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Nick Cassavetes Biography (1959-)
Born May 21, 1959, New York, NY; son of John Cassavetes (an actor and director) and Gena Rowlands (an actress); children: Sasha, Virginia. Education: Studied literature at Syracuse University, 1976. Addresses:
Manager-- Geyer Kosinski, Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Agent-- United Talent Agency, 9560 Wilshire Blvd.,Suite 500, Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Career: Actor and director. Alsoworked on television commercials and worked as a janitor. Awards, Honors: Directors' Week Award, Fantasporto, best film, 1997, for Unhook the Stars; Golden Palm nomination, Cannes International Film Festival, 1997, for She's So Lovely.
Addresses: Manager: Geyer Kosinski,Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Agent: United Talent Agency, 9560 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 500, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor, director
- Birth Details
- May 21, 1959
- New York, New York, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Appearances
- (Uncredited) Nick, Husbands, Columbia, 1970
- Adolph, A Woman under the Influence, Castle Hill, 1974
- T. J., Mask, Universal, 1985
- Luis, Black Moon Rising, New World Pictures, 1986
- Packard Walsh, The Wraith, New Century, 1986
- Valence, Quiet Cool, New Line Cinema, 1986
- Wayne-O, Assault of the Killer Bimbos, Empire, 1988
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Desperation Rising,1989
- Lyle Pike, Blind Fury, TriStar, 1989
- Tony Braxton, Under the Gun, Marquis, 1989
- Mikey Acosta, Backstreet Dreams(also known as Backstreet Strays), Vidmark Entertainment, 1990
- Major Charles Stewart, Young Commandos(also known as Delta Force 3: The Killing Game), Cannon, 1991
- Wolfgang Amadeus "John" Madler, Twogether, Columbia/TriStar Home Video, 1992
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Broken Trust, Monarch Home Video, 1993
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Gypsy Eyes(also known as CIA Trackdown), [Slovenia], 1993
- Barry Mitchum, Sins of Desire, Columbia/TriStar Home Video, 1993
- Dr. Jonathan Brooks, Body of Influence, Academy Entertainment, 1993
- Jack Nietzsche, Sins of the Night, Academy Entertainment, 1993
- Emmett Grazer, Class of 1999 II: The Substitute, Vidmark Entertainment, 1994
- Robert Sherwood, Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle(also known asMrs. Parker and the Round Table), Fine Line Features, 1994
- Johnny Verona, Black Rose of Harlem(also known as Machine Gun Blues and Pistol Blues), New Horizons, 1996
- Adonis Papadapadopounopoulopoulos, Me and the Gods, Cinequanon Pictures International, 1997
- Dietrich Hassler, Face/Off(also known as Face Off), Paramount, 1997
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Conversations in Limbo, Limbo Productions, 1998
- Alex Streck, The Astronaut's Wife, New Line Cinema, 1999
- Sergeant Dillard, Life, Universal, 1999
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Panic, Artisan Entertainment, 2000
- Himself, The Independent, United Lotus Group, 2000
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Film Work
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Director
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Unhook the Stars(also known as Decroche les etoiles), Miramax, 1996
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She's So Lovely(also known as Call It Love), Miramax, 1997
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Going after Cacciato, Evolution Entertainment, 2001
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John Q, New Line Cinema, 2001
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The Killing of a Chinese Bookie, New Line Cinema, forthcoming
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Television Appearances
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Movies
- Steve Cowan, Reunion, CBS, 1980
- Machine-Gun Tex, Shooter, NBC, 1988
- Joe (Joe Joe), Just Like Dad, The Disney Channel, 1996
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Episodic
- Bertrand, L.A. Law, NBC, 1986
- Foley, "The Convict," Matlock, NBC, 1987
- Primo, "Double Identity--November 9, 1965," Quantum Leap, NBC, 1989
- Phil Cooper, Crime and Punishment, NBC, 1993
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Pilots
- Gus, The Marshall Chronicles, ABC, 1990
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WRITINGS
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Screenplays
- (With Helen Caldwell) Unhook the Stars(also known as Decroche les etoiles), Miramax, 1996
- (With David McKenna) Blow(based on the novel by Bruce Porter), NewLine Cinema, 2000
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Going after Cacciato(based on the novel by Tim O'Brien), Evolution Entertainment, 2001
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Periodicals:
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Business Wire, August 3, 2000 , p. 208.
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Entertainment Weekly, January 24, 1997 , p. 63.
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Los Angeles Times, October 27, 1996 , p. 33.
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