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Early life. Cassavetes was born in New York City, the son of Greek American actress Katherine Cassavetes (née Demetre), who was to be featured in some of his films, and Greek immigrant Nicholas John Cassavetes (Greek: Νικόλαος Ιωάννης Κασσαβέτης), who was born in Larissa to Aromanian parents from the village of Vrysochori.