Nicky Katt: Much-loved Hollywood actor with stellar career confirmed dead at 54 in US
Much-loved actor, Nicky Katt, who has starred alongside some of the worlds biggest film and TV icons has died in the US.
Katt, 54, who was most well know for his work in movies Dazed and Confused and cult favourite School of Rock among many other roles, is being moruned after his lawyers confirmed his death.
The news of his death was confirmed to TMZ on Saturday by his attorney John Sloss - who is the head of the firm Sloss Law that represented the actor.
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The late actor began his career in the entertainment industry when he was a child - and would eventually take on a number of villainous roles including featuring the John Grisham novel adaptation of A Time To Kill.
His memorable role of Clint Bruno in Richard Linklater’s coming-of-age comedy Dazed And Confused (1993) which starred Matthew McConaughey, Parker Posey and Ben Affleck was a watershed moment for the actor who went on to feature in dozens of high-profile offerings.
Over the years he worked alongside a number of other celebrities including George Clooney, Whoopi Goldberg, Meryl Streep and Renee Zellwegger.
Katt was born in South Dakota on May 11, 1970 and developed an early interest in performing.
He began his acting career at the age of seven, and appeared in episodes of several hit shows in the 1980s, including Fantasy Island, CHiPs, and The Facts of Life. His earliest film roles included parts in Gremlins, The ‘Burbs, and Sister Act.
Katt appeared in several other classic Gen X titles, including Gregg Araki’s The Doom Generation, Kathryn Bigelow’s Strange Days, and Linklater’s SubUrbia. He appeared alongside Ben Affleck again in one of his best-known roles, playing Greg Weinstein in 2000’s Boiler Room.
From 2000 to 2002, Katt had a starring role on Boston Public.
Katt perfected the role of the tough guy and was a regular collaborator of Steven Soderbergh, having worked together on The Limey (1999), Full Frontal (2001), and Behind the Candelabra (2013). Katt worked with Christopher Nolan several times as well, including roles in Insomnia (2002) and The Dark Knight (2008).
