fiction.wikisort.org - Actor
Casper Robert Van Dien Jr. (born December 18, 1968) is an American actor. He is best known for his lead role as Johnny Rico in the 1997 science-fiction action film Starship Troopers. He has also appeared in a large number of television and film roles, often in daytime and primetime soap operas, and a large number of TV movies and direct-to-video films, including Starship Troopers 3: Marauder, a 2008 sequel to the original film.
Casper Van Dien | |
|---|---|
 Van Dien in May 2013 | |
| Born | Casper Robert Van Dien Jr. December 18, 1968 Milton, Florida, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Spouse(s) | Carrie Mitchum
(m. 1993; div. 1997)Jennifer Wenger (m. 2018) |
| Children | 4 |
Early life
Van Dien was born and raised in the Pensacola suburb of Milton, Florida, the son of Diane (née Morrow), a nursery school teacher, and Casper Robert Van Dien Sr., a U.S. Navy Commander and fighter pilot.[1]
There is a long military tradition in Van Dien's family. Aside from his father, his grandfather was a Marine during World War II. Van Dien is descended from an old Dutch family long settled in the New York area; his other heritage includes Swedish, French, and English.[2]
The street on which Van Dien grew up in Ridgewood, New Jersey, Van Dien Avenue, was named after his great-great-great-grandfather.[3] When Van Dien was older, his family moved to Florida, where he enrolled at the St. Petersburg campus of the Admiral Farragut Academy, graduating 3rd in command. After high school, Van Dien attended Florida State University in Tallahassee, where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.[citation needed]
Career
After moving to Los Angeles, Van Dien landed a number of small parts in various television series and movies. Two early breaks were recurring roles as Ty Moody on the daytime soap opera One Life to Live and the prime time drama Beverly Hills, 90210. Keen to expand his acting talents, Van Dien took a bit part in the video game, Wing Commander IV.
In 1996, Van Dien played King Tal in Beastmaster III: The Eye of Braxus, the second sequel to the 1982 cult classic, The Beastmaster. Van Dien also starred in the 1997 James Dean biopic James Dean: Race with Destiny. Soon after, he got the breakthrough role of Johnny Rico in Paul Verhoeven's 1997 science fiction action film Starship Troopers. His success in Starship Troopers subsequently resulted in his casting as Tarzan in Tarzan and the Lost City (1998).[4] Van Dien next played Brom von Brunt in Tim Burton's 1999 film Sleepy Hollow, a reworking of the classic Washington Irving tale.
In 2000 Van Dien appeared in Cutaway as well as Aaron Spelling's short-lived NBC prime time soap Titans with Yasmine Bleeth, John Barrowman, Perry King and Victoria Principal. He filmed several scenes as Patrick Bateman, in 2002's The Rules of Attraction. However, the scenes were unused in the final film.
In 2008 Van Dien returned to the role of Rico in Starship Troopers 3: Marauder, a direct-to-video sequel to Starship Troopers.
Van Dien replaced Matt Mullins as Johnny Cage for the second season of the YouTube webseries Mortal Kombat: Legacy.[5]
In 2020, he joined the cast of the independent film Daughter.[6] In 2022, Van Dien played the role of Samual Hyst in the series Salvage Marines, where he was also credited as a producer, an adaptation of the Necrospace book series; in an interview, he favorably compared this role to that of Johnny Rico.[7]
Personal life
 | This section of a biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. (August 2008) |
From 1993 to 1997 Van Dien was married to Carrie Mitchum (granddaughter of Robert Mitchum). Van Dien had co-starred with Robert Mitchum in James Dean: Race with Destiny. They have two children, including actress Grace Van Dien (born 1996).[8]
In 1999 Van Dien met actress Catherine Oxenberg during the filming of the TV movie The Collectors, and they soon worked together again in the 1999 thriller The Omega Code. On May 8, 1999, they married at Graceland Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas, Nevada. In 2005, the couple appeared in their own reality series, I Married a Princess, which aired on the Lifetime Television channel in the United States,[9] LIVINGtv in the United Kingdom and Lifestyle You in Australia; Oxenberg's mother is Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia. During the 2006–2007 TV season, Van Dien and Oxenberg co-starred in the American drama series Watch Over Me on MyNetworkTV. Oxenberg had a daughter from a previous relationship, India Riven Oxenberg (born 1991).[10] Van Dien and Oxenberg have two daughters, born 2001 and 2003. In 2015, Van Dien filed for divorce from Oxenberg.[11] Oxenberg and Van Dien were celebrity ambassadors for the non-profit organization Childhelp.[12]
Van Dien married Jennifer Wenger in June 2018.[13]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Night Eyes 4: Fatal Passion | Roy | |
| 1997 | Casper: A Spirited Beginning | Bystander | Direct-to-video |
| Starship Troopers | Johnny Rico | ||
| 1998 | Tarzan and the Lost City | Tarzan | |
| Casper Meets Wendy | Crewcut Hunk | Direct-to-video | |
| Modern Vampires | Dallas | ||
| 1999 | The Omega Code | Gillen Lane | |
| Sleepy Hollow | Brom Van Brunt | ||
| 2000 | Sanctimony | Tom Gerrick | |
| 2002 | The Vector File | Gerry Anderson | |
| The Rules of Attraction | Patrick Bateman | Deleted scene | |
| 2004 | Dracula 3000 | Captain Abraham Van Helsing | |
| 2006 | The Curse of King Tut's Tomb | Danny Freemont | |
| 2008 | Starship Troopers 3: Marauder | Colonel Johnny Rico | Direct-to-video |
| 2009 | Through the Air to Calais or the Wonderful Cruise of Blanchard's Balloon | Dr. John Jeffries | Short film |
| 2011 | Shiver | Detective Sebastian Delgado | |
| Born to Ride | Mike Callahan | ||
| 2012 | Malibu Days | Unknown | Short film |
| The Pact | Bill Creek | ||
| Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Sequels | James K. Polk | Short film | |
| noobz | Casper Van Dien | ||
| Christmas Twister | Ethan | ||
| 2013 | 500 MPH Storm | Nathan Sims | |
| Assumed Killer | Sam Morrow | ||
| Mucho Dinero | Kurt | ||
| Higher Mission | John Perryman | ||
| 2014 | Sleeping Beauty | King David | Director, direct-to-video |
| 2015 | Avengers Grimm | Rumpelstiltskin | |
| June | Dave Anderson | ||
| Fire Twister | Scott | ||
| Sharktopus vs. Whalewolf | Ray | ||
| 2016 | Army Dog | Tom Holloway | |
| Showdown in Manila | Charlie Benz | ||
| Storage Locker 181 | Dayton | ||
| Isra 88 (a.k.a. Mission 88 or Beyond the Edge) | Lieutenant Colonel Harold Richards | ||
| 2017 | Star Raiders: The Adventures of Saber Raine | Saber Raine | |
| All About the Money | Kurt | ||
| Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars | Colonel Johnny Rico (voice) | Direct-to-video | |
| 2018 | Last Seen in Idaho | Brock | |
| Darkness Reigns | Himself | ||
| Dead Water | John | ||
| Alpha Wolf | Jack Lupo | ||
| 2019 | Alita: Battle Angel | Amok | |
| Madness in the Method | Tim | ||
| Chokehold | Javier | ||
| 2020 | Daughter | Father | |
| Acquitted by Faith | Benjamin Stills | ||
| The Warrant | The Saint | ||
| The Road to Camp Miracle | Reverend Ernest Robertson | Short film | |
| Roped | Robert Peterson | ||
| Lady Driver | Elliot Lansing | ||
| G-Loc | Decker | ||
| The 2nd | The Driver | ||
| One Nation Under God | Headmaster Kingsley | ||
| 2021 | Batman: Dying Is Easy | Commissioner James Gordon | Fan film |
| Real Talk | Rick the Republican | ||
| Shooting Paul | Ben | ||
| Serena's Game | Ben | ||
| Monsters of California[14] | Myers | ||
| 2022 | A Tale of Two Guns | Abel Cruz | |
| Assailant | Michael | ||
| Mad Heidi | President Meili | ||
| TBA | The Most Dangerous Game | TBA | Filming |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Menu for Murder | Life Guard | TV movie |
| 1991 | Saved by the Bell | Student | Uncredited; episode: "Pipe Dreams" |
| Dangerous Women | Brad Morris | Recurring | |
| 1992 | Freshman Dorm | Zack Taylor | 5 episodes |
| Life Goes On | Unknown | Episode: "Udder Madness" | |
| 1993–1994 | One Life to Live | Tyler "Ty" Moody | TV series |
| 1994 | Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman | Jesse | Episode: "Cattle Drive: Part 1 & 2" |
| Beverly Hills, 90210 | Griffin Stone | 7 episodes | |
| 1995 | P.C.H. | Randy | TV movie |
| Silk Stalkings | Roger Barrows | Episode: "I Know What Scares You" | |
| Married... with Children | Eric Waters | Episode: "Blonde and Blonder" | |
| 1996 | Backroads to Vegas | Adam | TV movie |
| Lethal Orbit | Tom Corbett | ||
| Beastmaster III: The Eye of Braxus | King Tal | ||
| The Colony | Sawyer | ||
| 1997 | The Outer Limits | Jake Miller | Episode: "Heart's Desire" |
| NightScream | Teddy Johnson / Ray Ordwell Jr. | TV movie | |
| James Dean: Race with Destiny | James Dean | ||
| 1998 | Modern Vampires | Dallas | |
| On the Border | Jake Barnes | ||
| 1999 | Shark Attack | Steven McKray | |
| The Collectors | A.K. | ||
| Thrill Seekers | Tom Merrick | ||
| 2000 | Partners | Axel | |
| Python | NSA Special Agent Bart Parker | ||
| Road Rage | Jim Travis | ||
| Cutaway | Delmira | ||
| 2001 | Chasing Destiny | Bobby Moritz | |
| 2000–2001 | Titans | Chandler Williams | 14 episodes |
| 2001 | Under Heavy Fire | Captain Ramsey | TV movie |
| The Tracker | Connor Spears | ||
| Danger Beneath the Sea | Commander Miles Sheffield | ||
| 2002 | The Vector File | Gerry | |
| 2003 | Big Spender | Eddie Burton | |
| Windfall | "Ace" Logan | ||
| 2004 | Skeleton Man | Staff Sergeant Oberron | |
| What the #$*! Do We (K)now!? | Romantic Moritz | Documentary; uncredited | |
| Rock Me, Baby | Michael | Episode: "Love at First Flight" | |
| 2005 | Hollywood Flies | Zach | TV movie |
| Maiden Voyage | Kyle Considine | ||
| Personal Effects | Chris Locke | ||
| The Fallen Ones | Matt Fletcher | ||
| Officer Down | Officer Philip Hallows | ||
| Premonition | Jack Barnes | ||
| 2006 | Meltdown | Tom | |
| The Curse of King Tut's Tomb | Danny Freemont | ||
| Slayer | "Hawk" | ||
| 2006–2007 | Watch Over Me | Andre Forester | 64 episodes |
| 2008 | Aces 'N' Eights | Luke Rivers | TV movie |
| Mask of the Ninja | Jack Barrett | ||
| Monk | Lieutenant Steven Albright | Episode: "Mr. Monk Is Underwater" | |
| 2009 | Monk | Lieutenant Steven Albright | Episode: "Mr. Monk and the End: Part 1 & 2" |
| One Hot Summer | Luther Simmonds | TV movie | |
| 2010 | Turbulent Skies | Tom | |
| Laugh Track Mash-ups | James | Episode: "Coopin' with Mr. Levy" | |
| The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation | Randy McGovern | TV movie | |
| 2012 | Lake Effects | Ash Henson | |
| Fugitive at 17 | Spencer Oliphant | ||
| Femme Fatales | Joe Hallenbeck | Episode: "One Man's Death" | |
| Baby's First Christmas | Kyle | TV movie | |
| 2015 | Fire Twister | Scott | |
| Sharktopus vs. Whalewolf | Ray | ||
| Patient Killer | Jason | TV movie; also director | |
| 2017 | Hawaii Five-0 | Roger Niles | Episode: "Na La Ilio" (Dog Days) |
| 2018–present | All American | Harold Adams | 10 episodes |
| 2022–present | Salvage Marines | Samuel Hyst | Also producer[7] |
| TBA | Stripped[15] | Chris Cameron | 6 episodes |
Producer
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Mordern Vampires | Producer | Television film |
| 2005 | I Married a Princess | Producer | Television film |
| 2009 | Through the Air to Calais or the Wonderful Cruise of Blanchard's Balloon | Executive producer | Short film |
| 2012 | Starship Troopers: Invasion | Executive producer | |
| 2012 | Noobz | Co-producer | |
| 2013 | Assumed Killer | Co-producer | |
| 2015 | IJune | Co-executive producer | |
| 2016 | IArmy Dog | Producer | |
| 2017 | All About the Money | Producer | |
| 2017 | Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars | Executive producer | |
| 2018 | Last Seen in Idaho | Co-producer | |
Web
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Mortal Kombat: Legacy | Johnny Cage | 5 episodes |
| 2015 | Interns of F.I.E.L.D.[16] | Hawk Guy | 2 episodes |
| 2015–2016 | Con Man | Waiter (cameo) | 6 episodes |
| 2016 | Crunch Time | Himself | 3 episodes |
| 2018 | Deadpool The Musical 2 - Ultimate Disney Parody! | Cyclops | |
| 2021 | Batman: Dying is Easy | James Gordon | fan film |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom | Confed Redshirt #3 | |
| 2005 | Starship Troopers | General John Rico (voice) |
References
- "Sarasota studio brings actor Casper Van Dien home". Retrieved November 13, 2010., Sarasota Herald Trubune, November 13, 2010
- "Breaking News, Latest News and Videos". CNN. November 24, 2000. Archived from the original on April 24, 2006. Retrieved April 24, 2006.
- "Tarzan of Tarzana", Daily News of Los Angeles, April 22, 1998. Accessed September 22, 2011. "When I was growing up in Ridgewood, NJ, we lived on Van Dien Avenue, which was named after my great-great-great grandfather."
- Tarzan and the Lost City official site Archived 2006-03-27 at the Wayback Machine Michael Lake, producer
- "Web Series 'Mortal Kombat: Legacy 2′ Hitting February 17th". Latino Review. Archived from the original on December 6, 2012. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
- Ramos, Dino-Ray (March 10, 2020). "Casper Van Dien, Ian Alexander, Vivien Ngô, Elyse Dinh And Megan Le Join Corey Deshon's Thriller 'Daughter'". Deadline. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
- Milakovic, Hrvoje (August 13, 2022). "EXCLUSIVE: SF Legend Casper Van Dien Talks With Us About His New Show, 'Salvage Marines'!". Fiction Horizon. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
- Kara Warner (March 8, 2019). "Starship Troopers Star Casper Van Dien Is a Proud Dad at Daughter Grace's Premiere". People.
- Ramin Setoodeh (July 11, 2012). "What Happened to Big-Screen Hunk Casper Van Dien?". The Daily Beast.
- Liz McNeil (October 13, 2020). "India Oxenberg Says She Was First 'to Be Branded' in Nxivm". People.
- "Casper Van Dien – I'm Divorcing Catherine Oxenberg". TMZ. September 25, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
- "Celebrity Ambassadors". ChildHelp.org. Archived from the original on May 10, 2008. Retrieved August 6, 2008.
- "Casper and Jenny's Wedding, Honeysuckle Hills Farm". Watson-studios.com. Archived from the original on February 25, 2020. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
- White, Peter (October 7, 2020). "Ex-Blink-182 Frontman Tom DeLonge To Make Directorial Debut With Sci-Fi Feature 'Monsters Of California'". Deadline. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
- Stripped (Comedy, Drama), Casper Van Dien, Brooke Lewis Bellas, Frank Krueger, Louis Mandylor, No Age Limit Productions, Odyssey Motion Pictures, retrieved November 20, 2020
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - "Interns of F.I.E.L.D. (Marvel Agent's of S.H.I.E.L.D. Parody) - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
External links
- Casper Van Dien at IMDb
Authority control | |
|---|---|
| General | |
| National libraries | |
| Biographical dictionaries | |
| Other |
|
На других языках
[de] Casper Van Dien
Casper Robert Van Dien (* 18. Dezember 1968 in Milton, Florida) ist ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler und Regisseur.- [en] Casper Van Dien
[es] Casper Van Dien
Casper Robert Van Dien, Jr. (Milton, Florida; 18 de diciembre de 1968) es un actor de cine estadounidense, conocido principalmente por su papel como Johnny Rico en Starship Troopers y como el guardaespaldas Andre en Watch Over Me, serie emitida en MyNetwork TV.[ru] Ван Дин, Каспер
Ка́спер Ро́берт Ван Дин Мл. (англ. Casper Robert Van Dien, Jr.; род. 18 декабря 1968, Риджвуд, Нью-Джерси, США) — американский актёр, наиболее известный ролью Джонни Рико в фильмах «Звёздный десант» (1997) и «Звёздный десант 3: Мародёр» (2008).Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
WikiSort.org - проект по пересортировке и дополнению контента Википедии