Scott Caan

Scott Andrew Caan is an American actor who was born in Los Angeles, California.  He's the son of actor James Caan and Sheila Ryan, an actress and former model. His paternal grandparents were Jewish immigrants from Germany.  During his formative years he was shuttled between his parents' homes (the Caans divorced when Scott was a year old). Scott benefited from his father's hands-on approach to child rearing (the elder Caan reportedly took a five-year hiatus to coach all of his son's little league teams).

^{After enrolling at the Playhouse West acting school in Los Angeles, Scott began acting in the late 1990s, appearing in a number of independent films and low-budget films. His first role in a major motion picture was that of Charlie Tweeder, a reckless Texas football player in Varsity Blues (1999). In the same year, he played the role of Drew on the film Saturn (also known as Speed of Life). Scott subsequently appeared in several studio films such as Ready to Rumble (2000), Boiler Room (2000) and American Outlaws (2001), in which Scott played 19th century outlaw Cole Younger. In 2003, Scott made his directorial debut with the film Dallas 362, which won a prize at the 2003 Las Vegas Film Festival.}

^{Scott appears in the feature film trilogy Ocean's Eleven, Ocean's Twelve, and Ocean's Thirteen. In 2005, he co-starred in the action film Into the Blue. Scott wrote and directed the 2006 comedy The Dog Problem. He appears as a supporting character in the film as well.}

^{He appears on the television series Entourage in a recurring role as talent manager Scott Lavin since season 6 to season 8.}

^{At present, Scott plays Detective Danny "Danno" Williams in Hawaii Five-0 (a re-make of Hawaii Five-O). The series premiered on September 20, 2010. In 2011 he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film for this performance.}

^{In addition to acting, Scott has also pursued a career in photography. Inspired and trained by cinematographer Phil Parmet while working together on the 2003 film Dallas 362, Scott has been shooting ever since. "In preparing for the film," Scott said, "Phil inspired me to learn about lenses, lights, frames, and the operation of a 250 millimeter camera. By the time the film was over, I wanted to shoot the next one." In 2009, he published his first collection of photographs in a 256 page book entitled "Scott Caan Photographs, Vol. 1." The book was edited and designed by Howard Nourmand, and includes an introduction by Steve Olson.}

^{One can infer from the lack of any comments regarding religious upbringing, that there was none in Scott's life.  So many who have ancestry in the Jewish faith have become practical agnositcs.  We can't know for certain where Scott stands in his belief and understanding about God, but we KNOW that God knows who Scott is and desires for him to come into a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.  Please pray for Scott, this week, that God will do a mighty work in his life and bring some "sent ones" across his path to share with him the good news of the gospel!}