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Nick Cassavetes
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Director, Screenwriter, Actor Born: May 21, 1959 in New York, NY Biography:Scion of renowned maverick director "John Cassavetes" and extraordinary actress "Gena Rowlands", "Nick Cassavetes" was an actor for over a decade before he added writing and directing to his Hollywood repertoire. Born and raised in New York, Cassavetes appeared in two of his father's films, "Husbands" (1970) and "A Woman Under the Influence" (1974), while growing up. The sturdy, 6'4" Cassavetes did not, however, want to be an actor and attended Syracuse University on a basketball scholarship. After an injury ended his collegiate athletic career, Cassavetes re-thought his aspirations and headed to his parents' alma mater, the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.
Though he scored his first role as an adult in "Peter Bogdanovich"'s acclaimed drama "Mask" (1985), Cassavetes made his living appearing in numerous B-movies during the 1980s and early '90s. Along with such actioners as "Black Moon Rising"... Full Biography
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