Scott Caan

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Biography

Like his father before him, actor Scott Caan forged a screen career path with roles that cannily wavered between shades of intensity, often blurring the line between menace and humor. Caan first broke out as a hitman in Jerry Bruckheimer's action project "Enemy of the State" (1998), before tackling male-bonding character dramas like "Varsity Blues" (1999) and "Boiler Room" (2000). He soon rose to stardom as a part of the ensemble "Ocean's …
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Job Title

Actor, Director, Producer, Writer

Born

Scott Andrew Caan on August 23, 1976 in Los Angeles, California, USA

Career Milestones

Formed the hip hop music group The Whooliganz with childhood friend Alan Maman; recieved a recording deal with Tommy Boy Records and released one album, Make Way for the W.

Worked as a roadie for the rap groups Cypress Hill and House of Pain

1995

Made his feature debut in the independent film "A Boy Called Hate"; father also acted in film playing his onscreen dad

1997

Acted in the third installment of Gregg Araki's 'teen apocalypse' trilogy, "Nowhere"

1997

Appeared in the comedy "Bongwater" with an ensemble cast including Luke Wilson and Jack Black

1998

Played a cocky government agent chasing Will Smith in Tony Scott's "Enemy of the State"

1999

Provided comic relief for "Varsity Blues" as a rowdy, girl-chasing high school football player opposite James Van Der Beek

1999

Starred in the independent film "Black and White"

2000

Co-starred with Ben Affleck and Giovanni Ribisi in the "Boiler Room"

2000

Co-starred with David Arquette in the comedy "Ready to Rumble"

2001

Joined an ensemble cast for Steven Soderbergh's remake of "Ocean's Eleven"

2001

Played Western bandit Cole Younger to Colin Farrell's Jesse James in "American Outlaws"

2002

Cast in the drama "Sonny," with James Franco

2004

Re-teamed with the original cast for "Ocean's Twelve"; again directed by Steven Soderbergh

2005

Co-starred with Paul Walker and Jessica Alba in the thriller "Into the Blue"

2005

Made writing and directing debut with "Dallas 362"; also co-starred with Jeff Goldblum and Kelly Lynch

2006

Cast in Nicole Holofcener's "Friends with Money" opposite Jennifer Aniston

2007

Co-starred with Freddie Prinze Jr. and Alec Baldwin in Michael Corrente's "Brooklyn Rules"

2007

Played a detective in "Lonely Hearts," which is based on the true story of the notorious Lonely Hearts Killers of the 1940s

2007

Re-teamed with the original cast for "Ocean's 13"

2008

Had a small role in the Eddie Murphy comedy "Meet Dave"

2009

Cast in a recurring role as a talent manager on HBO's "Entourage"

2010

Landed a starring role on CBS' reboot of "Hawaii Five-0"

2010

Produced first feature "Mercy"; also wrote and co-starred opposite his father James Caan

2011

Nominated for the 2011 Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television ("Hawaii Five-0")

Awards

2002

MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Team in Ocean's Eleven

2010

Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television in Hawaii Five-O