Lawrence Kasdan was born on January 14, 1949 in Miami, Florida, USA as Lawrence Edward Kasdan. He is a writer and producer, known for 大寒 (1983), Silverado (1985) and 义海倾情 (1994). He has been married to 梅格·卡斯丹 since November 28, 1971. They have two children.
Attended University of Michigan as an education major.
Liked writing instead of teaching.
Worked as a copywriter.
Grew up in Morgantown, West Virginia.
Brother of Mark Kasdan.
Has never directed 哈里森·福特 in a movie, despite having written four movies in which Ford appears: 星球大战2：帝国反击战 (1980), 夺宝奇兵 (1981), 星球大战3：绝地归来 (1983) and 星球大战7：原力觉醒 (2015). He did, however, direct 瑞凡·菲尼克斯 in 我真的爱死你 (1990). Phoenix had played the young 哈里森·福特 in 夺宝奇兵3 (1989). He also directed 比尔·普尔曼 in _The Accidental Tourist'. Pullman played a Han Solo-type character in _Spaceballs (1988)_, and replaced Ford in 'Innocent (1991)(TV)' the sequel to 无罪的罪人 (1990).
Father of 乔恩·卡斯丹 and 杰克·卡斯丹.
Won the prestigious "Hopwood Prize" for creative writing from the University of Michigan's Hopwood Program. Hopwood was a Michigan alumnus who left a bequest in his will establishing the awards. The Hopwood Program at Michigan now administers the Arthur Miller Award of the U-M Club of New York Scholarship and the Kasdan Scholarship in Creative Writing, among other award/scholarship programs. Kasadan delivered the Hopwood Prize address in the year 2000.
Is a fan of the films of 黑泽明, something that can be see in his early scripts. 保镖 (1992) was his first script, and was named after the English title of Yojimbo (1961), which is also featured in the film itself. 凯文·科斯特纳's role was originally written for 史蒂夫·麦奎因, who appeared in The Magnificent Seven (1960), a remake of 七武士 (1954). The characters of R2-D2 and C-3PO, in 星球大战2：帝国反击战 (1980) and 星球大战3：绝地归来 (1983), were based on Matashichi and Tahei, two farmers from 战国英豪 (1958).
Has directed 2 actresses to Oscar nominations: 格伦·克洛斯 (Best Supporting Actress, 大寒 (1983)) and 吉娜·戴维斯 (Best Supporting Actress, 意外的旅客 (1988)). Davis won the Oscar for her performance.
Frequently casts 凯文·科斯特纳, 特德·丹森, 杰夫·法赫, 丹尼·格洛弗, 杰夫·高布伦, 威廉·赫特, 凯文·克莱恩, 杰森·李, 玛丽·麦克唐纳, 比尔·普尔曼 凯瑟琳·特纳, and 乔贝兹·威廉姆斯. He has also cast Goldblum's ex-wives Patricia Gaul in 大寒 (1983) and Silverado (1985) and 吉娜·戴维斯 in 意外的旅客 (1988).
His first job as a hired writer was to write 夺宝奇兵 (1981) for 史蒂文·斯皮尔伯格. In his career as a director, he would work with many actors who had also worked for Spielberg. These include 威廉·赫特, 凯文·科斯特纳, 丹尼·格洛弗, 特德·丹森, 大卫·佩默, 杰夫·高布伦 and 瑞凡·菲尼克斯.
Named "Lawrence of Arabia" as his favorite film in a AFI poll.
Has collaborated with actor 凯文·克莱恩 [to date, September 2015] in cinema movies on six occasions.The films are Silverado (1985), 大峡谷 (1991), 情定巴黎 (1995), 大寒 (1983), Darling Companion (2012), and 我真的爱死你 (1990).
Has directed 杰夫·高布伦 in two films: 大寒 (1983) and Silverado (1985). Both films also featured his first wife, Patricia Gaul. 意外的旅客 (1988) featured his second wife, 吉娜·戴维斯. While he has never directed a film with any of Goldblum's subsequent partners, Goldblum was involved with 劳拉·邓恩, who appears in 星球大战8：最后的绝地武士 (2017), while Kasdan wrote three of the Star Wars films.
Frequently works with 凯文·克莱恩 and 威廉·赫特