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Encyclopedia > Nick Castle
Nick Castle
Birth name Nicholas Charles Castle Jr.
Born September 21, 1947 (1947-09-21) (age 60)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Nick Castle (born September 21, 1947) is an American actor,screenwriter and film director. Best known for his role as Michael Myers in the Halloween movies. is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_California. ... Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Actor (disambiguation). ... Screenwriters, scenarists or script writers, are authors who write the screenplays from which movies and television programs are made. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... Michael Myers or Mike Myers can refer to:Born November 11. ... The title card seen in the original Halloween film. ...

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Biography

Early life

Castle was born Nicholas Charles Castle, Jr. in Los Angeles, California, the son of Millie (née Granata) and Nicholas Charles Castle, Sr., who was an actor and top choreographer for motion pictures, television, and the stage, and was nominated for an Emmy. As a child, Nick Castle often appeared as an extra or in bit roles in his father's films. He studied film at USC, where he served as cinematographer for the Academy Award-winning live action short film The Resurrection of Broncho Billy. Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Choreography (also known as dance composition) is the art of making structures in which movement occurs, the term composition may also refer to the navigation or connection of these movement structures. ... An Emmy Award. ... In drama, an extra is a performer in a film, television show, or stage production who has no role or purpose other than to appear in the background (for example, in an audience or busy street scene). ... The USC School of Cinematic Arts, formerly named the School of Cinema-Television (CNTV), is a film school within the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... The Resurrection of Broncho Billy (1970) is an Academy Award winning live action short film. ...


Career

Castle's film credits include Major Payne, Dennis the Menace, The Last Starfighter, and Connors' War as a director, Escape from New York and Hook as a screenwriter, and Tap as both. He played Michael Myers in the 1978 horror classic Halloween, directed by former USC classmate John Carpenter. Major Payne was a 1995 film, starring Damon Wayans. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Last Starfighter is a 1984 science fiction adventure film. ... Escape from New York is a 1981 science fiction/action film directed and scored by John Carpenter. ... Hook is a 1991 movie directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Robin Williams, Dustin Hoffman, and Julia Roberts. ... Tap is a 1989 film written and directed by Nick Castle. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... The title card seen in the original Halloween film. ... John Howard Carpenter (born January 16, 1948) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, film score composer and occasional actor. ...


Castle's most recent project is the screenplay for August Rush, a musical-drama directed by Kirsten Sheridan and starring Freddie Highmore, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Robin Williams, and Keri Russell, scheduled for release in 2007. August Rush is a 2006 drama/musical directed by Kirsten Sheridan and written by Nick Castle, Jim Hart, Kirsten Sheridan and Paul Castro. ... Freddie Highmore as Charlie Bucket in the 2005 film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Freddie Highmore (born February 14, 1992 in London, England) is an English child actor. ... Jonathan Rhys-Meyers (born Jonathan Michael Francis OKeeffe on 27 July 1977) is an Irish actor and Golden Globe winner. ... For other persons named Robin Williams, see Robin Williams (disambiguation). ... Keri Lynn Russell (born March 23, 1976) is a Golden Globe-winning American actress and dancer. ...


Castle had won an Saturn Award for Best Writing for The Boy Who Could Fly, and a list of other awards Nick Castle has won and nominated: Silver Raven (for Delivering Milo), Grand Prize (for The Last Starfighter and a Bronze Gryphon also Gold Medal of the Regional Council. The Saturn Award is an award presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films to honor the top works in science fiction, fantasy, and horror in film, television, and home video. ... The Boy Who Could Fly is a 1986 film directed by Nick Castle. ... Delivering Milo was a 2001 movie by David Hubbard. ... The Last Starfighter is a 1984 science fiction adventure film. ...


Director

The Seat Filler is a comedy movie released in 2004. ... Twas the Night is a Disney Channel Original Movie that was released in the winter of 2001. ... Delivering Milo was a 2001 movie by David Hubbard. ... Cover of Mr. ... Major Payne was a 1995 film, starring Damon Wayans. ... Dennis the Menace is a daily syndicated newspaper comic strip originally created, written and illustrated by Hank Ketcham since March 12, 1951, which made its debut in only 16 newspapers. ... Shangri-la Plaza is a mall surrounded by four streets in the Mandaluyong-Ortigas area, namely, Internal Avenue, St. ... Look up tap in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Amazing Stories was the name of an American television show put together by director Steven Spielberg from 1985 to 1987. ... The Boy Who Could Fly is a 1986 film directed by Nick Castle. ... The Last Starfighter is a 1984 science fiction adventure film. ...

Actor

The Boy Who Could Fly is a 1986 film directed by Nick Castle. ... Halloween (film) redirects here. ... Michael Myers is a fictional character from the Halloween film series. ... This article or section contains a plot summary that is overly long. ...

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  Results from FactBites:
 
Nick Jr.: Information from Answers.com (847 words)
Castle's first big-screen credit was as an actor in Carpenter's successful Halloween (78).
It's hard to discern a directorial signature from Nick Castle in The Last Starfighter (84) and especially Dennis the Menace (93); both appear to have been extensively preplanned and storyboarded before the cameras turned, with Castle functioning merely as traffic cop.
From 2000 to 2001 and from 2004 to 2006, Nick Jr.
Classic Nick - Eureeka's Castle (170 words)
Eureeka's Castle debuted on Nick on September 5, 1989, pretty much as a replacement for Pinwheel.
It was set in a giant windup castle music box, that was owned by a giant.
Among the inhabitants of this castle were Eureeka, who was a young sorceress in training, Batly, a bumbling, egotistical bat, Magellan, a young dragon whose tail had a mind of it's own, and who only one tooth, the "Moat Twins" Bog and Quagmire, who swam around in the moat, constantly arguing, Mr.
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