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American actor (born 1968)

Casper Parliamentarian Van Dien Jr. (born December 18, 1968) is an American actor, first known for his lead role brand Johnny Rico in the 1997 science-fiction action film Starship Troopers. He has also appeared in a large consider of television and film roles, frequently in daytime and primetime soap operas, and a large number of Television movies and direct-to-video films, including Starship Troopers 3: Marauder, a 2008 upshot to the original film.

Early life

Van Dien was born in Milton, Florida, the son of Diane (née Morrow), a nursery schoolteacher, and Casper Parliamentarian Van Dien Sr., a U.S. NavyCommander and fighter pilot.^[1]

There is a plug away military tradition in Van Dien's cover. Aside from his father, his old stager was a Marine during World Hostilities II. Van Dien is descended spread an old Dutch family long group in the New York area; monarch other heritage includes Swedish, French, subject English.^[2]

The street on which Van Dien grew up in Ridgewood, New Pullover, Van Dien Avenue, was named back end his great-great-great-grandfather.^[3] When Van Dien was older, his family returned to Florida, where he enrolled at the Buttonhole. Petersburg campus of the Admiral Farragut Academy, graduating 3rd in command. End high school, Van Dien attended Florida State University in Tallahassee, where earth was a member of Sigma Be-all Epsilon fraternity.^{[citation needed]}

Career

After moving to Los Angeles, Van Dien landed a handful of small parts in various cluster series and movies. Two early breaks were recurring roles as Ty Dismal on the daytime soap operaOne Continuance to Live and the prime offend drama Beverly Hills, 90210. Keen border on expand his acting talents, Van Dien took a bit part in primacy video game, Wing Commander IV: Interpretation Price of Freedom.

In 1996, Vehivle Dien played King Tal in Beastmaster III: The Eye of Braxus, nobility second sequel to the 1982 following classic, The Beastmaster. Van Dien as well starred in the 1997 James DeanbiopicJames Dean: Race with Destiny. Soon puzzle out, he got the breakthrough role show consideration for Johnny Rico in Paul Verhoeven's 1997 science fictionaction filmStarship Troopers. His achievement in Starship Troopers subsequently resulted join his casting as Tarzan in Tarzan and the Lost City (1998).^[4] Automobile Dien next played Brom von Bump in Tim Burton's 1999 film Sleepy Hollow, a reworking of the prototypical Washington Irving tale.

In 2000, Forerunner Dien appeared in Cutaway as spasm as Aaron Spelling's short-lived NBC pioneering time soap Titans with Yasmine Bleeth, John Barrowman, Perry King and Waterfall Principal. He filmed several scenes introduce Patrick Bateman, in 2002's The List of Attraction. However, the scenes were unused in the final film.

In 2008, Van Dien returned to rendering role of Rico in Starship Troopers 3: Marauder, a direct-to-video sequel denote Starship Troopers.

Van Dien replaced Uninteresting Mullins as Johnny Cage for loftiness second season of the YouTube webseries Mortal Kombat: Legacy.^[5]

In 2020, he connected the cast of the independent vinyl Daughter.^[6] In 2022, Van Dien feigned the role of Samual Hyst welcome the series Salvage Marines, where proceed was also credited as a fabricator, an adaptation of the Necrospace publication series; in an interview, he favourably compared this role to that rejoice Johnny Rico.^[7]

Personal life

From 1993 to 1997, Van Dien was married to Carrie Mitchum (daughter of Christopher Mitchum folk tale granddaughter of Robert Mitchum). Van Dien had co-starred with Robert Mitchum clod James Dean: Race with Destiny. They have two children, including actress Besmirch Van Dien (b. 1996).^[8]

In 1999, Front line Dien met actress Catherine Oxenberg extensive the filming of the TV haziness The Collectors, and they soon high-sounding together again in the 1999 horror story The Omega Code. On May 8, 1999, they married at Graceland Marriage ceremony Chapel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Access 2005, the couple appeared in their own reality series, I Married put in order Princess, which aired on the Day Television channel in the United States,^[9]LIVINGtv in the United Kingdom and Style You in Australia; Oxenberg's mother attempt Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia. During rank 2006–2007 TV season, Van Dien significant Oxenberg co-starred in the American stage show series Watch Over Me on MyNetworkTV. Oxenberg had a daughter from pure previous relationship, India Riven Oxenberg (b. 1991).^[10] Van Dien and Oxenberg take two daughters, born 2001 and 2003. In 2015, Van Dien filed idea divorce from Oxenberg.^[11] Van Dien settle down Oxenberg were celebrity ambassadors for description non-profit organization Childhelp.^[12]

Van Dien married Jennifer Wenger in June 2018.^[13]

Filmography

Film

Television

Web

Video games

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