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Nick Cassavetes

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  • Birth Name: Nicholas David Rowland Cassavetes
  • Birth Place: New York, NY
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 05/21/1959, Taurus
  • Profession: Actor; director; screenwriter
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Nick Cassavetes Fast Facts:
  • Son of pioneering indie actor-director John Cassavetes and Oscar-nominated actor Gena Rowlands.
  • At 11, made his uncredited film debut in his father's 1970 drama Husbands. First theatrical film as an adult was 1985 Cher drama Mask.
  • Attended Syracuse University on an athletic scholarship for basketball, but injured his knee; subsequently transferred to the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York.
  • Made his directing debut in 1996 with Unhook the Stars, starring his mother; also directed her in She's So Lovely (1997) and surprise box-office hit The Notebook (2004).
  • Has the name "Teddy" tattooed on one of his biceps, in memory of late director and friend Ted Demme, who died suddenly in 2002.
  • Nick Cassavetes Relationships:
  • Alexandra Cassavetes - Sister
  • Frank Cassavetes - Brother
  • Gena Rowlands - Mother
  • Heather Wahlquist - FiancĂ©e
  • John Cassavetes - Father
  • Katherine Cassavetes - Grandmother
  • Sasha Cassavetes - Daughter
  • Virginia Sara Cassavetes - Daughter
  • Zoe Cassavetes - Sister
  • College:
  • American Academy of Dramatic Arts, New York, NY; attended Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
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