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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).

Nick Cassavetes
Cassavetes in June 2009
Born	Nicholas David Rowland Cassavetes (1959-05-21) May 21, 1959 (age 63) New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actor director writer
Years active	1970–present
Spouse(s)	Isabelle Rafalovich ​ ​ (m. 1985, divorced)​ Heather Wahlquist ​ (div. 2017)​
Children	3
Parent(s)	John Cassavetes Gena Rowlands
Family	Alexandra Cassavetes (sister) Zoe Cassavetes (sister) Katherine Cassavetes (paternal grandmother) Lady Rowlands (maternal grandmother) Edwin Myrwyn Rowlands (maternal grandfather)

Early life and career

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 (WPT) Invitational Season 5, attempting a bluff.[5] He also appeared on season 5 of The Game Show Network's (GSN) 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

In 1985, Cassavetes married Isabelle Rafalovich.[8] 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 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' own mother, Gena Rowlands, appears as the older, married Allie (Hamilton) Calhoun.

Filmography

Actor

Film

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1970	Husbands	Nick	Uncredited
1985	Mask	T.J.
1986	The Wraith	Packard Walsh
1986	Black Moon Rising	Luis
1986	Quiet Cool	Valence
1988	Under the Gun	Tony Braxton
1988	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
1993	Sins of the Night	Jack Neitsche
1993	Broken Trust	Alan Brogan
1994	Class of 1999 II: The Substitute	Emmett Grazer
1994	Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle	Robert Sherwood
1996	Black Rose of Harlem	Johnny
1997	Face/Off	Dietrich Hassler
1997	Farticus	Adonis Papadapadopounopoulopoulos
1999	Life	Sergeant Dillard
1999	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]
2021	Queenpins	Captain Pain

Television

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1980	Reunion	Steve Cowan	TV movie
1987	Matlock	Foley	Episode: "The Convict"
1987	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"

Director

Year	Film	Notes
1996	Unhook the Stars
1997	She's So Lovely
2002	John Q.
2004	The Notebook
2006	Alpha Dog
2009	My Sister's Keeper
2012	Yellow
2014	The Other Woman
TBA	God Is a Bullet	Postproduction

Writer

Year	Film	Notes
1996	Unhook the Stars
2001	Blow
2003	Whatever We Do	Short film
2006	Alpha Dog
2007	Justin Timberlake: What Goes Around ...Comes Around	Short film
2009	My Sister's Keeper	Co-writer
2012	Yellow	Co-writer

References

External links

• Nick Cassavetes at IMDb
• Interview with UGO.com

На других языках

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- [en] Nick Cassavetes

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[es] Nick Cassavetes

Nick Cassavetes (en griego, Νικόλαος Δαβίδ Ρουλαντ "Νίκος" Κασσαβέτης) es un director y actor estadounidense, nacido el 21 de mayo de 1959, New York. Es hijo del también actor y director John Cassavetes y de la actriz Gena Rowlands. Como actor, trabajó en Face/Off y en The Astronaut's Wife, entre otras. Como director, son obra suya películas como Alpha Dog, The Notebook, John Q y My Sister's Keeper. Actualmente trabaja en su más reciente proyecto titulado Traveling Love, cinta que se rodará en diferentes locaciones de México, principalmente en el estado de Sonora.

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[ru] Кассаветис, Ник

Ник Кассаветис (греч. Νικ Κασσαβέτης; род. 21 мая 1959, Нью-Йорк, США) — американский актёр, кинорежиссёр и сценарист.

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