Who is Scott Caan? Everything You Need to Know

Quick Facts

Also Known As: Scott Andrew Caan

Age: 47 Years, 47 Year Old Males

Family:

father: James Caan

mother: Sheila Caan

children: Josie James

Partner: Kacy Byxbee

Born Country: United States

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Height: 5'5" (165 cm), 5'5" Males

Ancestry: German American

U.S. State: California

City: Los Angeles

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Career

Scott Caan initially performed in the hip-hop group The Whooliganz, with whom he recorded an album titled ‘Make Way for the W,’ in collaboration with the DJ The Alchemist. The album was, however, never released. In 2014, he again collaborated with The Alchemist for the song "Byron G" for the project Lord Steppington.

Caan started acting in the 1990s. He appeared in the 1995 crime drama movie ‘A Boy Called Hate’. That year, he also had a role in ‘Last Resort,’ for which he earned a Critics Award nomination at CineVegas. In 1999, he featured in the motion picture ‘Varsity Blues’ where he played a reckless Texas football player named Charlie. A year later, the actor starred alongside Giovanni Ribisi, Nia Long, Vin Diesel, Ben Affleck and Nicky Katt in the crime drama ‘Boiler Room’. In 2000, Caan also featured in the films ‘Ready to Rumble’ and ‘Gone in 60 Seconds’. This was followed by his role of Turk Malloy in ‘Ocean's Eleven’ (2001). The movie was a huge success and was the fifth highest-grossing movie of that year.

In 2003, Caan made his directorial debut with ‘Dallas 362,’ in which he also played the titular role. He earned a Critics Award at CineVegas, and the film earned a prize at the Las Vegas Film Festival. The following year, he reprised his role of Turk Malloy in Ocean's Eleven’s sequel, ‘Ocean's Twelve,’ and later once again played the role in ‘Ocean's Thirteen,’ which released in 2007.

In the mid-2000s, Caan did the films ‘Into the Blue’ and ‘The Dog Problem’, the latter of which he also wrote and directed. In 2009, he joined the cast of the comedy-drama TV series ‘Entourage’. Since 2010, he has been playing Danny Williams in ‘Hawaii Five-0’ and has earned a Golden Globe Award nomination for his performance. The actor later had guest appearances in the drama series ‘NCIS: Los Angeles’ and ‘Vice Principals’.

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Family & Personal Life

Scott Caan was born on August 23, 1976 in Los Angeles, California, USA to actress Sheila Marie Ryan and actor James Caan. He has an elder half-sister, Tara, as well as three younger half-brothers: Jacob Nicholas Caan, Alexander James Caan and James Arthur Caan.

In 2014, Caan and his girlfriend Kacy Byxbee were blessed with a daughter.

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