Seymour Cassel

Birth Name:

Seymour Joseph Cassel

Birth Place:

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Profession

Actor, Soundtrack, Producer

The Seymour Cassel Award is named after him, an annual honor given out at the Oldenburg Film Festival in Germany
Ran for president of the national chapter of the Screen Actors Guild in 2007 as well as 2009
Born to performer Pancretia and nightclub owner Seymour Cassel
Has three children, Matthew, Lisa, and Dilyn
Quote: "Independent film is film that has thought in it․․․Simply because they don't have the money to make a big budget film, they're forced to make a story that is important to them, that they would like to see on film, a personal story that people can relate to, about people, where you can see the love of the characters․"
Quote: "(His favorite John Cassavetes film he worked on) "'Faces' because it was a defining turning point in the way we were going to make films․․․That way of making a film was so much fun․ No unions to deal with, no time schedule․ We shot it in continuity, which John did with every film after that․ He did it for himself and he did it for the actors․""
Often collaborates with filmmaker John Cassavetes
Won an Oscar for his work on "Faces", a film that he would also work on behind-the-scenes as a member of the technical staff
Is the person responsible to giving rock guitarist Slash his nickname

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