Scott Caan Biography

Fast Facts

• Volunteered with Surfers Healing, aiding in the organization's mission to introduce autistic children to surfing
• Is the son of actor James Caan, known for his starring roles in "The Godfather," "Thief," and "Rollerball․"
• Made his screen acting debut in the film "A Boy Called Hate" in 1995
• Worked as a roadie for the Cypress hill and House of Pain rap groups
• Quote: "I don't want to sell out․ I want to struggle and make films․ It's not a financial thing, it's more of a who-I-am thing․"
• Quote: "I'm a malcontent when it comes to art․ I don't want to sound pretentious․․․when you hire people that [care about a show] and they want to make good art․․․you're going to have unhappy people, because they want to make it better․"
• Best known for his role as Turk Malloy in "Ocean's Eleven" and as Danny "Danno" Williams in the remake of "Hawaii Five-0․"
• Appeared in a number of independent films early in his career
• Enjoyed team sports like football, basketball, baseball and soccer as a child, but in adolescence preferred the solitary nature of activities like surfboarding and skateboarding
• Was half of the early 1990s rap duo The Whooliganz