DID YOU KNOW...? Jim is the second oldest of 5 children? The order is Ann (born June 1967), Jim (September 1968), Amy (October 1969), Tim (July 1971) and Erin (November 1975)! Their parents are Dr. James G. Caviezel, DC and Margaret (Lavery) Caviezel. DID YOU KNOW...? His full name is James Patrick Caviezel. He is not James Caviezel, JR like so many believe, as his father has a different middle name! DID YOU KNOW...? He met Kerri Lyn Browitt on a blind date, set up by Amy Caviezel, in 1993. They married July 20, 1996. DID YOU KNOW...? He is from a town in Washington called Conway, which is just south of Mount Vernon, and part of Skagit County. DID YOU KNOW...? He wanted to be a Navy SEAL, his father said he'd be a priest first! DID YOU KNOW...? His eyes are actually grey, not blue. Grey eyes are mistaken for blue often, depending on their shade, or what the person is wearing. They are considered the "Hazel" of the blue shades! DID YOU KNOW...? Was an extra in the film, Blue Chips. DID YOU KNOW...? Had dreams of NBA stardom, but admits he wasn't good enough. He used to attend basketball camps to try and up his game! DID YOU KNOW...? While filming the Passion of the Christ, Jim lost about 45 pounds due to illness! He says he started the film at approx 210 pounds and ended filming at around 168 pounds. He says he spent a good portion of the filming throwing up. DID YOU KNOW...? He was struck by lightning, had hypothermia, pneumonia, severe migraines, skin infections from the makeup, multiple (left) shoulder dislocations and suffered asphyxiation during filming of The Passion. DID YOU KNOW...? He had 2 open heart surgeries after Passion filming was finished, after almost dying on set. DID YOU KNOW...? Has a 14 inch scar on his back from the scourging scene. Another actor accidentally whipped him! DID YOU KNOW...? A doctor told both Jim, and Mel Gibson, that if Jim did not stop filming the Passion, he would die. The strain on his body was too much, and came close to killing him! He chose to continue against the doctors recommendations. DID YOU KNOW...? On the set of Person of Interest, Jim suffered a broken nose, head injury, multiple lacerations, a broken arm, sprained knee, dislocated (left) arm, a nasty back injury, and broken ribs from doing his own stunts! He would laugh, "People would comment on how great the makeup was on the show, I would say, "I hope it was great, it was real!"" DID YOU KNOW...? On more than one occasion, the POI crew had to stop Jim from assaulting someone who was being abusive towards a woman! The first time, not many people saw. The third time, many fans saw him walk off set to confront a man, while (co-star) Sarah Shahi comforted the woman. DID YOU KNOW...? His character, John Reese, had the real name John H. Tallis! DID YOU KNOW...? He hurt his back on the POI set one day and would lie on a cot between takes, but still managed to get up and film! DID YOU KNOW...? Has 3 children - Bo James (Dec. 12, 1999), Lyn-Elizabeth "Lele" (September 25, 2001) and David Patrick (Feb. 20, 2010) - all from China! DID YOU KNOW...? Son, David, almost died of non-rhabdomyosarcoma - a soft tissue sarcoma. He was saved in 2012! DID YOU KNOW...? Son, Bo, was adopted from an orphanage that told the children that they were born out of the dirt! He was abandoned on a train as an infant. DID YOU KNOW...? Is vice-president of Sound Enterprises, Inc DBA since 2007 in Spokane, WA. Sound Enterprises, INC owns Faith Planet, which produced The Word of Promise Audio Bible! (get it at FaithPlanet.com) The company donates 10% of all proceeds to local charities! DID YOU KNOW...? He struggles with dyslexia and A-ADHD (Adult Attention Deficit & Hyperactivity Disorder). He was diagnosed with A-ADHD at age 25, and refuses to be medicated! DID YOU KNOW...? In school, he got into many physical altercations, out of frustration due to his (then unknown) dyslexia and ADHD. He was bullied constantly. Friends, and former class mates, say he had a very sharp tongue! DID YOU KNOW...? He felt he was stupid and girls wouldn't date him because they thought he was weird! DID YOU KNOW...? He has an estimated net worth between $25 and $33 million! DID YOU KNOW...? Has a natural affinity to quickly learn foreign languages! DID YOU KNOW...? He is a Roman Catholic who prays the rosary daily. He prays the rosary with his children on their way to school and speaks at churches about his faith often! DID YOU KNOW...? He began acting on the stage during the late 80's, in Seattle, before scoring his SAG card in 1991 (for his 2 lines as an air clerk in the film, My Own Private Idaho)! DID YOU KNOW...? Has stated that he would sadly never would have met his children had him and his wife, Kerri, has their originally planned 4 children! DID YOU KNOW...? Took summer classes at Notre Dame in 2006. DID YOU KNOW...? He felt he was losing his mind, during filming of The Passion, due to the lack of sleep and fever! DID YOU KNOW...? During filming of Person of Interest, Jim carried the script pages for the scene they were filming in his jacket pocket! Later on in the show, they started creating small flash cards for him to carry. For the final 2 seasons, they also made audio scripts. Another way to help him with his lines, due to the hectic filming schedule, he was constantly rehearsing his lines and scenes, between takes, with crew members! DID YOU KNOW...? He was in a freak motorcycle accident in the mountains near Leavenworth, WA. A man on the road side hurled a bicycle in front of his 2006 Harley. Luckily, he walked away with just minor cuts and bruises...the bike wasn't so lucky, it looked like a piece of abstract art, with the bicycle wedged in the front end! In an interview, he said he was just missed by an 18 wheeler and refused medical treatment. DID YOU KNOW...? In 2007, he had dinner in Italy with Sofia Vergara. This led to a storm of cheating rumours! DID YOU KNOW...? All 5 Caviezel children played basketball. Their father played for Coach Wooden at UCLA. His younger brother, Tim, was a local basketball star who played for the Czech Republic in 1997. DID YOU KNOW...? As of July 2016, Jim currently has 18 nieces and nephews! Including his children, that gives his parents 21 grandchildren! DID YOU KNOW...? He refuses to do nude/sex scenes out of his great respect for his wife, Kerri! DID YOU KNOW...? Was a GAP model, and waiter, between gigs. He almost lost a waiting job by speaking to James Stewart! DID YOU KNOW...? Jim is ambidextrous! This means he can use both hands equally! DID YOU KNOW...? His webmaster has worked with him on numerous projects - Person of Interest, Count of Monte Cristo, Deja Vu, Long Weekend! DID YOU KNOW...? Jennifer Lopez hand picked Jim for the film Angel Eyes after seeing him in The Thin Red Line! DID YOU KNOW...? Is listed at 6' 2" but jokes "On a bad day, I'm 6' 1.5"!" DID YOU KNOW...? He attended Mount Vernon, O'Dea and John F. Kennedy Catholic High Schools. DID YOU KNOW...? He uses a lot of his earnings to further his education. He has attended the University of Washington, USC and took summer classes at Notre Dame! DID YOU KNOW...? He is good friends with Mark Wahlberg, Ken Griffey Jr., Mike Piazza, Will Smith, Kevin Chapman, Michael Emerson, and Arnold Schwarzenegger! DID YOU KNOW...? He has owned multiple rare cars. A 1999 Lambourghini Diablo VT Roadster (one of only 12 made for the United States, and only 11 exist in 2016), a 2010 Shelby Cobra GT500 Super Snake (limited edition Performance White with Red Stripes/run of only 74), a 2014 Shelby Cobra GT 500 Super Snake (only 500 exist and less than 100 were upgraded to the Super Snake/850hp package!), and a one of a kind 2011 Porsche 911 Turbo S. He has since sold the Porsche and Diablo! The fully customized, one of a kind, 2011 Porsche 911 Turbo S, by Kip Sheward Motorsports, was nicknamed the JC Sinister, and is the very car that John Reese stole in Person of Interest episode, "Bury The Lede" (s02-e05)! I guess you could says that John Reese stole Jim Caviezels car! DID YOU KNOW...? Does what he calls the "Country Boy Workout" that mimics hay bailing and combines lifting and a bench press workout of 5 sets of 30 reps and EZ-Bar Curl of 100 reps. DID YOU KNOW...? Swims daily in his "off seasons" of filming. He swims 4000 meters each day. DID YOU KNOW...? During Person of Interest filming, he did morning yoga and a 30 minute stationary bike workout in the evenings. Occasionally, he swapped cycling for an intense sit-up workout of 1000 sit-ups in different positions. DID YOU KNOW...? He sometimes buys tickets to his own films, sneaking in after lights out, to observe peoples reactions! DID YOU KNOW...? His wife, Kerri, is the sister of Kristen Linehan, wife of Scott Linehan, former head coach of the St. Louis Rams and currently the Dallas Cowboys offensive coordinator! DID YOU KNOW...? He always looks for redeemable stories when searching for a script. The character doesn't necessarily need to be the one redeemed! DID YOU KNOW...? His 3 favourite prayers are Hail Mary, Our Father and Prayer to Saint Michael. DID YOU KNOW...? He has suffered both a skull fracture and broken jaw growing up! DID YOU KNOW...? He really wants to do a romantic comedy. DID YOU KNOW...? To land his first movie roll, Jim got the directors to believe he was a recent Italian immigrant. He did such a good job at his imitation, that when the director called him to inform him that he won the roll, they thought they had the wrong number! DID YOU KNOW...? Jim Caviezel has been featured in 36 different films/TV shows since the year 1990. You won't find him in recent cuts of a few of them, but Jim has been an active participant in the Hollywood world long before his roll in The Passion of the Christ. He made his film debut at the age of 21 in an un-named film. He didn't become a recognizable name in Hollywood until 1998's The Thin Red Line, where he portrayed the spiritual Private Witt. He became a household name in 2004, in Mel Gibson's controversial film, The Passion of the Christ (in the roll of Jesus), a film portraying the final hours of Jesus Christ's life. DID YOU KNOW...? The film Madison, based on the true story of a dying town and the man who brought life and pride back to it, was actually filmed in the summer of 1999! Release dates for the independent film jumped around for 4 years, before landing itself in the hands of MGM Studios, to be released in April 2005. DID YOU KNOW...? Jim does not use any form of social media. You will not find him on FaceBook, Instagram, Twitter or any other social media website! DID YOU KNOW...? Jim drove the 2002 Indy 500 Pace Car! DID YOU KNOW...? He received an honorary degree from Kings College in Wilkes-Barre, PA on May 18, 2003! DID YOU KNOW...? He was a key speaker at the 2005 and 2009 Boston Catholic Men's Conference, held at the Conte Forum at Boston College. His wife, Kerri, spoke at the 2009 Women's conference! DID YOU KNOW...? He does, in fact, wear glasses. DID YOU KNOW...? Just before landing his role as Pvt. Witt, Caviezel was about to move back to Washington! He planned on following in his fathers footsteps and study Chiropractic Medicine. DID YOU KNOW...? For 2 weeks, before filming The Thin Red Line, he lived with a Kentucky cattle farmer named Dave DeMarcus, to learn the dialect and accent of his character! DID YOU KNOW...? In 1998, his father had a heart attack, and open heart surgery. He recalls telling his father that he was scared, and his father replied, `Well, if I go, it's because God wanted me to, because I don't want to. I want to see your film, and your children.' DID YOU KNOW...? After filming Wyatt Earp, Kevin Costner gave Jim a ride home to Seattle in his private jet. DID YOU KNOW...? After moving to Hollywood, he met Father Lawrence Jenco, the Catholic priest who had been held hostage in Lebanon for 19 months in the mid-1980s. Jenco introduced him to Chuck Weber, a USC professor, who offered Jim a place to stay while he got his feet on the ground. He was supposed to only stay for a couple months, but ended up staying for almost 6 years! DID YOU KNOW...? Jim was King Bacchus XLIX at the 2017 Mardi Gras parade on February 26, 2017.