Lucas Black

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Lucas York Black (born November 29, 1982) is an American film and television actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles on the television series American Gothic, and in the films Sling Blade, Friday Night Lights, and The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift.

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[edit] Biography

[edit] Personal life

Black was born in Decatur,[1] Alabama to Jan and Larry Black;[2] he has two older siblings, Lee (a brother) and Lori (a sister). Black grew up in Speake, Alabama[1] and played for the Speake Bobcats, graduating from high school in May of 2001.

[edit] Career

Without any formal training as an actor, Lucas's film debut was in the 1994 Kevin Costner film, The War. He was subsequently cast as Caleb Temple in CBS's television series American Gothic, which ran from 1995 to 1996, and in the films Sling Blade, Ghosts of Mississippi and The X Files. Later in 1997 Black starred in the TV film Flash, which aired on The Wonderful World of Disney. In 1998, Black was offered a part in The Horse Whisperer. However, when he was told that he would need to change his voice for the part, he rejected the role, believing that actors should choose parts where they could be themselves. During this time period, Black also modelled for Calvin Klein Jeans.

Black's most recent films include 2004's well-reviewed football-themed drama, Friday Night Lights and 2005's Gulf War-themed film, Jarhead. Black also stars in the lead role of the third film in The Fast and the Furious series, The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, opposite actor-singer Bow Wow. The movie opened on June 16, 2006 and grossed approximately $24 million in its opening weekend;[3] Black has described his part in the film as a "fun role".[2]

[edit] Selected filmography

Year Title Role Notes US Boxoffice
2007 Ballers Announced
2006 Deepwater Nat Banyon direct-to-video
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift Sean Boswell $61,085,030
Killer Diller Vernon limited release
2005 Jarhead Kruger $62,658,220
2004 Friday Night Lights Mike Winchell $61,255,921
2003 Cold Mountain Oakley $95,636,509
2000 All the Pretty Horses Jimmy Blevins $15,540,353
The Miracle Worker James Keller TV version
1999 Crazy in Alabama Peter Joseph 'Peejoe' Bullis $2,005,840
1998 The X Files Stevie $83,898,313
1997 Flash Connor made-for-television
1996 Ghosts of Mississippi Burt DeLaughter $13,323,144
Sling Blade Frank Wheatley $24,444,121
1994 The War Ebb $16,928,556

Monetary figures are from www.boxofficemojo.com

[edit] Awards

Year Group Award Won? Film Notes
1997 Saturn Award Best Performance by a Younger Actor Yes Sling Blade
Chlorturdis Award Best Supporting Actor No
The Actor Outstanding Performance by a Cast No Shared with Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam, J. T. Walsh, John Ritter, Natalie Canerday and Robert Duvall
Young Artist Award Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actor Yes
YoungStar Award Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Drama Film Yes
Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Drama TV Series No American Gothic
1998 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Movie/Pilot/Mini-Series - Leading Young Actor No Flash
2000 Sierra Award Youth in Film No All the Pretty Horses
Young Artist Award Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actor No Crazy in Alabama
YoungStar Award Best Young Actor/Performance in a Motion Picture Drama No
2001 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actor No All the Pretty Horses
2006 Teen Choice Award Movies - Choice Breakout (Male) No The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift

[edit] References

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ a b The Decatur Daily. Talking turkey. Retrieved on June 18, 2006.
  2. ^ a b The Huntsville Times. Behind the wheel. Retrieved on June 18, 2006.
  3. ^ Box Office Mojo. WEEKEND BOX OFFICE. Retrieved on June 18, 2006.

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