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Dean Cain (born Dean George Tanaka; July 31, 1966) is an American actor. His mother, actress Sharon Thomas, married his adoptive father, director Christopher Cain; when Dean was three. Though he grew up in Malibu and attended Santa Monica High School, his career plans favored professional football over acting. While at Princeton, he completed a history major, dated Brooke Shields for two years, and set an NCAA record for interceptions in a season. After signing with the Buffalo Bills, a knee injury ended his pro career before it began. Though he had already played a part in his father's The Stone Boy (1984), he went through the usual route of commercials and tv-parts (notably, "Beverly Hills, 90210" (1990) in 1990) before landing his break-through role as Superman/Clark Kent in the series "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman" (1993).
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Dean Cain (born Dean George Tanaka; July 31, 1966) is an American actor. His mother, actress Sharon Thomas, married his adoptive father, director Christopher Cain; when Dean was three. Though he grew up in Malibu and attended Santa Monica High School, his career plans favored professional football over acting. While at Princeton, he completed a history major, dated Brooke Shields for two years, and set an NCAA record for interceptions in a season. After signing with the Buffalo Bills, a knee injury ended his pro career before it began. Though he had already played a part in his father's The Stone Boy (1984), he went through the usual route of commercials and tv-parts (notably, "Beverly Hills, 90210" (1990) in 1990) before landing his break-through role as Superman/Clark Kent in the series "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman" (1993).
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Criminal Minds
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Beverly Hills, 90210
Just Shoot Me!
Life
Las Vegas
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
CSI: Miami
Smallville
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Frasier
Burn Notice
Fantasy Island
A Different World
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
The Curse
Comic Book Men
Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus
Grapevine
Supergirl
Rat Race
Smash Hits Poll Winners Party
Pure Country 2: The Gift
Making Rat Race
Lady Dynamite
10.5: Apocalypse
A Nanny for Christmas
Out of Time
Vietnam in HD
Hit the Floor
Mayday
Merry Ex-Mas
The Platform
DC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year
Dogboys
Lost
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Masters of Illusion
Masters of Illusion
Dead and Deader
Vendetta
Clubhouse
Production Credits
Pure Country 2: The Gift
Merry Ex-Mas
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