Biography for
James Caviezel
Birth name
James Patrick Caviezel
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Height
6' 2" (1.88 m)
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Spouse
Kerri Caviezel (1997 - present)
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Trivia
Grew up in a tight-knit Catholic family.
Dad is Jim, Mom is Maggie
3 sisters-Ann, Amy, Erin 1 brother-Tim
Guest appearance on "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" 24 April, 2000
His surname is Romansch (Rhaeto-Romanic), from Switzerland.
Met his wife, Kerri, on a blind date in 1993. She is a high school English teacher.
Played basketball in college, but took up acting after injuring his foot.
Drove the pace car in the Indy 500 Race in May of 2002
Refused to film a love scene with on-screen wife Ashley Judd for their film, High Crimes (2002). The idea of possible nudity conflicted with Jim's personal beliefs, based on his strong Catholic faith.
Dislocated his shoulder during the filming of Passion, The (2004).
Received an honorary degree from King's College in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA at their commencement on 18 May 2003. Gave a fire-and-brimstone speech based on his interpretation of Catholicism.
In an oddly poetic coincidence, he was struck by lightning while filming his role of Jesus in "The Passion of Christ".
Was struck by lighting during the filming of Mel Gibson's "Passion". Assistant director Jan Michelini was also hit (for the second time during the shoot). A crew member said "I'm about a hundred feet away from them when I glance over and see smoke coming out of Caviezel's ears."
His co-star Elizabeth Mitchell who played his mother in Frequency said about him: "Jim is the perfect son, if I had a son like him I would be a very proud mother".
Shares a birthday with actor Kent McCord from "Adam-12 (1968)" and actress Julie London from "Emergency! (1972)"
Personal quotes "My mom's 100% Irish, and in my family we've always called acting 'blarney'."