- Longtime friends with Bill Maher.
- Suffering from dyslexia and ADHD, J.F. Lawton is an avid advocate for both issues.
- Is a member of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.
- Wife Paola Lawton is a graduate from New York University.
- According to producer Arnon Milchan's book "Confidential: The Life of Secret Agent Turned Hollywood Tycoon", J.F. Lawton only got paid $2,500 for his script, $500 less than his character Vivian got in the movie Pretty Woman (1990).
- His parents met at UC Berkeley.
- Son of famous novelist Harry Lawton and pianist Georgeann Lawton.
- Was in elementary school when his father's book "Willie Boy: A Desert Manhunt" (1960) was made into the movie Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here (1969), starring Robert Redford.
- Harry Lawton used to take him to the set during the making of Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here (1969).
- He is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
- Graduated from California State University in Long Beach, California.
- Married to journalist, writer and LGBT activist Paola Lawton.
- Wrote every film he directed.
- Is the sole writer of every film he has directed.
- According to a conversation on the Howard Stern Show, it was J.F.'s agent who wanted Julia Roberts for Pretty Woman despite the studio seeking well-known actresses.
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