Biography
The eldest child of actor
James Caan, Scott Caan started to make a name for himself in such films as
Enemy of the State and
Varsity Blues. Five feet-five inches of muscle and machismo, the actor was born in 1977 and spent his childhood shuttling between his divorced father and mother. Although as a child he preferred sports to acting, Caan was offered the title role in the 1995 drama
A Boy Called Hate. Following his performance in the film, he attended acting classes at Los Angeles' West Playhouse and acted in a few subsequent features, including
Gregg Araki's 1997
Nowhere. In 1998, the actor got another break with a part in
Tony Scott's thriller
Enemy of the State and went on to make a number of small films that same year, including
Wild Horses, which was co-directed by a post-
Punky Brewster Soleil Moon Frye. In 1999 came
Varsity Blues and an accompanying rush of exposure for Caan, who supplied the film's comic relief as a hell-raising wide receiver. In addition, the actor increased his indie credibility with
Saturn, which was screened at the 1999 Los Angeles Independent Film Festival. ~ Rebecca Flint Marx, All Movie Guide