Harry Hamlin

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name = Harry Hamlin

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caption = Hamlin at the 39th Emmy Awards, 1987
birthname = Harry Robinson Hamlin
birthdate = birth date and age|1951|10|30
birthplace = Pasadena, California, United States
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spouse = Lisa Rinna (29 March 1997 - present) 2 children
Nicollette Sheridan (7 September 1991 - 1993) (divorced)
Laura Johnson (9 March 1985 - 1989) (divorced)

Harry Robinson Hamlin (born October 30, 1951) is an American film and television actor, known for his role as Perseus in the 1981 fantasy film "Clash of the Titans", and as Michael Kuzak in the acclaimed legal drama series "L.A. Law".

Biography

Early life

Hamlin was born in Pasadena, California, the son of Bernice (née Robinson) and Chauncey Jerome Hamlin, Jr., an aeronautical engineer who once worked with scientist Wernher von Braun. [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/64/Harry-Hamlin.html Harry Hamlin Biography (1951-) ] ] [ [http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800039057/bio Harry Hamlin Biography - Yahoo! Movies ] ] As a teenager, he attended Flintridge Preparatory School, near Pasadena, and The Hill School, a private boarding school in Pennsylvania, where he played soccer and lacrosse and acted in the school's musicals and plays. Hamlin attended University of California, Berkeley and is an alumnus of the Theta Zeta chapter of the national fraternity Delta Kappa Epsilon.

Career

Hamlin appeared in "Movie Movie" with George C. Scott in 1978, but his big-screen break was a starring role in the 1981 Greek mythology epic "Clash of the Titans". He appeared in the music video and sang in the choir on the song "Voices That Care". Afterwards, his career faltered somewhat with such box office flops such as "Making Love". In 1986, Hamlin's popularity skyrocketed when he starred on the highly popular NBC TV drama "L.A. Law" from 1986 to 1991. During this time he was voted as People Magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive" in 1987. Hamlin decided to leave the series at the end of the fifth season and tried to revive his movie career. However, this was unsuccessful and so far he has only starred in B movies and direct-to-video features.

Hamlin appeared in two 1992 episodes of "", in each episode as a separate character. In the episode "Joker's Wild," Hamlin played the role of Cameron Kaiser, a businessman who sinks all his money into a casino, then counts on the Joker to destroy it in order to collect on the insurance policy from a reputable company.

In 2004, Hamlin began a recurring role on the television series "Veronica Mars". He played fading action hero Aaron Echolls, father to central show character Logan Echolls. Hamlin's character states that he (like the real-life Hamlin) was "People" magazine's 'Sexiest Man Alive' in 1987. Aaron's wife, Lynn, was played by Hamlin's real-life wife, Lisa Rinna. On August 14, 2006, Rinna announced that Hamlin would be performing on the third season of "Dancing with the Stars". On September 27, 2006, Hamlin was voted off the program.

Hamlin reprised the role of Perseus in the 2007 video game "God of War II". In the game, Perseus was trapped in a room while searching for the Sisters of Fate to revive his dead lover, and believes Kratos to be sent by the gods to test him.

Personal life

In 1980, Hamlin had a son (Dimitri Alexandre Hamlin) with Swiss actress Ursula Andress, his co-star in the film "Clash of the Titans". From 1985 to 1989, he was married to actress Laura Johnson and between 1991 and 1993 to actress Nicollette Sheridan.

Since 1997, Hamlin is married to former "Days of Our Lives" actress and television host Lisa Rinna. They have two daughters: Delilah Belle Hamlin and Amelia Gray Hamlin.

All three of Hamlin's wives have been prominent primetime soap-opera actresses: Rinna starred on "Melrose Place", Sheridan was a regular on "Knots Landing" and more recently on "Desperate Housewives" and Johnson was a regular on "Falcon Crest" (which even Andress later made guest appearances on).

References

External links

*imdb name|id=0002122|name=Harry Hamlin
*http://www.myspace.com/harryhamlin Harry Hamlin at MySpace
* [http://www.tv.com/harry-hamlin/person/14796/summary.html Harry Hamlin at TV.com]
* [http://abc.go.com/primetime/dancing/bios/3/harry_hamlin.html "Dancing with the Stars" page on Hamlin]

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title=People's Sexiest Man Alive
years=1987
before=Mark Harmon
after=John F. Kennedy, Jr.