John Franklin

John Franklin (born John Paul Salapatek; June 16, 1959) is an American actor. Franklin was born in Blue Island, Chicago, and graduated from the University of Illinois. He has a growth hormone deficiency. Franklin's dialects include German, French, Irish, British, and Cockney. Franklin speaks French and German fluently and his hobbies include gardening. Franklin's first film was 1984's Children of the Corn. Although he was portraying a child ("Isa... more

John Franklin (born John Paul Salapatek; June 16, 1959) is an American actor. Franklin was born in Blue Island, Chicago, and graduated from the University of Illinois. He has a growth hormone deficiency. Franklin's dialects include German, French, Irish, British, and Cockney. Franklin speaks French and German fluently and his hobbies include gardening. Franklin's first film was 1984's Children of the Corn. Although he was portraying a child ("Isaac"), John was 25 at the time; Franklin suffers from a condition known as GHD (Growth Hormone Deficiency), to which John gives partial credit for him seeming many years younger than he actually is. After two years of mostly television-based work (notably episodes of Highway to Heaven and Kids Incorporated), he returned to the big screen for Andy Colby's Incredible Video Adventure. In 1988 he appeared in A Night at the Magical Castle as "Tweak," and played "Walkabout Chucky" in the original Child's Play. In the 1990s, Franklin was "Cousin Itt"... less