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Dean Cain 
Cain in Iraq, May 13, 2005Born July 31, 1966
Mount Clemens, Michigan, U.S.Occupation Actor, presenter, producer, writer, voice actor, director Years active 1976–present Dean Cain (born Dean George Tanaka; July 31, 1966) is an American actor. He is most widely known for his role as Clark Kent/Superman in the popular American television series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.
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Early life
Cain was born as Dean George Tanaka in Mount Clemens, Michigan, the son of actress Sharon Thomas and U.S. Army serviceman Roger Tanaka, who left the family before he was born. Cain is of French Canadian, Irish, Welsh, and Japanese (from his paternal grandfather) descent.[1] In 1969, Cain's mother married film director Christopher Cain, who adopted Dean and his brother (musician Roger Cain), and the family moved to Malibu, California.[2][3] The couple later had a daughter, Dean's half-sister, actress Krisinda Cain. Both attended Santa Monica High School, where he excelled in sports. He played on the baseball team, and Chad and Rob Lowe and Charlie Sheen—who played on the baseball team—were among his schoolmates. Cain graduated from high school in 1984 and was offered athletic scholarships to 17 universities, but decided to attend Princeton University.[citation needed] At Princeton, he was captain of the volleyball team and played free safety on the football team, where he had record-setting 12 interceptions in a single season.[4] He was also a member of the Zeta Psi fraternity and the Cap & Gown eating club.[citation needed] Cain graduated from Princeton in 1988 with a BA degree in History; his senior thesis was titled "The History and Development of the Functions of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences."
Career
Immediately after graduating, Cain signed on as a free agent with the Buffalo Bills, an NFL football team, but a knee injury during training camp ended his football career before it began.[5] With little hope of returning to sports, he turned to screenwriting and then acting, shooting dozens of commercials including a famous volleyball one for Kellogg's Frosties and appearing on popular television shows like Grapevine, A Different World and Beverly Hills, 90210. In 1993, Cain took on his biggest role to date as Superman in the television series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. At the height of its popularity, it would bring in an average of at least 15 million viewers per episode. The series ran for four seasons, ending in 1997.
In 1998, Cain started the Angry Dragon Entertainment production company, which produced the TBS Superstation television series Ripley's Believe It or Not!. He has also starred in several films, including The Broken Hearts Club (2000), Out of Time (2003) and Bailey's Billion$ (2004) (co-starred Laurie Holden, Jennifer Tilly, and Tim Curry). In 2004, he portrayed Scott Peterson in the fact-based made for television movie The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story. He appeared in a recurring role as Casey Manning in the television series Las Vegas. Cain made a return to the Superman franchise, with a special guest role in a seventh season episode of Smallville as the immortal Dr. Curtis Knox, a character based upon the DC Comics villain Vandal Savage.[6][7] He's #33 on VH1's 40 Hottest Hotties of the '90s. Cain has also made an appearance in the new comical Internet Explorer 8 commercials.
Personal life
Cain and Teri Hatcher at the 1993 Emmy Awards.
Cain rehearsing with his Lois & Clark co-star Teri Hatcher at the 45th Emmy Awards, September 19, 1993
Dean Cain, 1993Dean has a son named Christopher Dean Cain (b. June 11, 2000) with former girlfriend and Playboy Playmate Samantha Torres. His son is named after his stepfather, film director Christopher Cain. He was previously engaged to country singer Mindy McCready in the late 1990s. While promoting the television show, Ripley's Believe It or Not, on the Howard Stern Show on January 10, 2001, Cain said that his biological father lied to the National Enquirer by saying that Dean's mother left him while he was serving in the Vietnam War. Dean stated that the truth is his father never served in the war but instead cheated on his mother, with this being the real reason they divorced.[8] . Dean Cain has supported Rick Perry for President in the upcoming 2012 election. [1]
Filmography
Year Film Role Notes 1976 Elmer Dean Russell 1979 Charlie and the Talking Buzzard Joe 1984 The Stone Boy Eugene Hillerman 1989 Christine Cromwell: Things That Go Bump in the Night TV 1990 Write to Kill Parking Valet Going Under Guy in Bar 1992 Grapevine Brian TV Miracle Beach Volleyball Player #1 Beverly Hills, 90210 Rick TV 1993 Touchdown: Football Goes to the Movies Himself - Host 1993–1997 Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Clark Kent/Superman TV Series 1995 Off Camera with Dean Cain Himself - Host TV Series / Host / Also Produced and Directed 1996 Cutty Whitman Clark Kent TV / Uncredited 1997 Rag and Bone Tony Moran TV / Also produced Eating Las Vegas Frank Best Men Sergeant Buzz Thomas 1998 Dogboys Julian Taylor TV Futuresport Tremaine 'Tre' Ramzey TV 1999–2003 Ripley's Believe It or Not! Himself - Host TV Series / Host / Also produced 2000 The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy Cole No Alibi Bob Valenz Flight of Fancy Clay Bennett Militia Ethan Carter For the Cause (a.k.a. Final Encounter) Gen. Murran The Runaway Sheriff Frank Richards TV 2001 Just Shoot Me! Chris Williams TV Phase IV Simon Tate Firetrap Jack/Max Hooper Also produced Rat Race Shawn Kent A Christmas Adventure From a Book Called Wisely's Tales Donner Voice 2002 Grandia Xtreme Evann Video game; Voice Gentle Ben Jack Wedloe TV New Alcatraz (Boa) Dr. Robert Trenton Dark Descent Will Murdack The Glow Matt Lawrence TV Christmas Rush Lt. Cornelius Morgan TV Frasier Rick TV 2003 Dragon Fighter Capt. David Carver Also produced Gentle Ben 2: Danger on the Mountain Jack Wedloe TV Out of Time Chris Harrison 2003–2004 The Division Insp. Jack Ellis TV series 2004 Grandpa's Place Special Appearance Short Post Impact Sargent/Captain Tom Parker I Do (But I Don't) Nick Corina TV Clubhouse Conrad Dean TV Series Lost Jeremy Stanton The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story Scott Peterson TV 2005 Truth Peter Bailey's Billion$ Theodore Maxwell Movie Adaptation|Mayday Cmdr. James Slan TV Wrinkles Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Dr. Mike Jergens TV Las Vegas Casey Manning TV 2006 10.5: Apocalypse Brad TV Max Havoc: Ring of Fire Roger Tarso Dead And Deader Lt. Bobby Quinn TV September Dawn Joseph Smith A Christmas Wedding Tucker TV 2007 Urban Decay Stan Hidden Camera Dan Kovacs TV Crossroads: A Story of Forgiveness Bruce Murakami TV Final Approach Jack Bender TV Smallville Dr. Curtis Knox TV CSI: Miami Roger Partney TV 2008 Making Mr. Right Eddie TV Ace of Hearts Daniel Harding $5 a Day Rick Carlson 2009 Aussie and Ted's Great Adventure Michael Brooks The Gambler, the Girl and the Gunslinger Shea McCall TV Maneater Harry The Dog Who Saved Christmas Ted Stein TV The Three Gifts Jack Green TV (Hallmark) 2010 The Way Home Randy Simpkins Frost Giant JC TV Circle of Pain Wyatt Abandoned Kevin Peterson Hole in One Repo Man Kill Katie Malone Robert Pure Country 2: The Gift Director A Nanny for Christmas Danny Donner The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation Ted Stein TV Sequel Subject: I Love You James Trapp Bed & Breakfast Jake 2011 5 Days of War Chris Bailot At the Top of the Pyramid Jefferson Parker Home Run Showdown Rico Deluca Dirty Little Trick Michael The Fallen Cole Latin Quarter Appolinaire Vacation Bryce The Sandy Creek Girls Jared The Dog Who Saved Halloween Ted Stein TV Sequel References
- ^ Shales, Tom (Sep 23, 1993). "It's a Bird! It's a Plane! It's a Hunk!; `Lois & Clark's' Dean Cain, Flying the Friendly Skies". Washington Post. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/72187673.html?dids=72187673:72187673&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=SEP+23%2C+1993&author=Tom+Shales&pub=The+Washington+Post&desc=It%27s+a+Bird!+It%27s+a+Plane!+It%27s+a+Hunk!%3B+%60Lois+%26+Clark%27s%27+Dean+Cain%2C+Flying+the+Friendly+Skies&pqatl=google.
- ^ http://www.filmreference.com/film/15/Christopher-Cain.html
- ^ http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20148340,00.html
- ^ http://www.sonypictures.com/tv/shows/ripleysbelieveitornot/cast_producer_bio.html#
- ^ O'Connor, John J. (April 9, 1995). "TELEVISION VIEW; That Man In a Cape Is Still Flying". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1995/04/09/arts/television-view-that-man-in-a-cape-is-still-flying.html?scp=59&sq=murder%20she%20wrote&st=cse. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
- ^ "Cure". Al Septien & Turi Meyer (writers); Rick Rosenthal (director). Smallville. The CW. 2007-10-18. No. 4, season 7.
- ^ "Smallville: 'Cure' Review". IGN.com. October 19, 2007. http://tv.ign.com/articles/828/828674p1.html. Retrieved 2011-03-03.
- ^ http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/40-celebrities-who-are-republicans
External links
- Dean Cain at the Internet Movie Database
- Dean Cain at AllRovi
- Dean Cain on Yahoo movies
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