Jonnie Penn
| Jonnie Penn | |
|---|---|
| Born |
January 2, 1987 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
| Occupation | Executive Producer & Author |
| Years active | 2006–present |
Jonnie Penn (born January 2, 1987 in Victoria, British Columbia) is the creator, executive producer and cast member of MTV series The Buried Life. Jonnie is co-author of the book “What Do You Want To Do Before You Die?”. The book became a #1 New York Times Best Seller[1] shortly after its release in April 2012.
About Jonnie
Jonnie is enrolled at McGill University in Montreal, with a double major in History and English Literature. He is currently attending Cambridge University. Jonnie was a winner at the Sacramento Film Festival by the age of eighteen. In addition, he was also selected to represent the country of Canada at the Oxford University Debate Championships.
Jonnie currently resides in Los Angeles, CA.
Accomplishments
In 2010 and 2011, Jonnie along with the cast of The Buried Life earned a nomination for the Do Something TV Show Award from the VH1 Do Something Awards. The Buried Life received a nomination for its efforts to encourage people to pursue their life goals.
Jonnie was recorded by the Guinness World Records for the biggest roulette spin in Las Vegas history. He placed a bet of $250,000 on black and helped organize the biggest speed dating[2] event in history with the University of South Florida.
In July 2011, Jonnie and the rest of the cast helped make a $300,000 donation to The Keep America Beautiful foundation.[3]
In 2015, Jonnie undertook a masters degree from the University of Cambridge.[4]
References
- ↑ Saiidi, Uptin. "'Buried Life' Book Makes Best Seller List, #19 Crossed Off Bucket List". MTV.
- ↑ Katz, Taylor. "USF, MTV, Guiness (sic) World Records, Verizon Wireless and speed dating?". WTSP.
- ↑ "Cast of MTV's The Buried Life Helps Raise $300,000 for Keep America Beautiful". http://www.usmagazine.com. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ "talks.cam : Jonnie Penn". talks.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 2016-03-03.