John Dukakis is an American former actor, entertainer, music executive, and political aide.
12 Facts About John Dukakis
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John Dukakis is the son of Kitty Dukakis and John Chaffetz, a businessman, and the adopted son of former Massachusetts Governor and 1988 Democratic presidential nominee Michael Dukakis whom his mother married when he was five.
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John Dukakis's half-brother, through his biological father, is Jason Chaffetz who was a US Representative from Utah from 2009 to 2017.
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John Dukakis changed his name from Chaffetz to Dukakis at age 18.
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John Dukakis relocated to Hollywood and continued to work as an actor for the next six years.
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John Dukakis finished his career in New York working on the Broadway and Off-Broadway stage.
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In 1987, when Michael Dukakis announced his intention to run for President of the United States, John left Washington and moved to Atlanta to run the Southern campaign prior to the Super Tuesday primaries.
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John Dukakis ran the music business management department and spent most of his time on a developing local act: New Kids on the Block.
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John Dukakis left Bob Woolf to become the general manager of Paisley Park Records, a joint venture between the artist Prince and Warner Bros.
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In early 2002, John Dukakis left Southpaw to take a position as an Executive Vice President of Overbrook Music, a music label as well as a full service management company owned and operated by Will Smith and his partner, James Lassiter.
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In December 2007, John Dukakis returned to Boston to serve as Senior Vice President heading up Hill Holliday's emerging branded-entertainment division.