In 2001, the premiere of the American adventure comedy "Ocean's Eleven", filmed by director Steven Andrew Soderberg. Later, Entertainment Weekly, a popular publication in the United States, called this picture the best movie about robberies.
The main character whose name is mentioned in the name is Danny Ocean. According to the plot, he gets out of prison, where he got for theft. Immediately after his release, Ocean begins to plan a new crime - he intends to rob several large casinos in Las Vegas. To do this, Danny collects a team of 11 people, including himself.
For actor Scott Caan, the role in this film (Caan played one of Ocean’s “eleven friends” - auto mechanic Terk Mallroy) became the most famous throughout his career. However, on the character of the comedy Soderberg, the list of Caan's roles does not end there.
Biography of Scott Caan. early years
The future actor, whose full name is Scott Andrew Caan, was born on August 23, 1976 in the United States, in the city of Los Angeles, which is located in the south of the sunny state of California. Scott's parents also devoted their lives to the film industry: father James Edmund is a famous actor, mother Sheila Ryan is a model and actress.
When the boy was about a year old, his parents divorced. Before his marriage to Scott's mother, James Caan was married, and after a divorce from Sheila, Ryan married three more times. In total, Scott Caan has one older sister, Tara, and three younger paternal brothers: Alexander James, Jacob Nicholas and James Arthur.
Before starting an acting career, Scott was involved in music. It is known that he is a fan of rap, in particular, groups such as Cypress Hill and House of Pain. In his youth, the future actor himself was a member of a hip-hop duo called The Whooliganz. The second member was the famous rapper The Alchemist.
The group was quite successful. The Whooliganz recorded the album and single.
Actor career
In the late 90s, Scott Caan began training at the Los Angeles acting school Playhouse West. At the same time, he made his professional debut as an actor: Kaan appeared in independent and low-budget films.
The first major work of a novice actor is his role in the youth melodrama with elements of the comedy "Student Team", shot by Brian Robbins. Scott Caan played a rash and reckless Texas soccer player named Charlie Tweed.
In the same year, Caan took part in the filming of the film "Saturn", in which he played the role of Drew.
In the early 2000s, the actor began to appear on the screens more and more often, starring in such films as “Ready for battle”, “Boiler room”, “Gone in 60 Seconds”, “American Heroes” and others.
In 2003, Scott Caan made his debut as a director: the first film he shot was released, which was called "Dallas 362".
Filmography. Kaan as an actor
Kaan's most famous role is Turk Mullroy, a character in the film Ocean’s Eleven Friends. The actor also starred in the sequels of this picture: “The Twelve Friends of Ocean” and “Thirteen Friends of Ocean”.
According to the plot of the sequels, the protagonist of the first part of Danny Ocean is planning new robberies, for which he reassembles teams.
In the film Boiler Room, Caan plays a supporting role as Richie O`Flaherty. The main character of the picture is Seth Davis (actor Giovanni Ribisi), whose main source of income is an underground casino located right in the apartment. This is not approved by the father of the young man and, desiring to earn his trust, Davis takes a job in a brokerage firm. However, he does not know about the dark side of this company.
Since 2010, Scott Caan has starred in the drama television series Hawaii 5.0, in which he plays the lead role of detective Danny Williams. In the story, police officer Steve McGarrett and his partner Williams are fighting crime in the 50th state of the USA - Hawaii.
Like a director
The plot of Scott Caan's Dallas 362 is dedicated to two best friends named Dallas and Rusty. All that interests them in life is parties, girls and alcohol. This could go on, but once, Rusty has to make a difficult and important choice: to fulfill his old dream and become a cowboy, or to continue to lead a familiar lifestyle, constantly getting into trouble in the company of his best friend.
When Dallas finds out about Rusty's intention to leave him, he persuades a friend to participate in their last adventure. The personalities they will meet in the future will play significant roles in the lives of both guys.
4 years after the release of “Dallas 362,” the premiere of another film, directed by Scott Caan, “The Dog Problem,” took place. Solo is a writer whose books are by no means popular among readers. He is broken and crushed, underwent a course of psychoanalysis, but is still on the verge of a nervous breakdown. The psychotherapist advises Solo to have a pet, after which the writer’s life changes dramatically.
Scott Caan is currently
The last picture with Kaan “Not Together” was released in 2018. To date, the actor continues to act in the series "Hawaii 5.0". In his free time, he does volunteer work and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
As for the personal life of Scott Caan, it is known that he is not married, but has been dating Casey Bixby for a long time. The couple has a child: in July 2014 their daughter was born, who was given the name Josie James.