First Name |
James
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Middle Name |
Langston Edmund
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Last Name |
Caan
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Full Name at Birth |
James Langston Edmund Caan
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Alternative Name |
Jimmy Caan, Jimmy Cahn, James Caan, James Langston Edmund Caan, James Edmund Caan, Jimmy
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Birthday |
26th March, 1940
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Birthplace |
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
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Died |
6th July, 2022
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Place of Death |
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Cause of Death |
Heart attack caused by coronary artery disease
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Buried |
Eden Memorial Park Cemetery, Mission Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Height |
5' 9¼" (176 cm)
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Weight |
159lbs (72 kg)
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Build |
Athletic
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Eye Color |
Blue
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Hair Color |
Brown - Dark
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Zodiac Sign |
Aries
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Sexuality |
Straight
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Religion |
Jewish
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Ethnicity |
White
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Nationality |
American
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High School |
Rhodes Preparatory School, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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University |
Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA (Transferred to Hofstra University, Hempstead, Long Island, New York, USA), Hofstra University, Hempstead, Long Island, New York, USA (attended, but did not graduate), Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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Occupation Text |
Actor
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Occupation |
Actor
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Claim to Fame |
his roles as Brian Piccolo in the 1971 television film Brian's Song, Santino 'Sonny' Corleone in the 1972 blockbuster gangster film The Godfather, and its 1974 sequel The Godfather: Part II, and Paul Sheldon in the 1990 psychological thriller film Misery
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Year(s) Active |
1961–present, 1961–2022, 1960–2022
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Official Websites |
www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/james_caan/, www.allmovie.com/artist/james-caan-p83766
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Father |
Arthur Caan (1910 - ?)
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Mother |
Sophie Falkenstein Caan (1917 - ?)
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Brother |
Ronnie Caan
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Sister |
Barbara Caan Licker (December 31, 1923 - November 23, 1981)
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Friend |
Robert Duvall
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James Edmund Caan ( KAHN; March 26, 1940 – July 6, 2022) was an American actor. He came to prominence playing Sonny Corleone in Coppola's The Godfather (1972) – a performance which earned him Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations for Best Supporting Actor. He reprised his role in The Godfather Part II (1974). He received a motion pictures star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1978.