- In 1988, He was one of the United States representatives in the World Celebrity Chess Tournament in Mazatlan, Mexico where he held a world ranking. It was there that Otrin tied the US Chess Champion in a blitz game of Chess.
- He is the recipient of Theater Americana's Best Director award for Penelope's Web a play written by the late Academy Award winning writer Sheridan Gibney.
- He is a graduate of Dakota Wesleyan University with a BA in Mathematics and Minor in Physic and History.
- He performed for the Northern Lights Aid Benefits along with Helen Hunt, Ted Danson and Fischer Stevens.
- He held the rank of Captain in the Civil Air Patrol, Auxiliary United States Air force and was selected from the State of Illinois for Space Age Orientation.
- His father's name is Walter Stanley Olszewski, His mother's name is Anne Marie Otrin.
- John played soldier in Conrad and Lance Hool's feature film "Missing In Action II-The beginning" staring Chuck Norris.
- John was an Associate Producer with first cousin Frank Dombrowski a Co-Producer on the feature film "Hollywood Boulevard" starring Jon Tenney, John C. Ginley, Erik Palladino and Julianne Phillips.
- John studied with Second City with teacher Jo Forestberg in Chicago, Illinois.
- John studied with Second City with teacher's Joe Flaherty, John Candy, and Betty Thomas at the FigNewton in Pasadena, California.
- As an actor; John starred in Thomas M. Hammel's film "Me and Mama" at the Art Center College of Design.
- Was the Assistant to Finis Henderson Senior, vice-president of Sammy Davis Enterprises at the Mill Run Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
- Produced Greg Brook's short film, "And Sara Laughed" at the American Film Institute.
- Studied and worked with the late Academy Award winning Director Jon Kadar and Cinematographer George J. Folsey at the American Film Institute.
- It was at the American Film Institute where John acted with Sean Penn and Crispin Glover in the short film "The Orkly Kid".
- Performed with student directors' Marty Brest, Amy Heckerling, John McTiernan in feature "The Blue Hotel" at the American Film Institute.
- Worked with Peter R.J. Deyell as the Video Producer for the Artists Rights Foundation.
- John loves the one and only late Patsy Cline singing. She was the greatest.
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