1999. Resides in USA and sometimes in UK.
Source [3]: Neil Brook Johnson (born 26 July 1967). British film and music video producer, director, and editor. Best known for long association with heavy metal band Manowar and for directing and writing science fiction films.
Source [4]: Mentions TV Guide biography exists but provides no specific facts.
Name: Neil Brook Johnson.
Born: July 26, 1967.
Birthplace: Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK.
Identity: British film and music video producer, director, and editor. Identifies as being from Yorkshire, where he spent most of his childhood.
Education: Partly in the UK and partly in Australia.
Residency: Left Australia permanently in 1999. Resides in the USA and sometimes in the UK.
Career highlights: Known for a long association with the heavy metal band Manowar. Known for directing and writing science fiction films.
Directing credits: Rogue Warrior: Robot Fighter. Total known credits: 20.
Paragraph 1: Background and Early Life.
Neil Brook Johnson was born on July 26, 1967, in Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK. He identifies as being from Yorkshire, where he spent most of his childhood. His education was conducted partly in the United Kingdom and partly in Australia. After leaving Australia permanently in 1999, he has resided in the United States and occasionally in the United Kingdom.
Paragraph 2: Career.
Johnson is a British film and music video producer, director, and editor. He is best known for his long association with the heavy metal band Manowar and for his work writing and directing science fiction films. His directing credits include Rogue Warrior: Robot Fighter. He has 20 known credits.
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Neil Brook Johnson was born on July 26, 1967, in Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK. He identifies as being from Yorkshire, where he spent the majority of his childhood. His education was completed partly in the United Kingdom and partly in Australia. Following his permanent departure from Australia in 1999, he has resided in the United States and sometimes in the United Kingdom.

As a professional, Johnson is a British film and music video producer, director, and editor. He is recognized for his long association with the heavy metal band Manowar and for directing and writing science fiction films. Among his directing work is Rogue Warrior: Robot Fighter. He has 20 known credits.
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"Neil Brook Johnson was born on July 26, 1967, in Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK. He identifies as being from Yorkshire, where he spent the majority of