BorninHalifaxtoaCanadianNavyfather,Art'smothersoonhadhimbackintheirhometownofToronto,Ontario.Hegrewupinthe"Beaches"ofTorontoabigfanofElvisPresleyandrockn'roll.Althoughshyasachild,hegrewtobearebelliousandindependentteenager.Thisleadhimtomuchtraveling,mostlybyhitch-hiking,pickingupoddjobs,meetingallsortsofpeoplefromred-neckstofreedommarcherstosurfersandeveryonein...(展开全部) BorninHalifaxtoaCanadianNavyfather,Art'smothersoonhadhimbackintheirhometownofToronto,Ontario.Hegrewupinthe"Beaches"ofTorontoabigfanofElvisPresleyandrockn'roll.Althoughshyasachild,hegrewtobearebelliousandindependentteenager.Thisleadhimtomuchtraveling,mostlybyhitch-hiking,pickingupoddjobs,meetingallsortsofpeoplefromred-neckstofreedommarcherstosurfersandeveryoneinbetween.Bythetimehewas21,hewasafather,astockbrokerandanamateurphotographer.AmuchadmireduncleofArt'swasMichaelCaine,atalentedandsuccessfulactor.ThishadpiquedArt'sinterestinactingduringhisteens.Althoughfairlysuccessfulhimself,asabroker,hebasicallyfeltunfulfilledandeventually,afterbeinginspiredandtouchedbyaTorontoWorkshopProductionsplay,hemadethecommitmenttoleavethestockmarketfortheatre.Althoughheworked,basically,asanunglorifiedgoferforafewmonthswithTWP,eventuallyhegotanactingagent,mostlywithafalseresume,andstartedauditioningmostlyforcommercials.ItwasatthistimethatArtcreditsadiscoverythatchangedhisfuture.Someone,hecan'trememberwho,directedhimtotheEliRillWorkshop.ElihadmovedtoTorontofromNewYork,wherehetaughtattheActor'sStudio.Kind,gentleandarticulate,ElilucidlycommunicatedtechniquesandexplorationsoftheMethod.Artthrivedinthisenvironmentandsoonstartedapplyinghisknowledgetogettingactingjobs.Hisfirstbigrolewasinabikermovie,TheProudRider(1971),spawnedbythepopularityofEasyRider(1969).Artactuallyworkedwitharealmotorcyclegang,theSatan'sChoice.ItwasduringthemakingofthisratherbadmoviethatArtalmostchangedhisprofessionalnametoJeremyKane.TheproducersthoughtthatArtshouldhaveamore"showbiz"nameandtookhisphototoagirlsschoolandaskedthestudentstosuggestfirstnamesandlastnames.TheythentookthesenamestoArtandaskedhimtopickoneofeach.HelikedthenameJeremyandchoseCaineinhonorofhisuncle.ThefirstpersonhecalledwashisuncleMichael.Michaeltoldhiminnouncertaintermstosticktohisownname.Artdidso,buttheothernameisstillconnectedtothefilm.TheotheranecdotewaswhentheproducersaskedArtifhecouldridea"bike,"hetookthem"literally"andsaidhecould,butthatwhenitcametomotorcycleshisbrotherLangHindlewasmuchbetter,beingachampionroadracer.CastforthepartlateonaThursday,ArthadtolearntorideamotorcyclebyMondaymorning.ThenextbigstepwasbeingcastasBillyDuke,thebesthockeyplayerintheworld,draftedbytheMapleLeafstoleadthembacktotheplayoffsinthefilmFace-Off(1971),Canada'sfirstmillion-dollarmovie.ThisfilmledtooffersfromHollywood,whichheresisteduntilworkdriedupandArt,whohad4childrenbythistime,finallymovedtoLosAngeles. ArtcreditsmuchofhissuccessinCaliforniatoluck.HefelthewasluckyhavingPatriciaMcQueeneyashismanagerandadynamicpairofagentsinArnoldRifkinandNicholeDavid.OvertheyearsArthascometobeknownasa"workingactor"involvedasaleadingactorinsome"classic"filmsandnumerouspilotsandseries.HisworkinENG,oneCanada'smostsuccessfulseries,wonhimaActingGeminiandhisPeteBragainParadiseFalls(2001)hasbeendescribedasa"classicperformance"althoughArtcreditsbrilliantwritingforalltheplaudits.Also,intheearly1990s,ArtaddedthecreditDirectortohisimpressiveresume.Heandhisbeautifulwife,BrookenowsplittimebetweenCalifornia,FloridaandCanadaspendingtimewiththeirmuchbelovedchildren,all8ofthem,andtheir6grandchildren.Lucky?Indeed!