Sizzlin’ Sixteen 2000

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--Amanda Rudolph

In September 1998, Scott Caan (who just so happens to be the son of actor James Caan) was arrested after a bar fight in West Hollywood, and the gossip columnists were abuzz. Then, just four months later, Scott again captured the media's attention. But this time, it was for his wild and crazy behavior in the teen flick Varsity Blues. And it was the film critics--not the gossip dishers--who were squawking.

The guy's-guy role of a rambunctious football stud was a perfect fit for the 23-year-old actor, who admittedly has bad-boy blood running through his veins. ("He definitely has similarities to his character in Varsity Blues," confides costar and fellow Sizzler Amy Smart.)
Among his favorite actors the young Caan lists Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, Al Pacino and--oh, yeah--his dad. "They weren't waify, skinny, little pretty boys. In Hollywood today, it's cool for guys to wear nail polish and earrings in their lips and tongues. I don't get it. Men should have rough hands and be strong," Caan told the New York Daily News.

In fact, this real man actually considered a career in sports before taking a swing at the acting thing in the indie film A Boy Called Hate. Led by his healthy ego, Caan jumped at the chance to strut his stuff onscreen. After viewing the film, however, he humbly decided he had some homework to do and enrolled himself in L.A.'s Playhouse West.

Now, the quick study has graduated to bigger and better things, with three high-profile projects due out this year. He stars alongside Ben Affleck in Boiler Room, a sort of Wall Street meets Billionaire Boys Club. Then, he and David Arquette laugh it up as two slackers with a pro-wrestling obsession in the comedy Ready to Rumble. And, finally, Caan goes action-hero this summer alongside Nicolas Cage in Jerry Bruckheimer's Gone in Sixty Seconds.
One things's certain: This second-generation Caan won't be gone in 60 seconds--or even 15 minutes.

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