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Dean Cain

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Dean Cain: Biography

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Birth Name: Dean George Tanaka
Birth Place: Mount Clemens, MI
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 07/31/1966, Leo
Profession: Actor; screenwriter; producer; TV host

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Dean Cain Fast Facts:

Turned down 17 full athletic scholarships to attend Princeton University, where he set an NCAA record for the most interceptions in a single football season.
Dated Brooke Shields for two years while they were both attending Princeton.
Aspired to play pro football and signed with the Buffalo Bills, but a knee injury ended his sports career.
Made his big-screen debut in the 1984 drama The Stone Boy, opposite Glenn Close and Robert Duvall.
Wrote two episodes of the ABC Superman series Lois & Clark.
In the late '90s, formed Angry Dragon Entertainment, which produced the incarnation of Ripley's Believe It or Not! that he hosted from 2000 to '03.
Played convicted killer Scott Peterson in the 2004 made-for-TV movie The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story.
Starred in the 2007 period drama September Dawn, directed by his stepfather, Christopher Cain.
Collaborated with Christopher Cain again on his first feature screenplay, for the 2010 sequel Pure Country 2: The Gift.

Dean Cain Relationships:
Brooke Shields - Ex-significant Other
Christopher Cain - Stepfather
Christopher Dean Cain - Son
Gabrielle Reece - Ex-significant Other
George Thomas - Uncle
Krisinda Cain - Half Sister
Mindy McCready - Ex-fiancée
Roger Cain - Brother
Samantha Torres - Ex-significant Other
Sharon Thomas - Mother
College:
Princeton University, Princeton, NJ (BA in History, 1988)

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kristen johnston, Dean Cain Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage.com

The Choice, Dean Cain Michael Becker/FOX

The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation, Joey Diaz, Dean Cain Hybrid/ABC Family

The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation, Dean Cain Hybrid/ABC Family

The Three Gifts, Dean Cain, Dylan Sprayberry, Alex Zubarev, Spencir Bridges Alexx Henry/2009 Crown Media

The Three Gifts, Dean Cain, Reginald VelJohnson, Dean Cain, Alex Zubarev, Spencir Bridges, Dylan Sprayberry courtesy 2009 Crown Media

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