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

• CREDITS
• 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
• 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
• Broken Trust, Monarch Home Video, 1993
• 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
• Conversations in Limbo, Limbo Productions, 1998
• Alex Streck, The Astronaut's Wife, New Line Cinema, 1999
• Sergeant Dillard, Life, Universal, 1999
• Panic, Artisan Entertainment, 2000
• Himself, The Independent, United Lotus Group, 2000
• Film Work
• Director
• Unhook the Stars(also known as Decroche les etoiles), Miramax, 1996
• She's So Lovely(also known as Call It Love), Miramax, 1997
• Going after Cacciato, Evolution Entertainment, 2001
• John Q, New Line Cinema, 2001
• The Killing of a Chinese Bookie, New Line Cinema, forthcoming
• Television Appearances
• Movies
• Steve Cowan, Reunion, CBS, 1980
• Machine-Gun Tex, Shooter, NBC, 1988
• Joe (Joe Joe), Just Like Dad, The Disney Channel, 1996
• 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
• Pilots
• Gus, The Marshall Chronicles, ABC, 1990
• WRITINGS
• 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
• Going after Cacciato(based on the novel by Tim O'Brien), Evolution Entertainment, 2001

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

• Business Wire, August 3, 2000 , p. 208.
• Entertainment Weekly, January 24, 1997 , p. 63.
• Los Angeles Times, October 27, 1996 , p. 33.