Nick Castle

Castle was born in Kingsport, Tennessee, the son of Millie and Charles Edward Castle, who was an actor and top choreographer for motion pictures, television, and the stage, and was nominated for an Emmy. As a child, Nick Castle often appeared as an extra or in bit roles in his father\'s films. He studied film at USC, where he served as cinematographer for the Academy Award-winning live-action short film The Resurrection of Broncho Billy.

Castle\'s film credits include Dark Star where he played the beach ball alien, Major Payne, Dennis the Menace, The Last Starfighter, and Connors\' War as a director. He wrote the screenplays for the films Escape from New York and Hook. He was the writer and director of the film Tap.\n', 'Skeet\n', 'Castle played Michael Myers in the 1978 horror film Halloween, directed by former USC classmate John Carpenter, and was paid $25 a day. Castle\'s subsequ…