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Dean Cain

Dean Cain in Iraq, May 13, 2005
Born Dean George Tanaka
July 31, 1966 (1966-07-31) (age 41)
Mount Clemens, Michigan, USA
Occupation Actor, Presenter, Producer, Writer, Voice-over, Director
Years active 1976-present

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Biography

Cain was born Dean George Tanaka in Mount Clemens, Michigan, to actress Sharon Thomas and U.S. Army serviceman half Japanese Roger Tanaka, he is one quarter Japanese. Mount Clemens is a city in the US state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 17312 The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. His parents divorced before he was born. His mother later married film director Christopher Cain, and the family moved to Malibu, California. A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. Malibu is an incorporated city in western Los Angeles County, California, United States. Christopher Cain adopted Dean and his brother, musician Roger Cain. The couple later had a daughter, Dean's half-sister, actress Krisinda Cain who also attended Santa Monica High.

High School

At Santa Monica High School, Cain excelled in sports. Santa Monica High School ( SMHS) informally known as Samohi or just Samo, is a public school located in Santa Monica California which was He played on the baseball team, and Chad and Rob Lowe and Charlie Sheen — who played on the baseball team — were among his classmates. Charles “Chad” Lowe (born January 15, 1968) is an American television actor and the brother of actor Rob Lowe. Robert Hepler Lowe (born March 17, 1964) is an American Actor. Carlos Irwin Estévez (born September 3 1965 better known as Charlie Sheen, is an American actor When Cain graduated high school in 1984, he turned down 17 athletic scholarships to attend Princeton University, where he went on to be captain of the volleyball team and play free safety (Defensive Back) on the football team, where he had 12 interceptions in a single season, in addition to joining the Zeta Psi fraternity and the Cap & Gown eating club. Princeton University is a private Coeducational research university located in Princeton, New Jersey. Volleyball is an Olympic team sport in which two teams of 6 active players (5 normal players and one 'libero' are separated by a net that is usually four feet Safety ( S) is an American and Canadian football position played by a member of the defense. American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with The Zeta Psi Fraternity of North America was founded June 1, 1847 as a social college fraternity. Fraternities and sororities (from the Latin words la frater and la soror, meaning "brother" and "sister" respectively are fraternal He also dated actress Brooke Shields, who was one year ahead of him at the university. Brooke Christa Camille Shields (born May 31, 1965) is an American actress and Supermodel. Cain graduated from Princeton in 1988 with a BA in History; the title of his senior thesis was The History and Development of the Functions of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS) is a professional honorary organization ostensibly dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of Motion

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. The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo New York Metropolitan area, playing seven of their home games in the suburb The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. The knee is the lower extremity Joint connecting the Femur, Patella, and the Tibia. With little hope of returning to sports, he turned to screenwriting and then acting, shooting dozens of commercials and appearing on popular television shows like Grapevine, A Different World and Beverly Hills 90210. Grapevine created by David Frankel, premiered on June 15, 1992 on CBS Beverly Hills 90210 was a Prime time television drama series that aired from October 4, 1990 to May 17, 2000 on In 1993, Cain took on the role of Superman in the television series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, which ran until 1997. The year 1993 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1993. Superman is a fictional Comic book Superhero widely considered to be one of the most recognized of such characters and an American Cultural icon Lois & Clark The New Adventures of Superman (often called Lois & Clark or The New Adventures Of Superman) is a Live-action American The year 1997 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1997.

In 1998, Cain started the Angry Dragon Entertainment production company, which produces the new TBS Superstation television series Ripley's Believe It or Not!. TBS is an American Cable television network that shows sports and a variety of programming with a focus on comedy Ripley's Believe It or Not! is a franchise founded by Robert Ripley, which deals in bizarre events and items so He has also starred in several films, including The Broken Hearts Club (2000), Out of Time (2003) and Bailey's Billions (2004). The Broken Hearts Club A Romantic Comedy is a 2000 film that follows the lives of a group of gay friends in West Hollywood. Out of Time is a 2003 Thriller film, directed by Carl Franklin featuring Denzel Washington. In 2004, he portrayed Scott Peterson in the fact-based made for television movie The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story. Scott Lee Peterson (born October 24, 1972) is a Californian who was convicted of the murder of his wife Laci Peterson, who was eight months The Perfect Husband The Laci Peterson Story is a TV movie based on the life of Laci Peterson that stars Dean Cain, Sarah Brown and Tom He has also appeared in a recurring role as Casey Manning in the television series Las Vegas. Las Vegas is an American Television series that aired on NBC from September 22, 2003 to February 15, 2008 Recently, Cain guest-starred in a seventh season episode of Smallville as the immortal Dr. Curtis Knox.

Background and family life

Dean Cain and Teri Hatcher at the 1993 Emmy Awards.
Dean Cain and Teri Hatcher at the 1993 Emmy Awards.
Dean Cain rehearsing with his Lois & Clark co-star Teri Hatcher at the 45th Emmy Awards, September 19, 1993
Dean Cain rehearsing with his Lois & Clark co-star Teri Hatcher at the 45th Emmy Awards, September 19, 1993
Dean Cain, 1993
Dean Cain, 1993

Dean Cain is of Japanese, French Canadian, Irish and Welsh descent. Teri Lynn Hatcher (born December 8 1964) is an American Actress. Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) The are the dominant Ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent of these approximately 127 million are residents of Japan The Irish people ( Irish: Muintir na hÉireann, na hÉireannaigh, na Gaeil) are a Western European Ethnic group who originate The Welsh people ( Welsh: Cymro ("Welshman" Cymraes ("Welsh woman" Cymry ("Welshmen/women" Cymry His last name, Tanaka, is a Japanese family name.

He has a son named Christopher Dean Cain (b. June 11, 2000) with former girlfriend and Playboy model Samantha Torres. Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Playboy is an American Men's magazine, founded in Chicago Illinois, by Hugh Hefner and his associates which has grown into Playboy A model is a person who is posed or displayed for the purpose of Art, Fashion, or other products and Advertising. Samantha Torres (born October 6, 1973 on the Isle of Ibiza, Spain) is a Spanish model and actress who was His son is named after his stepfather, film director Christopher Cain.

He was previously engaged to country singer Mindy McCready in the late 1990s. Mindy McCready ( November 30, 1975) is an American Country music artist

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. Ripley's Believe It or Not! is a franchise founded by Robert Ripley, which deals in bizarre events and items so The National Enquirer (also commonly known as the Enquirer) is an American supermarket tabloid now published by American The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia 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 why they divorced.

Filmography

External links

Preceded by
Gerard Christopher		 Played Superman/Clark Kent
1993-1997		 Succeeded by
Timothy Daly
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