Lawrence Kasdan

The archetypal Hollywood baby boomer, American director Lawrence Kasdan planned to be an English teacher upon his graduation from the University of Michigan. Instead, he began writing for Chicago-base...
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01/13/1949
Miami Beach, FL
  • By the Numbers: Jan. 11
    By: Robert Sims January 11, 2002 9:23am EST
    The box office preview of the weekend beginning Jan. 11 Orange County Jack Black Colin Hanks Jake Kasdan The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Peter Jackson Impostor Gary Fleder The Shipping News Judi Dench Kevin Spacey Lasse Hallstrom Black Hawk Down Ridley Scott Ocean's Eleven George Clooney Steven Soderbergh A Beautiful Mind Russell Crowe Ron Howard The Royal Tenenbaums Wes Anderson Tom Cruise Vanilla Sky Meg Ryan Hugh Jackman Kate & Leopold Ali Will Smith Har
  • Role Call: DiCaprio the Great
    By: Kit Bowen November 02, 2001 9:32am EST
    Leonardo DiCaprio Martin Scorcese Liam Neeson Morgan Freeman John Travolta Samuel L. Jackson Renee Zellweger Nicolas Cage Anthony Hopkins Nicole Kidman Val Kilmer
  • Role Call: Matt, Gus and "Jerry"
    By: Kit Bowen May 24, 2001 8:46am EST
    Gus Van Sant, the eclectic director of such films as To Die For and Finding Forrester, will reteam with his Good Will Hunting stars Matt Damon and Casey Affleck (yes, Ben's little brother) for a new film, Jerry. According to the buzz at Cannes, the film is being kept closely under wraps, so there's not much known on the subject matter. Could be about a mouse or a TV evangelist or maybe a raunchy TV talk show host. What is known is that the project is being put together by the William Morris Agen