{"id":2135292,"date":"2025-11-04T19:49:19","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T19:49:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2135292"},"modified":"2025-11-04T19:49:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T19:49:19","slug":"vianney-grad-j-lee-returns-to-direct-film-on-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/vianney-grad-j-lee-returns-to-direct-film-on-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"Vianney grad J. Lee returns to direct film on campus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">KIRKWOOD, Mo. \u2013 About 20 spirited students traded in their textbooks for scripts for a new film project at St. John Vianney High School\u2014all part of a special homecoming for actor and writer J. Lee.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Lee, a class of 1999 graduate, has enjoyed a diverse career in the entertainment business. 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