|
Scott Caan Profile |
|
-
Birth Date: August 23, 1976
-
Birth Place: Los Angeles, California, USA
-
Birth Name: Scott Caan
-
Height:
5'5"
|
|
|
Biography |
Scott Caan was born in Los Angeles, California to James Caan
(a well-known actor) and Sheila Ryan, a lesser-known actress
and former model; his paternal grandparents were Jewish
immigrants from Germany. His parents divorced a year after
his birth; he has four half-siblings from his father's other
marriages. Caan was a roadie for bands Cypress Hill and
House of Pain, and a member of Hip-Hop group The Whooliganz
(With producer and fellow Emcee, The Alchemist), before
enrolling at the Playhouse West in Los Angeles.
Caan began acting in the late 1990s, appearing in a number
of independent and low-budget films. His first appearance in
a widely released film was his role as a Texas football
player in the financially successful 1999 film, Varsity
Blues. Caan subsequently appeared in a number of studio
films, including co-starring with David Arquette in Ready To
Rumble (2000) and playing 19th century outlaw Cole Younger
opposite actor Colin Farrell in American Outlaws (2001).
In 2003, Caan made his directiorial debut with the film
Dallas 362, which won a prize at the 2003 Las Vegas Film
Festival.
Subsequently, Caan has appeared in several low-budget
independent films, as well as the box office successes
Ocean's Eleven and Ocean's Twelve. In 2005, Caan co-starred
with actor Paul Walker (with whom he appeared in Varsity
Blues) in the action film Into the Blue.
|
|
|
Other
Information |
His mother is Sheila Ryan.
Son of actor James Caan.
Stars in Nicolas Cage's directorial debut, Sonny (2002) -
"Sonny" was the name of Scott"s father's (James Caan)
character in The Godfather (1972), which is incidentally
directed by Nicolas Cage's uncle, Francis Ford Coppola.
Nephew of producer Ronnie Caan.
Formed a rap duo called the Whooliganz as a teenager. They
had one single in 1993 called "Put Your Handz Up". His rap
alias was Mad Skillz. His rapping partner was The Alchemist
who is now a top hip-hop producer. |
|
|
|
- he inspires me to propose a category 'utterly underrated über-hunks'!