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Seymour Joseph Cassel, Jr.[1] ( January 22, 1935[1] - April 7, 2019) was a voice actor for Regular Show.
Early life[]
Seymour Joseph Cassel, Jr. was born on January 22, 1935 in Detroit, Michigan.[1] His parents were Seymour Joseph, Sr. and Pancretia Ann (née Kearney) Cassel.[1][2] His mother was a performer in burlesque shows, and in early childhood she took him with her on the road traveling to the shows.[3] His mother later remarried and at 9 years old he and his mother moved to Panama to live with his stepfather, who owned a nightclub there.[3] He eventually moved to New York City to pursue an acting career, where he attended the American Theatre Wing and Actors Studio to hone his skills.[4][3] He later attended college at the University of Miami.[3]
Career[]
He made his acting debut with the independent film Shadows, where he also served as an associate producer.[1][3] He was known for being a frequent actor in John Cassavetes' films.[3] In 1968, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for playing a hippie street hustler in the film Faces.[4] In 1992, he won the Special Jury Prize for Acting (Dramatic) at the Sundance Film Festival.[3] More recently he has acted in such films as The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou.[3]
Cassel also ventured into politics, having run in 2007 to become President of the Screen Actors Guild.[1]
Voice credits[]
This section may be incomplete
Season 4[]
- "Bald Spot" - Tony
Personal life[]
He married Elizabeth Lou Deering on March 14, 1964 and together they had two children, one of them being their son Matthew. Deering acted alongside Cassel in the film AP.[5] The couple later divorced in 1983.[6][2] His ex-mother-in-law was Elsie Ames.[5] Other children include two daughters, Lisa and Dilyn.[2][3]
Cassel died of Alzheimer's disease on April 7, 2019, aged 84.[7]
External links[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 http://www.tv.com/people/seymour-cassel/biography/
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 http://www.filmreference.com/film/33/Seymour-Cassel.html
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/seymour-cassel/bio/174277
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 http://https://movies.yahoo.com/person/seymour-cassel/
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1499&dat=19720201&id=OMUdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mSgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3544,245797
- ↑ http://www.nndb.com/people/212/000136801/
- ↑ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/seymour-cassel-dead-familiar-face-john-cassavetes-films-was-84-1102383/