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John Melendez

John Melendez

Actor · Born October 4, 1965 (61) · Massapequa, Long Island, New York, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John Edward Melendez (born October 4, 1965), commonly known as "Stuttering John," is an American television writer and former radio personality. Prior to his work on television as a writer and announcer, Melendez was a regular on-air personality on The Howard Stern Show. He became known for asking impertinent questions of celebrities on the red carpet and at press conferences with his stuttering. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Melendez, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 4, 1965 (61)
From
Massapequa, Long Island, New York, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 12 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 24% in 30 days

What are John Melendez's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Power.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
41%
Power
29%
Ideas
20%
Bonds
10%

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
3
Manic
3
Joyful
1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch John Melendez's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).

Subscription and free streaming for John Melendez's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

12 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Himp: Adventures of The Dragon Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Sansei

  • Not Another Not Another Movie(2011)

    as Nasa Official

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
  • One, Two, Many (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Executive Producer · Producer · Writer · as Thomas Burns

  • Tripping the Rift: The Movie(2008)

    as Bob (voice)

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
  • Tripping the Rift(2004)

    Show 39 episodes · as Bob (voice)

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows
  • Osmosis Jones(2001)

    as Artie (voice)

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
  • Private Parts(1997)

    as John Melendez

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
  • Meet Wally Sparks(1997)

    as Reporter #2

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
  • Baywatch Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Doran

  • Airheads(1994)

    as Masturbating Rocker

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
  • Wings(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Albie

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 72nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 12 titles from 1990 to 2023; peak year 1999.

Film career

19902023

Peak 1999 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1997Screen debut· Meet Wally Sparks

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting12 of 12: 11 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score36thWriting1 of 12: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 12: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s5 · acting2000s5 · 5 acting · 1 crew2010s1 · acting2020s1 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Who does John Melendez work with?

People who share at least 2 of John Melendez's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bernie Denk shares the most, 2.

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Writers

Actors

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Producers