Television and Film
St. John began his professional career under contract at Hanna-Barbera, working with founder Joseph Barbera on writing episodes of Tom & Jerry Kids, Droopy and Dripple, and Spyke & Tyke. He served as story editor/writer on over fifty episodes of the smash Fox Kids series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers where he injected his signature soap-style arcs to some of the series most well-known episodes, including the famous Green Ranger mini-series. He also penned episodes of other children's shows, including Sabrina, the Animated Series, The Incredible Hulk, Heavy Gear, and VR Troopers. He won a Humanitas Prize for an episode of the animated series The Legend of Prince Valiant that dealt with child abuse.
St. John wrote and produced the award-winning Showtime Original Family Feature Seventeen Again (currently airing on Disney Channel, Starz, BET), starring Tia and Tamara Mowry, stars of the hit WB series, Sister, Sister. The movie was later nominated for a Young Artist's Award. He has written animated and live-action pilots for Disney Channel, Fox and ABC, as well as original features for many of the major studios.
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