Behind the Scene’s of Billy Zane’s new movie “Magic Man”
July 10, 2008
Billy Zane
What a day it was at the Plaza Hotel in Las Vegas as the hit actor Billy Zane filmed his new movie Magic Man. The movies is a Russian/ American indie thriller,which will focus on a magician who may also be a serial killer. Nevsky, who appeared in the Russian films “Moscow Heat” and “Treasure Radiers” will star in “Magic Man” alongside Billy Zane, Richard Tyson, Estelle Raskin, Jed Allan and Andrew Divoff.”Magic Man” will be the debut for indie production companies Raskin Productions and Hollywood Storm.
The main actor Billy Zane was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Thalia and William George Zane, Sr., both of whom were amateur actors and founders of a school for medical technicians. His family’s original surname, “Zanikopolous”, was anglicized to “Zane” by his grandparents. Both of his parents are Greek American and Zane was raised in the Greek Orthodox religion. Zane’s first screen role was in Back to the Future (1985) playing one of Biff Tannen’s friends/henchmen. Zane later reprised the role for the 1989 sequel, Back to the Future II. Later the same year, Zane gained international recognition with the role of psychotic villain Hughie Warriner in the thriller Dead Calm, alongside Nicole Kidman and Sam Neill.
The Magic Man
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