Nick Castle

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Nick Castle
File:Castleandmask.jpg
Castle ,on the filming set of Halloween ,holding Michael Myers's mask
Born
Nicholas Charles Castle, Jr.

(1947-09-21) September 21, 1947 (age 76)
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter

Nicholas Charles "Nick" Castle, Jr. (born September 21, 1947) is an American screenwriter, film director and actor best known for his role as Michael Myers in Halloween, directed by his friend John Carpenter.[1] Castle also co-wrote Escape from New York with Carpenter.[2]

Early life

Castle was born Nicholas Charles Castle, Jr. in Los Angeles, California, the son of Millie and Nicholas Charles Castle, Sr. who was an actor and top choreographer for motion pictures, television, and the stage, and was nominated for an Emmy. As a child, Nick Castle often appeared as an extra or in bit roles in his father's films. He studied film at USC, where he served as cinematographer for the Academy Award-winning live action short film The Resurrection of Broncho Billy.

Career

Castle's film credits include "Dark Star" where he played the beach ball alien, Major Payne, Dennis the Menace, The Last Starfighter, and Connors' War as a director. He wrote the screenplays Escape from New York and Hook. He was the writer and director of the film "Tap".

He played Michael Myers in the 1978 horror classic Halloween, directed by former USC classmate John Carpenter, being paid $25 a day. Castle's subsequent collaborations with Carpenter included his name being used as one of the main characters' names in The Fog, co-writing the script of Escape From New York, and performing the title song of Big Trouble in Little China as part of the band Coup de Villes, alongside Carpenter and another friend, Tommy Lee Wallace.

Castle's most recent project is the screenplay for August Rush, a musical-drama directed by Kirsten Sheridan and starring Freddie Highmore, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Robin Williams, and Keri Russell, released in 2007. He also stars as himself in the 2010 documentary Halloween: The Inside Story by Filipino filmmaker Nick Noble.[3]

Castle won a Saturn Award for Best Writing for The Boy Who Could Fly, a Silver Raven (for Delivering Milo), a Grand Prize (for The Last Starfighter), a Bronze Gryphon, and a Gold Medal of the Regional Council.

Filmography

Director

Year Title Notes
2006 Connor's War Television
2005 The Seat Filler
2001 'Twas the Night Television
Delivering Milo Television
1996 Mr. Wrong
1995 Major Payne
1993 Dennis the Menace
1990 Shangri-La Plaza Television
1989 Tap
1987 Amazing Stories Television
1986 The Boy Who Could Fly
1984 The Last Starfighter
1982 Tag: The Assassination Game

Actor

Year Title Role Notes
1986 The Boy Who Could Fly The Coupe De Villes
1978 Halloween The Shape (Michael Myers)
1974 Dark Star Alien Uncredited

References

  1. ^ "Nick Castle". The New York Times.
  2. ^ Vincent Canby (1981-07-10). "'Escape From New York'". The New York Times.
  3. ^ "Second Batch of Behind-the-Scenes Stills: Halloween: The Inside Story".

External links

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