Biography
Johnny has Starred as”Elvis” in These Movies, TV Shows and Venues
* Host 2005 MTV Movie Awards Red Carpet for TRL
* VH1 Surreal Life
* CMT- “Impostors” – CMT Television
* “Nearly Elvis” Documentary – Blue Suede Films
* Opening act for The Beach Boys -Rochester,NY
* MTV – “One Terrible Trip” Airing May 2004
* MTV - Viva La Bam Aired March and April 2004
* Fox Sports _ “Best Damn Sports ShowPeriod” April 2004
* HBO – “Lifes Moments” Greg Thompson Tale
* “The Men Who would be King”- TLC, The Learning Channel
* “TV Diners” – Food Network
* “Entertainment Tonight” – CBS
* “Today’s News” with Tom Brokaw – NBC
* “Get Golf” onUSA Network with actor John Ohurley (Seinfeld)
* ” The Chronicle” as Elvis in “Elvis is Undead”- Sci Fi Channel
* “Fox Files”- Fox News Special Report
* “Excellent MorningLas Vegas” Las Vegas
* “Michael Douglas Celebrity Golf Classic” CBS Sports
* WGN, NBC, ABC, CBS, FOX NEWS
* ESPN, NBC SPORTS and Many More!
* Johnny has played for the NFL Football, NBA Basketball , and Major League Baseball Shows
* He has Starred at the MGM GRAND,RIVIERA, LADY LUCK CASINO, NEW FRONTIER in Las Vegas
* He has Starred at Casinos Nationwide includingBiloxi, Ms – Tunica,Ms -Chicago, IL- Oregon and California
Johnny Thompson
2007 Images of the King World Champion-Memphis, TN
Johnny started his Elvis Impersonation career by working for a singing telegram agency inChicago. His career skyrocketed leading to performing at House of BluesChicago and for theChicago Bulls andSan Antonio Spurs. Eventually working with the Top Elvis Bands has lead Johnny to be one of the Premiere Elvis Tribute Artist in the World Today! Johnny has worked with The Jordanaire’s , Elvis’s Original back up singers and many of Elvis’s original entourage including Elvis Stage Manager, Al Dvorin, who was a dear friend. Johnny has also met and worked with George Klein, DJ Fontana, Kay Wheeler, Joe Esposito and various Elvis Movie Co-Stars. Johnny has won many National Elvis Impersonator Competitions.
He has appeared on numerous TV shows and Movies and has appeared World Wide fromChina, Vietnam, The Philippines, Korea, Finland, France, Belgium,Japan,Bolivia, Dominican Republic,Canada toMexico andJamaica. Johnny Hosted the MTV Movie Awards Red Carpet in 2005 and was labeled TRLVis for MTV’s top Show TRL. He has since appeared in over 4 other MTV Show and on Vh1’s Surreal Life.
Greg Thompson of Greg Thompson Productions (GTP), on of the worlds largest show producers, with shows in Las Vegas, Reno, Biloxi Ms, on Broadway, Valley Forge-Pa., considers Johnny to be the “World’s Top Elvis Impersonator”. Johnny was cast by GTP to play Elvis in The Wolfman Jack Rock-n-Roll Review in Tunica, Ms,. GTP has recently produced another show around Johnny’s Elvis Impersonation called “Greased Lightning” that opened inCanyonville,Oregon in May 2001 and again inBiloxi, MS in 2003. In 2003 Johnny wrote and starred in a show for Greg Thompson called “Elvis, Elvis, Elvis” that was produced atSeven Feathers Casino,Oregon.