John started as an intern in sales and eventually moved to the production side of J-Nex Media, a video production company. In 1988, he joined Sarabande Production as Director of Development. He eventually rose to the position of Senior Vice President.
John also worked at NBC as a Vice President of Primetime, where he oversaw the creation of The West Wing and other shows such as Friends and JAG. Along with Danny DeVito, Michael Shamberg, and Stacey Sher, he founded the production business Jersey Television.
Landgraf’s career took off after he was named President of Entertainment for the FX Network in 2004. He created original television shows such as The Shield and Rescue Me. He was also appointed to General Manager of FX Network, where he is in charge of FX, FX HD, the Fox Movie Channel, and FX Productions.
