James Caan
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.
| Full name at birth | James Langston Edmund Caan
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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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| Date of birth | 26 March 1940
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| Place of birth | The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
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| Date of death | 6 July 2022
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| Age | 82 (age at death)
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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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| Resting place | Eden Memorial Park Cemetery, Mission Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
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| Occupation | Actor
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PERSONAL DETAILS
| Height | 5' 9¼" (176 cm)
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| Weight | 159 lbs (72 kg)
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ADDITIONAL DETAILS
| Residence | Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
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| Net worth | $20,000,000 USD
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| High school | Rhodes Preparatory School, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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- Studied Economics in Michigan State University.
- Has a son named Alexander James Caan (b. April 10th 1991) with Ingrid Hajek.
- Some sources give his birth year as 1939.
- Tested for the role of Ted Henderson in Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969).
- Has a daughter named Tara Caan with Dee Jay Mathis.
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