John Maggio is an American

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director, writer and producer. He is best known for his films '' The Perfect Weapon'' ( HBO), ''Panic: The Untold Story of the 2008 Financial Crisis'' (HBO) and '' The Newspaperman'' (HBO) as well as his work with the

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series ''

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'' and Frontline.

Life and career

Maggio began his career as a musician as one of the founding members of the band, The Crosswalk with

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. Their debut album, ''Venus Loves A Melody'' was produced by Hollywood Records in 1999 with the legendary mixer

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. After the band was dropped from their label Maggio pursued a career in documentary film and has been a partner at Brooklyn based film company Ark Media since 2003. His latest film ''A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks'' (HBO) will have its world premier at the 2021

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. He is also currently at work on a film about Italian fashion called ''Milano''.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Maggio, John Living people American documentary film directors American documentary film producers St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute alumni Year of birth missing (living people)