| Dean Cain | |
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 Dean Cain in Iraq, 13 May 2005 |
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| Birth name | Dean George Tanaka |
| Born | July 31 1966 Mount Clemens, Michigan, USA |
| Other name(s) | Soup |
| Occupation | Actor, Presenter, Producer, Writer, Voice-over, Director |
| Years active | 1976-present |
Dean George Tanaka (born 31 July 1966, Mount Clemens, Michigan) is an American actor best known for his role as Clark Kent/Superman in the American television series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.
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Biography
Cain was born in Mount Clemens, Michigan to actress Sharon Thomas and U.S. Army serviceman Roger Tanaka. His parents divorced before he was born. His mother later married film director Christopher Cain, and the family moved to Malibu, California. Christopher Cain adopted Dean and his brother, musician Roger Cain. The couple later had a daughter, Dean's half-sister, actress Krisinda Cain. At Santa Monica High School, Cain excelled in sports. When he graduated 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 (setting the NCAA record for the most interceptions per game in a single season and most per game in a career), in addition to joining the Zeta Psi fraternity. He also dated actress Brooke Shields, who was one year ahead of him at the university. 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. 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. 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. In 1993, Cain took on the role of Superman in the television series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, which ran until 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!. He has also starred in several films, including The Broken Hearts Club (2000), Out of Time (2003) and Bailey's Billions (2004). In 2004, he portrayed Scott Peterson in the fact-based made for television movie The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story. He has also appeared in a recurring role as Casey Manning in the television series Las Vegas. Recently, Cain guest-starred in a seventh season episode of Smallville as the immortal Dr. Curtis Knox, who is based upon the comic book villain Vandal Savage.
Background and family life
- Dean Cain is equally Japanese, French Canadian, Irish, and Welsh. His last name, Tanaka, is a Japanese family name.
- He has a son named Christopher Dean Cain with former girlfriend and Playboy model Samantha Torres.
- 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 why they divorced.
Filmography
- CSI:Miami 2007
- Smallville (2007) (TV) ....Dr. Curtis Knox
- Crossroads: A Story of Forgiveness (2007) (TV) ....Bruce Murakami
- Five Dollars a Day (2008) (filming)
- Urban Decay (2007) (post-production) .... Stan
- A Christmas Wedding (2006) (TV) (post-production) .... Tucker
- September Dawn (2006) .... Joseph Smith
- Dead & Deader (2006) (TV) .... Lt. Bobby Quinn
- Las Vegas (2005) .... Casey Manning (TV)
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2005) (TV)
- Wrinkles (2005) (pre-production)
- 10.5: Apocalypse (2005) (TV) .... Brad
- Firedog (2005) (filming) (voice) .... Tom
- Mayday (2005) (TV) .... Cmdr. James Slan
- Bailey's Billion$ (2005) .... Theodore Maxwell
- The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story (2004) (TV) .... Scott Peterson
- Lost (2004) .... Jeremy Stanton
- Clubhouse (2004) TV Series .... Conrad Dean
- I Do (But I Don't) (2004) (TV) .... Nick Corina
- P.I.: Post Impact (2004) .... Sargent/Captain Tom Parker
- Grandpa's Place (2004) .... Special Appearance (Short)
- Out of Time (2003/I) .... Chris Harrison
- Gentle Ben 2: Danger on the Mountain (2003) (TV) .... Jack Wedloe
- Dragon Fighter (2003) (V) .... Capt. David Carver
- Christmas Rush (2002) (TV) .... Lt. Cornelius Morgan
- The Glow (2002) (TV) .... Matt Lawrence
- Dark Descent (2002) .... Will Murdack
- New Alcatraz (2002) .... Dr. Robert Trenton
- Gentle Ben (2002) (TV) .... Jack Wedloe
- Boa (dvd) (2002)(V) .... Dr. Robert Trenton
- Grandia Xtreme (2002) (VG) (voice) .... Evann
- A Christmas Adventure From a Book Called Wisely's Tales (2001) (V) (voice) .... Donner
- Rat Race (2001) .... Shawn Kent
- Firetrap (2001) .... Jack/Max Hooper
- Phase IV (2001) .... Simon Tate
- The Runaway (2000/I) (TV) .... Sheriff Frank Richards
- For the Cause (2000) .... Gen. Murran
- Militia (2000) .... Ethan Carter
- Flight of Fancy (2000) .... Clay Bennett
- No Alibi (2000) .... Bob Valenz
- The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy (2000) .... Cole
- Final Encounter (2000)
- Ripley's Believe It or Not! (1999/I) TV Series .... Host
- Futuresport (1998) (TV) .... Tremaine 'Tre' Ramzey
- Dogboys (1998) (TV) .... Julian Taylor
- Best Men (1997) .... Sergeant Buzz Thomas
- Eating Las Vegas (1997) .... Frank
- Rag and Bone (1997) (TV) .... Tony Moran
- Cutty Whitman (1996) (TV) (uncredited) .... Clark Kent
- Off Camera with Dean Cain (1995) TV Series .... Host
- Touchdown: Football Goes to the Movies (1993) .... Host
- Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993) TV Series .... Clark Kent/Superman
- The 45th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1993) (TV) .... Presenter
- Beverly Hills, 90210 (1992) (TV) .... Rick
- Miracle Beach (1992) .... Volleyball Player #1
- Grapevine (1992) (TV) .... Joey
- Going Under (1990) .... Guy in Bar
- Write to Kill (1990) .... Parking Valet
- Christine Cromwell: Things That Go Bump in the Night (1989) (TV)
- The Stone Boy (1984) .... Eugene Hillerman
- Charlie and the Talking Buzzard (1979) .... Joe
- Elmer (1976) .... Dean Russell
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| Preceded by Gerard Christopher |
Played Superman/Clark Kent 1993-1997 |
Succeeded by Timothy Daly |
