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Dale Dye: Biography

Dale Dye

Birth Name: Dale Adam Dye
Birth Place: Cape Girardeau, MO
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 10/08/1944, Libra
Profession: Actor; businessman; talk-show host

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Dale Dye Fast Facts:

Enlisted in the U.S. Marines at age 19; was wounded three times (and received a Bronze Star) during three tours of duty in Vietnam.
Was a public-affairs officer in Beirut when the Marine base there was attacked by terrorists in 1983; retired from the USMC as a captain in 1984.
Trained anti-communist guerrillas in Nicaragua and El Salvador while writing for Soldier of Fortune magazine in 1984-85.
Founded Warriors, Inc., a company offering military advice to filmmakers, in 1985. First client: Oliver Stone, for Platoon (the first of seven Stone collaborations).
All told, has advised on more than 40 movies and TV shows, including Saving Private Ryan, Band of Brothers, The Pacific,The Thin Red Line, and Forrest Gump.
Has acted in many of the films he advised on, as well in as such TV series as L.A. Law, JAG, Chuck, Cold Case and Entourage.
Hosted a talk show on KFI radio in Los Angeles from 2003 to 2010.
Has published numerous novels, including a novelization of Platoon.
Son Chris is a member of the rock band The Fire Violets.

Dale Dye Relationships:
Della Grace Koehler - Mother
Dale Adam Dye Sr. - Father
Kathryn Gwen Clayton - Ex-wife
Adrienne Kate Dye - Daughter
Julia Dewey Rupkalvis - Wife
Christopher Dye - Son
College:
University of Maryland, College Park, MD (BA in English)

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Falling Skies, Will Patton, Dale Dye, Noah Wyle Ken Woroner/TNT

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