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==Personal life==
==Personal life==
In 1985, Cassavetes married Isabelle Rafalovich.<ref name="YahooBio">{{cite news|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800025163/bio|title=Nick Cassavetes|publisher=[[Yahoo!|Yahoo! Movies]]|access-date=September 19, 2009}}</ref> They had two daughters together before divorcing. Sasha was born with a heart defect and underwent substantial surgery; Cassavetes' film ''[[John Q.]]'' was dedicated to Sasha, and his later adaptation of ''[[My Sister's Keeper (film)|My Sister's Keeper]]'' was based in part on Sasha's medical experience.<ref>[http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/movie-dedications/28196/dedications-at-the-end-of-movies-and-what-they-mean Dedications at the end of movies, and what they mean]</ref>
In 1985, Cassavetes married Isabelle Rafalovich.<ref name="YahooBio">{{cite news|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800025163/bio|title=Nick Cassavetes|publisher=[[Yahoo!|Yahoo! Movies]]|access-date=September 19, 2009}}</ref> They had two daughters together before divorcing. Their daughter Sasha was born with a heart defect and underwent substantial surgery; Cassavetes' film ''[[John Q.]]'' was dedicated to Sasha, and his later adaptation of ''[[My Sister's Keeper (film)|My Sister's Keeper]]'' was based in part on Sasha's medical experience.<ref>[http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/movie-dedications/28196/dedications-at-the-end-of-movies-and-what-they-mean Dedications at the end of movies, and what they mean]</ref>


Cassavetes later married [[Heather Wahlquist|Heather "Queenie" Wahlquist]],<ref name="YahooBio"/> and they have a daughter together. Wahlquist has appeared in several of his films, including a small role in ''[[The Notebook]]'' as Sara, a secondary character and best friend to the female lead Allie Hamilton, portrayed by [[Rachel McAdams]].<ref name="DVD Commentary">{{cite video | people=Cassavetes, Nick (Director) | date=February 8, 2005 | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0332280/dvd | title=The Notebook | medium=DVD | location=United States of America | publisher=New Line Home Entertainment|isbn=978-0-7806-4883-8|access-date=September 19, 2009}}</ref> Cassavetes' own mother, [[Gena Rowlands]], appears as the older, married Allie (Hamilton) Calhoun.
Cassavetes later married [[Heather Wahlquist|Heather "Queenie" Wahlquist]],<ref name="YahooBio"/> and they have a daughter together. Wahlquist has appeared in several of his films, including a small role in ''[[The Notebook]]'' as Sara, a secondary character and best friend to the female lead Allie Hamilton, portrayed by [[Rachel McAdams]].<ref name="DVD Commentary">{{cite video | people=Cassavetes, Nick (Director) | date=February 8, 2005 | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0332280/dvd | title=The Notebook | medium=DVD | location=United States of America | publisher=New Line Home Entertainment|isbn=978-0-7806-4883-8|access-date=September 19, 2009}}</ref> Cassavetes' mother, [[Gena Rowlands]], appears as the older, married Allie (Hamilton) Calhoun.


== Filmography ==
== Filmography ==
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| ''[[The Wraith]]''
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| Packard Walsh
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| 1986
| ''[[Black Moon Rising]]''
| ''[[Black Moon Rising]]''
| Luis
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| ''[[Quiet Cool]]''
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| Valence
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| ''Under the Gun''
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| Tony Braxton
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| ''[[Assault of the Killer Bimbos]]''
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| Wayne-O
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| 1993
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| ''[[Sins of Desire]]''
| ''[[Sins of Desire]]''
| Barry Mitchum
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| 1993
| ''[[Sins of the Night]]''
| ''[[Sins of the Night]]''
| Jack Neitsche
| Jack Neitsche
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| 1993
| ''Broken Trust''
| ''Broken Trust''
| Alan Brogan
| Alan Brogan
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| 1994
| rowspan="2" | 1994
| ''[[Class of 1999 II: The Substitute]]''
| ''[[Class of 1999 II: The Substitute]]''
| Emmett Grazer
| Emmett Grazer
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| 1994
| ''[[Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle]]''
| ''[[Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle]]''
| [[Robert E. Sherwood|Robert Sherwood]]
| [[Robert E. Sherwood|Robert Sherwood]]
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| 1997
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| ''[[Face/Off]]''
| ''[[Face/Off]]''
| Dietrich Hassler
| Dietrich Hassler
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| 1997
| ''Farticus''
| ''Farticus''
| Adonis Papadapadopounopoulopoulos
| Adonis Papadapadopounopoulopoulos
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| 1999
| rowspan="2" | 1999
| ''[[Life (1999 film)|Life]]''
| ''[[Life (1999 film)|Life]]''
| Sergeant Dillard
| Sergeant Dillard
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| 1999
| ''[[The Astronaut's Wife]]''
| ''[[The Astronaut's Wife]]''
| Capt. Alex Streck
| Capt. Alex Streck
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| Short film
| Short film
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| 2021
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| ''[[Prisoners of the Ghostland]]''
| ''[[Prisoners of the Ghostland]]''
| Psycho
| Psycho
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/prisoners-of-the-ghostland-rlje/ |title='Prisoners of the Ghostland' With Nicolas Cage Picked Up by RLJE Films Ahead of Sundance Premiere |website=[[/Film]] |first=Chris |last=Evangelista |date=January 26, 2021 |access-date=February 1, 2021}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/prisoners-of-the-ghostland-rlje/ |title='Prisoners of the Ghostland' With Nicolas Cage Picked Up by RLJE Films Ahead of Sundance Premiere |website=[[/Film]] |first=Chris |last=Evangelista |date=January 26, 2021 |access-date=February 1, 2021}}</ref>
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| 2021
| ''[[Queenpins]]''
| ''[[Queenpins]]''
| Captain Pain
| Captain Pain
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| ''[[Matlock (TV series)|Matlock]]''
| ''[[Matlock (1986 TV series)|Matlock]]''
| Foley
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| Episode: "The Convict"
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| ''[[L.A. Law]]''
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| Richard Bertrand
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===Director===
===Production===
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! width="65" | Director
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| 1996
| 1996
| ''[[Unhook the Stars]]''
| ''[[Unhook the Stars]]''
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| [[Directorial debut]]
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| 1997
| 1997
| ''[[She's So Lovely]]''
| ''[[She's So Lovely]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
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| 2001
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| ''[[Blow (film)|Blow]]''
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| Co-writer with [[David McKenna (writer)|David McKenna]]; directed by [[Ted Demme]]
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| 2002
| 2002
| ''[[John Q.]]''
| ''[[John Q.]]''
| {{yes}}
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| {{no}}
| Also songwriter: "The Voice Inside My Heart"
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| 2004
| 2004
| ''[[The Notebook]]''
| ''[[The Notebook]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
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| 2006
| 2006
| ''[[Alpha Dog]]''
| ''[[Alpha Dog]]''
| {{yes}}
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| {{yes}}
| Also soundtrack producer and songwriter: "At The Site/Driving To The Site"
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| 2009
| 2009
| ''[[My Sister's Keeper (film)|My Sister's Keeper]]''
| ''[[My Sister's Keeper (film)|My Sister's Keeper]]''
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| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| Co-writer with [[Jeremy Leven]]
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| 2012
| 2012
| ''[[Yellow (2012 film)|Yellow]]''
| ''[[Yellow (2012 film)|Yellow]]''
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| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| Co-writer with [[Heather Wahlquist]]
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| 2014
| 2014
| ''[[The Other Woman (2014 film)|The Other Woman]]''
| ''[[The Other Woman (2014 film)|The Other Woman]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
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| 2023
| 2023
| ''[[God Is a Bullet (film)|God Is a Bullet]]''
| ''[[God Is a Bullet (film)|God Is a Bullet]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
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===Writer===
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| 1996
| ''[[Unhook the Stars]]''
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| 2001
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| ''[[Blow (film)|Blow]]''
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| 2003
| ''Whatever We Do''
| Short film
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| 2006
| ''[[Alpha Dog]]''
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| 2007
| ''[[Justin Timberlake|Justin Timberlake: What Goes Around ...Comes Around]]''
| Short film
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| 2009
| ''[[My Sister's Keeper (film)|My Sister's Keeper]]''
| Co-writer
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| 2012
| ''[[Yellow (2012 film)|Yellow]]''
| Co-writer
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| 2023
| ''[[God Is a Bullet (film)|God Is a Bullet]]''
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Latest revision as of 10:46, 2 December 2024

Nick Cassavetes
Cassavetes in June 2009
Born
Nicholas David Rowland Cassavetes

(1959-05-21) May 21, 1959 (age 65)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • director
  • writer
Years active1970–present
Spouses
Isabelle Rafalovich
​
​
(m. 1985, divorced)​
​
(div. 2017)​
Children3
Parents
Family

Nicholas David Rowland Cassavetes (born May 21, 1959)[1] is an American actor, director, and writer. He has directed such films as She's So Lovely (1997), John Q. (2002), The Notebook (2004), Alpha Dog (2006), and My Sister's Keeper (2009). His acting credits include an uncredited role in Husbands (1970)—which was directed by his father, John Cassavetes—as well as roles in the films The Wraith (1986), Face/Off (1997), and Blow (2001).

Early life and career

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Cassavetes was born in New York City,[2] the son of Greek-American actor and film director John Cassavetes and actress Gena Rowlands.[1] As a child, he appeared in his father's film Husbands (1970). After spending so much of his youth surrounded by the film industry, Cassavetes initially decided he did not want to go into the field. He instead attended Syracuse University on a basketball scholarship, but after an injury effectively ended his athletic career, he decided to rethink his aspirations, ultimately deciding to attend his parents' alma mater, the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York.[3]

He has appeared in the films Face/Off, The Wraith, Life, Class of 1999 II: The Substitute, Backstreet Dreams and The Astronaut's Wife, among others.[1] He has directed several films, including John Q, Alpha Dog, She's So Lovely, Unhook the Stars, The Notebook, and My Sister's Keeper.[1] He also adapted the screenplay for Blow[3] and wrote the dialogue for the Justin Timberlake music video "What Goes Around... Comes Around".[4]

Cassavetes finished in fifth place in the World Poker Tour Invitational Season 5, attempting a bluff.[5] He also appeared on season 5 of The Game Show Network's High Stakes Poker.[6]

He also has played himself in the season 7 opener of Entourage on HBO and Tattoo Joe as a cameo in The Hangover: Part II, replacing Liam Neeson from the cast due to scheduling conflicts.[7]

Personal life

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In 1985, Cassavetes married Isabelle Rafalovich.[8] They had two daughters together before divorcing. Their daughter Sasha was born with a heart defect and underwent substantial surgery; Cassavetes' film John Q. was dedicated to Sasha, and his later adaptation of My Sister's Keeper was based in part on Sasha's medical experience.[9]

Cassavetes later married Heather "Queenie" Wahlquist,[8] and they have a daughter together. Wahlquist has appeared in several of his films, including a small role in The Notebook as Sara, a secondary character and best friend to the female lead Allie Hamilton, portrayed by Rachel McAdams.[10] Cassavetes' mother, Gena Rowlands, appears as the older, married Allie (Hamilton) Calhoun.

Filmography

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Actor

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Film

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Year Film Role Notes
1970 Husbands Nick Uncredited
1985 Mask T.J.
1986 The Wraith Packard Walsh
Black Moon Rising Luis
Quiet Cool Valence
1988 Under the Gun Tony Braxton
Assault of the Killer Bimbos Wayne-O
1989 Blind Fury Lyle Pike
1990 Backstreet Dreams Mikey
1991 Delta Force 3: The Killing Game Charlie Direct-to-DVD
1992 Twogether Wolfgang Amadeus "John" Madler
1993 Sins of Desire Barry Mitchum
Sins of the Night Jack Neitsche
Broken Trust Alan Brogan
1994 Class of 1999 II: The Substitute Emmett Grazer
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle Robert Sherwood
1996 Black Rose of Harlem Johnny
1997 Face/Off Dietrich Hassler
Farticus Adonis Papadapadopounopoulopoulos
1999 Life Sergeant Dillard
The Astronaut's Wife Capt. Alex Streck
2001 Blow Man in Derek's Salon Uncredited
2011 The Hangover Part II Tattoo Joe
2013 Love and Skin Uncle Nicky Short film
2021 Prisoners of the Ghostland Psycho [11]
Queenpins Captain Pain

Television

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Year Film Role Notes
1980 Reunion Steve Cowan TV movie
1987 Matlock Foley Episode: "The Convict"
L.A. Law Richard Bertrand Episode: "Sparky Brackman R.I.P. ????-1987"
1988 Shooter Tex TV movie
1989 Quantum Leap Primo La Palma Episode: "Double Identity - November 8, 1965"
1990 The Marshall Chronicles Gus Episode: "Do the Write Thing"
2010 Entourage Nick Cassavetes 2 episodes
2017 Tales Rodney King Episode: "F*ck the Police"

Production

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Year Title Director Writer Notes
1996 Unhook the Stars Yes Yes Directorial debut
1997 She's So Lovely Yes No
2001 Blow No Yes Co-writer with David McKenna; directed by Ted Demme
2002 John Q. Yes No Also songwriter: "The Voice Inside My Heart"
2004 The Notebook Yes No
2006 Alpha Dog Yes Yes Also soundtrack producer and songwriter: "At The Site/Driving To The Site"
2009 My Sister's Keeper Yes Yes Co-writer with Jeremy Leven
2012 Yellow Yes Yes Co-writer with Heather Wahlquist
2014 The Other Woman Yes No
2023 God Is a Bullet Yes Yes

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Nick Cassavetes". NNDB. Retrieved September 19, 2009.
  2. ^ "Nick Cassavetes." Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television. Vol. 76. Gale, 2007. Gale Biography In Context. Web. March 21, 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Nick Cassavetes". VideoDetective.com. Archived from the original on April 2, 2010. Retrieved September 10, 2009.
  4. ^ "What Goes Around, Comes Around". JustinTimberlake.com. Archived from the original on October 5, 2009. Retrieved September 19, 2009.
  5. ^ "Nick Cassavetes WPT Celebrity Invitational Profile". World Poker Tour. Archived from the original on April 2, 2010. Retrieved September 19, 2009.
  6. ^ "High Stakes Poker 5 - Nick Casavetes". GSN Pressroom. Archived from the original on September 13, 2009. Retrieved September 19, 2009.
  7. ^ Ward, Kate (April 9, 2011). "'The Hangover Part II': Liam Neeson's cameo cut from film". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Nick Cassavetes". Yahoo! Movies. Retrieved September 19, 2009.
  9. ^ Dedications at the end of movies, and what they mean
  10. ^ Cassavetes, Nick (Director) (February 8, 2005). The Notebook (DVD). United States of America: New Line Home Entertainment. ISBN 978-0-7806-4883-8. Retrieved September 19, 2009.
  11. ^ Evangelista, Chris (January 26, 2021). "'Prisoners of the Ghostland' With Nicolas Cage Picked Up by RLJE Films Ahead of Sundance Premiere". /Film. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
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