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| based_on             = ''The Day John Died'' by [[Christopher Andersen]]
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| screenplay           = Jon Maas
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| director             = [[Eric Laneuville]]
| starring             = [[Kristoffer Polaha]]<br />[[Portia de Rossi]]<br />[[Jacqueline Bisset]]
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| theme_music_composer = [[Mason Daring]]
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| language             = English
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| producer             = Greg Copeland<br />Tamra Pica
| editor               = Mark Conte
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| runtime              = 100 min
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| network              = [[TBS (American TV channel)|TBS]]
| released             = {{Start date|2003|01|12}}
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'''''America's Prince: The John F. Kennedy Jr. Story''''' is a 2003 [[20th Century Fox]] [[television film]]. It is a biographical film about [[John F. Kennedy Jr.]] and based on [[Christopher Andersen]]'s 2000 bestseller, ''The Day John Died''. It was directed by [[Eric Laneuville]] from a screenplay by Jon Maas, and stars [[Kristoffer Polaha]], [[Portia de Rossi]] and [[Jacqueline Bisset]] in principal roles. It premiered on [[TBS (American TV channel)|TBS]] on January 12, 2003.
==Outline==
The film outlines key moments of Kennedy's life, beginning with his fatal plane crash. Time is also devoted to his trying time at law school, his relationship with his iron-willed mother. The film also charts his romantic life, from his relationship with film actress [[Daryl Hannah]] to his marriage to [[Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy|Carolyn Bessette]]. It also charts his attempts to distance himself from the political Kennedy dynasty, instead devoting his efforts to a career as a magazine editor.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071224120414/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/280692/America-s-Prince-The-John-F-Kennedy-Jr-Story/overview America's Prince: The John F. Kennedy Jr. Story (2003)] New York Times. Retrieved on October 9, 2010</ref>
==Cast==
* [[Kristoffer Polaha]] as [[John F. Kennedy, Jr.|John F. Kennedy Jr.]]
* [[Portia de Rossi]] as [[Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy]]
* [[Jacqueline Bisset]]  as [[Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis|Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis]]
*Tara Chocol as [[Daryl Hannah]]
*Robert N. Smith as Michael Berman
* [[Kirsten Bishop]] as [[Caroline Kennedy|Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg]]
* [[Jennifer Baxter]] as Lauren Bessette
*[[Tammy Isbell]] as Charley
* [[Colin Fox (actor)|Colin Fox]] as Richard Lawton
* [[Michael Riley]] as Douglas Conte
*George R. Robertson as [[Maurice Tempelsman]]
* [[Katie Griffin]] as Shrine Girl 1
==See also==
* [[Kennedy tragedies|Kennedy Curse]]
==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb title|id=0346504|title=America's Prince: The John F. Kennedy Jr. Story}}
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[[Category:2003 television films]]
[[Category:2003 films]]
[[Category:American television films]]
[[Category:American biographical films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Eric Laneuville]]
[[Category:Films about the Kennedy family]]
[[Category:Cultural depictions of John F. Kennedy]]
[[Category:Cultural depictions of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis]]
[[Category:2000s English-language films]]
[[Category:2000s American films]]