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Nick Cassavetes

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Filmmaker

The Resume

    (May 21, 1959- )
    Born in New York City, New York
    Actor/screenwriter/director
    Son of John Cassavetes and Gena Rowlands
    Appeared in the films 'Mask' (1985), 'Assault of the Killer Bimbos' (1988), 'Blind Fury' (1989), 'Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle' (1994), 'Face/Off' (1997) and 'The Astronaut's Wife' (1999)
    Directed 'Unhook the Stars' (1996), 'She's So Lovely' (1997), 'John Q' (2002), 'The Notebook' (2004), 'Alpha Dog' (2006) and 'My Sister's Keeper' (2009)
    Wrote the screenplay for 'Blow' (2001)

Why he might be annoying:

    He claimed, 'It was only when I came to the sad realization that I couldn't do anything else that I tried acting.'
    He sports a number of tattoos, most noticeably one on his neck.
    He frequently casts his girlfriend, Heather Wahlquist, in bit parts in his films.
    Ironically, his most successful film, 'The Notebook,' is the one he considers his worst.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He won a basketball scholarship to Syracuse University.
    His daughter Sasha was born with a congenital heart defect and underwent four major heart surgeries.
    He was nominated for a Palm d'Or at Cannes for 'She's So Lovely.'
    He said of comparisons with his father, 'I'm certainly not John. And that's OK for me. There was only one of him.'

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 15 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 18 Votes: 27.78% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 23 Votes: 43.48% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 73 Votes: 41.10% Annoying