Caviezel, James Patrick
1968 - Born on September 26th in Mount Vermont, Washington. American actor.
- He was athletically gifted on the basketball court and dreamed of someday playing in the NBA.
1984 - He went to Mount Vernon High School but transferred to O'Dea High School after two years.
1987 - He transferred again to Burien Kennedy High School in Burien, Washington where he was a star on the basketball team and graduated.
1990-1991 - He auditioned for a part in the independent film My Own Private Idaho. He won a very small role as a foreign airline clerk after he told casting agents that was a recent Italian immigrant.
1994 - Jim moved to Los Angeles where he worked as a waiter between auditions. He landed small roles in Diggstown and Wyatt Earp and guest starring roles on "The Wonder Years" and "Murder, She Wrote".
1997 - Jim lives with his wife, Kerri, a school teacher whom he met on a blind date and married and their adopted Chinese son, Bo.
1999-2000 - He gained further recognition with roles in Ride with the Devil and Frequency.
2001 - His role as Jennifer Lopez's love interest in Angel Eyes helped to establish him as a versatile actor and leading man.
2002 - While filming High Crimes, he refused to do any love scenes with on-screen wife Ashley Judd because it conflicted with his strong Catholic faith.
2004 - He was chosen by Mel Gibson to star as Jesus Christ in the upcoming, controversial film The Passion of the Christ. The film went on to become one of the highest grossing movies of all-time and made Jim a household name.
- He was athletically gifted on the basketball court and dreamed of someday playing in the NBA.
1984 - He went to Mount Vernon High School but transferred to O'Dea High School after two years.
1987 - He transferred again to Burien Kennedy High School in Burien, Washington where he was a star on the basketball team and graduated.
1990-1991 - He auditioned for a part in the independent film My Own Private Idaho. He won a very small role as a foreign airline clerk after he told casting agents that was a recent Italian immigrant.
1994 - Jim moved to Los Angeles where he worked as a waiter between auditions. He landed small roles in Diggstown and Wyatt Earp and guest starring roles on "The Wonder Years" and "Murder, She Wrote".
1997 - Jim lives with his wife, Kerri, a school teacher whom he met on a blind date and married and their adopted Chinese son, Bo.
1999-2000 - He gained further recognition with roles in Ride with the Devil and Frequency.
2001 - His role as Jennifer Lopez's love interest in Angel Eyes helped to establish him as a versatile actor and leading man.
2002 - While filming High Crimes, he refused to do any love scenes with on-screen wife Ashley Judd because it conflicted with his strong Catholic faith.
2004 - He was chosen by Mel Gibson to star as Jesus Christ in the upcoming, controversial film The Passion of the Christ. The film went on to become one of the highest grossing movies of all-time and made Jim a household name.
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