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James Patrick Caviezel |
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Male |
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6' 2" |
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US - United States of America |
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September 26, 1968 |
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Mount Vernon, Washington, USA |
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c/o ICM |
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8942 Wilshire Blvd |
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Beverly Hills, CA 90211-1934 |
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USA |
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See also:
Madison, The Count of Monte Cristo, The Passion of the Christ
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Biography |
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James Patrick Caviezel (born September 26, 1968 in Mount Vernon, Washington) is a movie actor with a wide variety of film roles. He was one of five children born to Jim and Maggie Caviezal. The Caviezels were an close knit Catholic family. He is often credited as Jim Caviezel.
In 1984, he went to Mount Vernon High School but transferred to O'Dea High School after two years. The following spring, he transferred again to Burien Kennedy High School in Seattle where he starred on the basketball team until graduating in 1987. While at O'Dea and Kennedy, he stayed with family friends. Following high school, Jim enrolled at Bellevue Community College where he played on the basketball team. A foot injury in his sophomore season put an end to Jim's basketball career and his dreams of playing in the NBA. Shortly after his, he turned his focus toward acting.
In 1990, he auditioned for a part in the independent film My Own Private Idaho (1991). He won a very small role as a foreign airline clerk after he told casting agents that was a recent Italian immigrant. The following year, Jim moved to Los Angeles where he worked as a waiter between auditions. He landed small roles in Diggstown (1992) and Wyatt Earp (1994) and guest starring roles on The Wonder Years (1988) and Murder, She Wrote (1984).
He continued to go relatively unnoticed in small roles and even thought about quitting acting until 1998 when he received critical recognition for his role as idealist Private Witt in The Thin Red Line (1998). The following year, he gained further recognition with roles in Ride with the Devil (1999) and Frequency (2000). In 2001, his role as Jennifer Lopez's love interest in Angel Eyes (2001) helped to establish him as a versatile actor and leading man.
It was until 2002 when Jim began to make his strong religious beliefs known. While filming High Crimes (2002), he refused to do any love scenes with on-screen wife Ashley Judd because it conflicted with his strong Catholic beliefs. It was also around this time where he was chosen by Mel Gibson to star as Jesus Christ in the upcoming, controversial film The Passion of the Christ (2004). The film went on to become one of the high grossing movies of all-time and made Jim a household name.
He has made public speeches at religious venues since the release of Mel Gibson's film The Passion of the Christ. On March 19, 2005 he was the main speaker at the first Boston Catholic Men's Conference. Caviezel stated that he only chose to speak at the conference because he liked Boston Archbishop Sean P. O'Malley.
He is a fan of the Minnesota Vikings. He is married to Kerri in 1997, a school teacher, who is also Roman Catholic and who supports a charity for single women with children. James Caviezel is a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity.
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