5 Fast Facts about actor, singer and songwriter Johnny Koniar

Johnny Koniar is an actor, singer, and songwriter. He first dove into the world of acting by participating in school and professional musical theater productions. He loved it so much that in only three years he has 10 under his belt. Johnny has also participated in vocal lessons and was selected for the prestigious state honors choir.

These passions led him to iPOP! in Los Angeles where he wanted to dive into the world of TV and movie acting. He attended with AMTA (American Model Talent Association) where in preparation he wrote commercials and monologues with help from Josh Greigo, a professional acting coach. At the event he found all his hard work paid off with 38 callbacks and 6 awards. He looks forward to taking his career to the next level in 2025.

When Johnny is not practicing, performing, and maintaining his straight A’s, he enjoys finding outlets for his creativity. This includes creating ambitious paintings, writing poems and songs, and teaching himself guitar. 

Here are 5 fast facts about Johnny!

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Photos by Kara Reese Photography

During his time at iPOP! in Los Angeles Johnny really enjoyed …

How much I learned! From attending the seminars to having coaching, I felt that everything I learned I will keep using and it will have a lifelong impact on myself and my career. 

His dream project to work on would be …

A movie musical where I can be involved in the creative process and learn from experienced performers.

His favorite singers are …

Taylor Swift, Michael Jackson, Olivia Rodrigo, Sabrina Carpenter, Ariana Grande, Britney Spears, and more. I love so many parts of what they do and want to take my favorite parts and apply them to my own music. My goal is to make music that not only I will love but also will resonate with fans and be unique to me. My vision would be to have deep and meaningful lyrics with catchy hooks and melodies to make an enjoyable song you can also dive into. A way to tell stories with multiple layers to figure out what I’m feeling and help others do the same. 

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Johnny’s friends might say THIS is his best quality…

Creativity. Whatever I’m doing I’m always coming up with creative ideas to make the project or situation better. I often go above and beyond on group projects because one I’m a perfectionist and two I keep getting more and more ideas. Or when there’s a situation where some drama is happening, or people are upset I come up with creative ways to solve the problem and help people even if I wasn’t initially involved. 

In his free time, you can find Johnny …

Writing down lyrics in my planner as well as any creative ideas to work on them later. This includes painting, drawing, playing guitar, and writing stories and songs. In other words, anything that makes me creatively fulfilled and where I can keep growing.

Check out Johnny Koniar on YouTube!

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