Scott Caan
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| Scott Caan | |
 Scott Caan, May 2007 |
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| Born | Scott Andrew Caan August 23, 1976 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1995–present |
Scott Andrew Caan (born August 23, 1976) is an American actor, and son of award winning actor James Caan.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Caan was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of actor James Caan and Sheila Ryan, an actress and former model.[1] His paternal grandparents were Jewish immigrants from Germany.[2] His parents divorced a year after his birth; he has four half-siblings from his father's other marriages.
Caan was a roadie for the rap groups Cypress Hill and House of Pain, and was a member of the hip-hop group The Whooliganz (with producer and fellow emcee, The Alchemist), before enrolling at the Playhouse West acting school in Los Angeles.
[edit] Career
Caan began acting in the late 1990s, appearing in a number of low-budget independent films and low-budget films. His first role in a major film release was that of a Texas football player in the financially successful 1999 film, Varsity Blues. In the same year he played the role of Drew on the film Saturn, also known as Speed of Life. This movie includes the actor's first full frontal nudity scene.[3] Caan subsequently appeared in several studio films such as Ready To Rumble (2000) co-starring David Arquette, and American Outlaws (2001), co-starring Colin Farrell, in which Caan played 19th century outlaw Cole Younger. In 2003, Caan made his directorial debut with the film Dallas 362, which won a prize at the 2003 Las Vegas Film Festival.
Subsequently, Caan has appeared in other low-budget independent films, as well as the box office successes Ocean's Eleven, Ocean's Twelve, and Ocean's Thirteen. In 2005, Caan co-starred with actor Paul Walker (with whom he appeared in Varsity Blues) in the action film Into the Blue.
The 2006 comedy The Dog Problem was written and directed by him. He also acts as one of the supporting characters in the film.
In November, 2007, Caan was caught on video using homophobic language when arguing with paparazzi outside of a Hollywood restaurant. He issued an apology after the video was shown on the internet his remarks were denounced by gay anti-defamation group GLAAD. He said, "I don't ever condone the use of that word and I deeply apologize to anyone whom I may have offended".[4]
In June 2009, Caan signed on to guest star on Entourage as a talent manager. [5]
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 1995 | A Boy Called Hate | Hate |
| 1997 | Nowhere | Duckey |
| 1998 | Enemy of the State | Jones |
| 1999 | Varsity Blues | Charlie Tweeder |
| Black and White | Scotty | |
| Saturn/Speed of Life | Drew | |
| 2000 | Boiler Room | Richie O'Flaherty |
| Gone in Sixty Seconds | Tumbler | |
| Ready to Rumble | Sean Dawkins | |
| 2001 | American Outlaws | Cole Younger |
| Novocaine | Duane Ivey | |
| Ocean's Eleven | Turk Malloy | |
| 2003 | Dallas 362 | Dallas |
| 2004 | Ocean's Twelve | Turk Malloy |
| 2005 | Into the Blue | Bryce |
| 2006 | Friends with Money | Mike |
| The Dog Problem | Casper | |
| 2007 | Ocean's Thirteen | Turk Malloy |
| Brooklyn Rules | Carmine | |
| 2008 | Meet Dave | Officer Dooley |
[edit] References
- ^ Scott Caan Biography (1976-)
- ^ Model, Betsy. "The Ultimate Caan". Cigar Aficionado. http://www.cigaraficionado.com/Cigar/CA_Profiles/People_Profile/0,2540,187,00.html. Retrieved on 2006-12-13.
- ^ Scott Caan; Star Masculine Nues; retrieved on 2009-01-22
- ^ Another Actor, Another Gay Slur, Another Apology; 365gay.com; retrieved on 2007-11-16
- ^ "Entourage Admits Caan, Fichtner, Letscher". TVGuide.com. http://www.tvguide.com/News/Entourage-Caan-Fichtner-1006707.aspx. Retrieved on 2009-06-08.
