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C.J. Neels(1981-2021)

  • Additional Crew
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Producer
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C.J. Neels was born on 19 April 1981 in Muscatine, Iowa, USA. C.J. was an assistant director and producer, known for Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014), The Founder (2016) and Machete Kills (2013). C.J. died on 25 January 2021 in Iowa City, Iowa, USA.
BornApril 19, 1981
DiedJanuary 25, 2021(39)
BornApril 19, 1981
DiedJanuary 25, 2021(39)
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Known for

Mark Wahlberg, Peter Cullen, Nicola Peltz Beckham, and Jack Reynor in Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)
Transformers: Age of Extinction
5.6
  • Additional Crew
  • 2014
Michael Keaton in The Founder (2016)
The Founder
7.2
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 2016
Mel Gibson, Charlie Sheen, Danny Trejo, Sofía Vergara, Demián Bichir, Michelle Rodriguez, Alexa PenaVega, Marko Zaror, Amber Heard, Lady Gaga, and Elle LaMont in Machete Kills (2013)
Machete Kills
5.6
  • Additional Crew
  • 2013
Ellar Coltrane in Boyhood (2014)
Boyhood
7.9
  • Additional Crew(as CJ Neels)
  • 2014

Credits

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Additional Crew

  • Tyler Hoechlin, Wyatt Russell, Glen Powell, Zoey Deutch, Austin Amelio, Blake Jenner, Will Brittain, Ryan Guzman, Juston Street, Forrest Vickery, Temple Baker, and J. Quinton Johnson in Everybody Wants Some!! (2016)
    Everybody Wants Some!!
    6.9
    • set production assistant
    • 2016
  • American Crime (2015)
    American Crime
    7.7
    TV Series
    • production staff (as CJ Neels)
    • 2015
  • Men, Women & Children (2014)
    Men, Women & Children
    6.6
    • production assistant
    • 2014
  • Al Pacino in Manglehorn (2014)
    Manglehorn
    5.5
    • set production assistant
    • 2014
  • Pilot (2014)
    Hysteria
    6.1
    TV Series
    • production assistant
    • 2014
  • Mark Wahlberg, Peter Cullen, Nicola Peltz Beckham, and Jack Reynor in Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)
    Transformers: Age of Extinction
    5.6
    • production assistant
    • 2014
  • Zane Holtz and Eiza González in From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series (2014)
    From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series
    6.8
    TV Series
    • production assistant
    • 2014
  • Ellar Coltrane in Boyhood (2014)
    Boyhood
    7.9
    • additional crew (as CJ Neels)
    • 2014
  • Tricia Helfer in Killer Women (2014)
    Killer Women
    6.0
    TV Series
    • set production assistant
    • 2014
  • Trooper (2013)
    Trooper
    5.2
    TV Movie
    • set production assistant
    • 2013
  • Mel Gibson, Charlie Sheen, Danny Trejo, Sofía Vergara, Demián Bichir, Michelle Rodriguez, Alexa PenaVega, Marko Zaror, Amber Heard, Lady Gaga, and Elle LaMont in Machete Kills (2013)
    Machete Kills
    5.6
    • set production assistant
    • 2013
  • Parkland (2013)
    Parkland
    6.4
    • local assistant
    • 2013
  • The Lying Game (2011)
    The Lying Game
    7.3
    TV Series
    • set production assistant
    • production assistant
    • 2011–2013
  • Sam Eidson in Zero Charisma (2013)
    Zero Charisma
    6.3
    • second assistant director
    • 2013
  • Harry Connick Jr., Fionnula Flanagan, Kris Kristofferson, Lyle Lovett, Willie Nelson, Connie Britton, Eloise DeJoria, and Chandler Canterbury in Angels Sing (2013)
    Angels Sing
    5.9
    • set production assistant
    • 2013

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Danny Trejo, Sofia Pernas, and Charlie Clark in Green Ghost and the Masters of the Stone (2021)
    Green Ghost and the Masters of the Stone
    4.6
    • second second assistant director
    • 2021
  • Kim Dickens and Lennie James in Fear the Walking Dead (2015)
    Fear the Walking Dead
    6.8
    TV Series
    • additional second assistant director
    • 2019
  • SKAM Austin (2018)
    SKAM Austin
    6.2
    TV Series
    • additional second assistant director
    • 2019
  • Michelle Dockery in Godless (2017)
    Godless
    8.2
    TV Mini Series
    • second second assistant director
    • 2017
  • The Long Road Home (2017)
    The Long Road Home
    7.4
    TV Mini Series
    • second second assistant director
    • 2017
  • Chadwick Boseman in Marshall (2017)
    Marshall
    7.3
    • second second assistant director
    • 2017
  • Michael Keaton in The Founder (2016)
    The Founder
    7.2
    • second second assistant director
    • 2016
  • American Crime (2015)
    American Crime
    7.7
    TV Series
    • second second assistant director
    • 2016
  • Mix
    4.4
    TV Movie
    • second second assistant director
    • 2015
  • Brandon Ford in Lumberjack Man (2015)
    Lumberjack Man
    4.3
    • second assistant director
    • 2015
  • Buck Wild (2013)
    Buck Wild
    4.7
    • second assistant director
    • 2013
  • Sam Eidson in Zero Charisma (2013)
    Zero Charisma
    6.3
    • second second assistant director
    • 2013
  • Ashley Bell, Sara Paxton, Zach Cregger, Michael Stahl-David, and Justin Arnold in Love & Air Sex (2013)
    Love & Air Sex
    5.2
    • additional second assistant director
    • second unit first assistant director
    • 2013

Producer

  • The Misunderstanding of Carl Jr. (2017)
    The Misunderstanding of Carl Jr.
    Short
    • line producer
    • 2017

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • CJ Neels
  • Born
    • April 19, 1981
    • Muscatine, Iowa, USA
  • Died
    • January 25, 2021
    • Iowa City, Iowa, USA(undisclosed)

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