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Lucas Black

 
Actor: Lucas Black
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  • Born: Nov 29, 1982 in Danville, Alabama
  • Occupation: Actor
  • Active: '90s-2000s
  • Major Genres: Drama, Thriller
  • Career Highlights: Sling Blade, All the Pretty Horses, Crazy in Alabama
  • First Major Screen Credit: American Gothic (1995)

Biography

Though he has proven to be a natural, allegedly Lucas Black's ambition is not to be an actor when he grows up. Born and raised in Alabama, Black became a professional actor when an open casting call landed him a bit part in Jon Avnet's The War (1994). After starring on TV's American Gothic (1995), Black definitively caught the audience's attention with his pivotal role in Billy Bob Thornton's award-winning drama Sling Blade (1996). Resisting child actor treacle, Black turned in a genuinely charming and moving performance as the young boy who befriends Thornton's mentally challenged ex-con. Despite the acclaim, however, Black opted to stay home in Alabama rather than go Hollywood. Black continued to act throughout his high school years, playing supporting roles in the racial drama Ghosts of Mississippi (1996) and the big-screen version of The X-Files (1998), and starring in the TV movie Flash (1997) and as the politically aware Peejoe in Crazy in Alabama (1999). In Thornton's second directorial effort All the Pretty Horses (2000), Black's performance as the young drifter who gets Matt Damon into trouble once again revealed his ability to hold his own against -- indeed outshine -- Hollywood's best. Black, however, has asserted that his ultimate goal is to become a professional fisherman. High profile roles as everything from a piano savant in Killer Diller to a high school football star in Friday Night LIghts and a fresh-faced Marine in Jarhead proved without question that Black had the acting range needed to craft and impressive and enduring career, and in 2006 Black put the peddle to the metal as a troubled teen whose trip to Tokyo finds him mastering the art of the drift in the adrenaline-charged sequel The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift. ~ Lucia Bozzola, All Movie Guide
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Lucas Black

Lucas Black for the premiere of Get Low at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival
Born Lucas York Black
November 29, 1982 (1982-11-29) (age 27)
Decatur, Alabama, U.S.A.
Occupation Actor
Years active 1994 – present

Lucas York Black (born November 29, 1982) is an American film and television actor. He is known for his roles in the CBS television series American Gothic as well as roles in films such as Sling Blade, Jarhead, Friday Night Lights, and The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift.

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Personal life

Black was born in Decatur, Alabama,[1] the son of Jan, an office worker, and Larry Black, a museum worker;[2] he has two older siblings, brother Lee and sister Lori. Black grew up in Speake, Alabama[1] and played for the Speake Bobcats, graduating from high school in May 2001.

Career

Without any formal training as an actor, Lucas's film debut was in the 1994 Kevin Costner film, The War. He was subsequently cast as Caleb Temple in CBS's television series American Gothic, which ran from 1995 to 1996, and in the films Sling Blade, Ghosts of Mississippi and The X-Files. Later in 1997 Black starred in the TV film Flash, which aired on The Wonderful World of Disney. In 1998, Black was offered a part in The Horse Whisperer. However, when he was told that he would need to tone down his thick Alabama accent for the part, he rejected the role, believing that actors should act only in parts in which they could be themselves.[citation needed] During this time period, Black also modeled for Calvin Klein Jeans.

Black appeared in a supporting role in Cold Mountain in 2003 and then a featured role in 2004's well-reviewed American football-themed drama, Friday Night Lights and 2005's Gulf War-themed film, Jarhead. Black also starred in the lead role of the third film in The Fast and the Furious series, The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, opposite actor-rapper Bow Wow. The movie opened on June 16, 2006 and grossed approximately $24 million in its opening weekend;[3] Black has described his part in the film as a "fun role".[2]

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
1994 The War Ebb
1995-1996 American Gothic Caleb Temple Nominated – YoungStar Award for Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Drama TV Series
1996 Sling Blade Frank Wheatley Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor
YoungStar Award for Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Drama Film
Nominated — Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Nominated – Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actor
Ghosts of Mississippi Burt DeLaughter
1997 Flash Connor Nominated – Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Movie/Pilot/Mini-Series - Leading Young Actor
1998 The X-Files Stevie
1999 Our Friend, Martin Randy voice only
Crazy in Alabama Peter Joseph 'Peejoe' Bullis Nominated – Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actor
Nominated – YoungStar Award for Best Young Actor/Performance in a Motion Picture Drama
2000 The Miracle Worker James Keller TV version
All the Pretty Horses Jimmy Blevins Nominated – Las Vegas Film Critics Society Youth in Film Award
Nominated – Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actor
2003 Cold Mountain Oakley
2004 Friday Night Lights Mike Winchell
2005 Deepwater Nat Banyon
Jarhead Kruger
2006 The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift Sean Boswell Nominated – Teen Choice Award - Choice Breakout (Male)
Killer Diller Vernon limited release
2009 Get Low Premiere September 12, 2009
Toronto International Film Festival
2010 Legion Jeep Hanson post-production

References

  1. ^ a b "Talking turkey". The Decatur Daily. 2003-05-11. http://www.decaturdaily.com/decaturdaily/livingtoday/051103/black.shtml. Retrieved June 18, 2006. 
  2. ^ a b "Behind the wheel". The Huntsville Times. http://www.al.com/entertainment/huntsvilletimes/index.ssf?/base/entertainment/11506222727040.xml&coll=1. Retrieved 2006-06-18. 
  3. ^ "Box Office Mojo". WEEKEND BOX OFFICE. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2006&wknd=24&p=.htm. Retrieved June 18, 2006. 

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