Dean Cain
Birthday:
31 July 1966, Mt. Clemens, Michigan, USA
Birth Name:
Dean George Tanaka
Height:
182 cm
Dean Cain was born Dean George Tanaka in Mount Clemens, Michigan, to actress Sharon Thomas Cain and Roger Tanaka. His mother 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, h...
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Dean Cain was born Dean George Tanaka in Mount Clemens, Michigan, to actress Sharon Thomas Cain and Roger Tanaka. His mother 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). Show less «
"Yes, I would. Absolutely. Any woman that could have a bikini painted on and have you believe it's really a bikini is okay by me" - when ask...Show more »
"Yes, I would. Absolutely. Any woman that could have a bikini painted on and have you believe it's really a bikini is okay by me" - when asked by Larry King if he would date a painted woman. Show less «
I don't really go down one path. I wouldn't call myself a Buddhist, or a Catholic or a Christian or a Muslim, or Jewish. I couldn't put myse...Show more »
I don't really go down one path. I wouldn't call myself a Buddhist, or a Catholic or a Christian or a Muslim, or Jewish. I couldn't put myself into any organized faith. Show less «
Acting with Denzel is like playing tennis with someone that's better than you. You either play better tennis or get blown off the court.
Acting with Denzel is like playing tennis with someone that's better than you. You either play better tennis or get blown off the court.
Mix one part Denzel Washington and two parts Eva Mendes and you have a nice hot cocktail.
Mix one part Denzel Washington and two parts Eva Mendes and you have a nice hot cocktail.
I'm not a song and dance man, so you're not going to see me on 'Glee' anytime soon. If you want that show to continue, keep me far away from...Show more »
I'm not a song and dance man, so you're not going to see me on 'Glee' anytime soon. If you want that show to continue, keep me far away from it. Show less «
My agent says that I'm a 'repeat business guy.' If you hire me to come do a movie, I'll be on time, know all my material, be ready to go, ha...Show more »
My agent says that I'm a 'repeat business guy.' If you hire me to come do a movie, I'll be on time, know all my material, be ready to go, have a good attitude. I'm here to work, so I get hired over and over again by the same producers. If you just be a team player on set you can work so much more often. Show less «
I like finishing a movie and having this living, breathing thing.
I like finishing a movie and having this living, breathing thing.
I just live and let live and live my life pretty much according to the Golden Rule. And it turns out well for me.
I just live and let live and live my life pretty much according to the Golden Rule. And it turns out well for me.
The thing that drives me more than anything else is being a father.
The thing that drives me more than anything else is being a father.
When they write about real stuff like my custody battle, that's no fun. Some things have leaked out about accusations that have gone back an...Show more »
When they write about real stuff like my custody battle, that's no fun. Some things have leaked out about accusations that have gone back and forth and that's just mean. It's a tactic. Show less «
I did this film for less money than it costs to stay in this hotel. We shot it in 20 days. We couldn't screw up takes for fun because we did...Show more »
I did this film for less money than it costs to stay in this hotel. We shot it in 20 days. We couldn't screw up takes for fun because we didn't have enough film. Show less «
There are so many things about playing football that seem to me uniquely American. Anybody can succeed, anybody can play, but you've got to ...Show more »
There are so many things about playing football that seem to me uniquely American. Anybody can succeed, anybody can play, but you've got to work hard to do it. Show less «
I'm a single father, I don't like to be away from my son. So I'll go out, make a film and come back. Repeat. And it's worked out very well f...Show more »
I'm a single father, I don't like to be away from my son. So I'll go out, make a film and come back. Repeat. And it's worked out very well for the last 11 years. Show less «
I love sports. Anytime I can combine sports with a film I'm a happy guy. It's such a natural fit, because sports always seems to be a metaph...Show more »
I love sports. Anytime I can combine sports with a film I'm a happy guy. It's such a natural fit, because sports always seems to be a metaphor for life. Always, always, always. Show less «
Some people believe God is involved in every little decision we make. Some people believe you're given the free will to make the decisions. ...Show more »
Some people believe God is involved in every little decision we make. Some people believe you're given the free will to make the decisions. Sometimes people believe God is not involved at all. Show less «
I grew up the son of a director and grew up on sets myself, so I was the kid getting dragged around from this set to that set and I loved it...Show more »
I grew up the son of a director and grew up on sets myself, so I was the kid getting dragged around from this set to that set and I loved it. There's something about it which is really interesting. Show less «
It was easy to be the bad guy throughout.
It was easy to be the bad guy throughout.
I get a lot of action scripts. I get low-budget vehicles that will end up right on the video shelf. I want to do movies that I want to talk ...Show more »
I get a lot of action scripts. I get low-budget vehicles that will end up right on the video shelf. I want to do movies that I want to talk about, that I'm proud of, but I also want to make a living. Show less «
Hollywood's a very weird place. I think there's less of everything except for attitude.
Hollywood's a very weird place. I think there's less of everything except for attitude.
I'm an actor and this is a role I'm playing. But people can get wacky.
I'm an actor and this is a role I'm playing. But people can get wacky.
[why he produced "Architects of Denial" (2017)] Armenians have been persecuted for centuries. It's unreal. They were the first bastion of Ch...Show more »
[why he produced "Architects of Denial" (2017)] Armenians have been persecuted for centuries. It's unreal. They were the first bastion of Christianity. They were the first country to, I think, recognize Christianity, and they are the only bastion of Christianity in the Middle East. [2017] Show less «
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