Casper Van Dien
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Casper Robert Van Dien (born December 18, 1968 in Milton , Florida ) is an American actor and director .
Life
The son of a naval officer comes from a family of Dutch emigrants who originally settled in the New York area. He also has Swedish, French, English and Indian ancestors. His first name was given to him as the eldest son of his family, following a family tradition that has been practiced for eleven generations. Van Dien grew up in Ridgefield , New Jersey .
He had his breakthrough as an actor with the soap opera Love, Lies, Passion . He then went on to appear in films such as Tarzan and the Lost City , Starship Troopers I & III , Fire Twister, and Sleepy Hollow .
In 2014 he made his debut as a director with the fantasy film The Legend of Sleeping Beauty - Dornröschen ( Sleeping Beauty ). A second film followed in 2015 with Patient Killer .
Van Dien was married to Carrie Mitchum (granddaughter of Robert Mitchum ), four years his senior, from 1993 to 1997 . They have two children, Casper "Cappy" Robert Mitchum Van Dien and Caroline Dorothy Grace "Gracie" Van Dien, for whom Van Dien had full custody. Van Dien, Carrie and Robert Mitchum played together in the 1997 movie James Dean: Race with Destiny .
Van Dien married actress Catherine Oxenberg in 1999 . His mother-in-law is the former Princess Elisabeth of Yugoslavia . In 2005, the couple appeared on their own reality series, I married a Princess . During the 2006/2007 television season, Van Dien and Oxenberg played together in the American drama series Watch Over Me , which was broadcast on the US broadcaster MyNetworkTV. The couple have two daughters, Maya (born September 20, 2001) and Celeste Alma (born October 3, 2003). Catherine Oxenberg also has a daughter from a previous relationship. Van Dien filed for divorce in 2015. On June 9, 2018, he married actress Jennifer Wenger.
Filmography (selection)
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- 1990: Death came with the meal (Menu for Murder , TV film)
- 1991: Dangerous Women (TV series)
- 1992: Freshman Dorm (TV series, five episodes)
- 1993: The Webbers (TV movie)
- 1994: Beverly Hills, 90210 (TV series, 7 episodes)
- 1995: A terribly nice family (episode 10-8: blond and blond )
- 1996: Night Eyes 4 - Im Netz der Intrigen (Night Eyes Four: Fatal Passion)
- 1996: Wing Commander 4 - The Price of Freedom
- 1996: Beastmaster : The Eye of Braxus
- 1997: James Dean - Fast Life, Fast Death (James Dean: Race with Destiny)
- 1997: Nightscream (NightScream)
- 1997: On the Border
- 1997: Starship Troopers
- 1998: Tarzan and the Lost City
- 1998: Revenant (Modern Vampires)
- 1999: The Omega Code
- 1999: Trust Nobody
- 1999: The Collectors
- 1999: Time travel to catastrophe ( Thrill Seekers or The Time Shifters )
- 1999: Sleepy Hollow
- 1999: Shark Attack
- 2000: Python - Death comes silently (Python)
- 2000: Road Rage (A Friday Night Date)
- 2000: The Tracker - Design for vengeance (The Tracker)
- 2000: Sanctimony - On a murderous course (Sanctimony)
- 2000: The Fast and the Fury
- 2000: Cutaway - Every second counts! (Cutaway)
- 2001: Crazy Love - Hopelessly in love (Chasing Destiny)
- 2001: Windfall - The stormiest coup of all time (Windfall)
- 2001: Going Back
- 2001: Under Heavy Fire
- 2001: Mutiny underwater - USS Lansing does not respond (Danger Beneath the Sea)
- 2002: The Vector File (TV movie)
- 2004: Dracula 3000
- 2004: Hollywood Flies
- 2004: Premonition - Nightmares Come True (Premonition)
- 2004: Skeleton Man
- 2004: Maiden Voyage - Maiden Voyage
- 2005: My Brother's Secret (Personal Effects)
- 2005: Revenge of the Giant Mummy
- 2005: King Tut - The Curse of King Tut's Tomb
- 2006: Meltdown - Days of Destruction (Meltdown)
- 2006: The Veteran
- 2006: Slayer - Die Vampirkiller (Slayer)
- 2008: Starship Troopers 3: Marauder
- 2008: Mask of the Ninja (TV movie)
- 2008–2009: Monk (TV series, three episodes)
- 2009: One Hot Summer (TV movie)
- 2009: Through the Air to Calais or the Wonderful Cruise of Blanchard's Balloon (TV movie)
- 2010: Turbulent Skies (TV movie)
- 2012: The Pact
- 2012: Noobz - Game Over
- 2012: Shiver
- 2012: Christmas Twister
- 2013: Hypercane - The 800 km / h mega storm (500 MPH Storm)
- 2014: The Legend of Sleeping Beauty - Dornröschen (Sleeping Beauty)
- 2015: Fire Twister - LA Fire Hell
- 2015: Avengers Grimm
- 2015: Sharktopus vs. Whale wolf
- 2016: Mission ISRA 88
- 2016: Star Raiders: The Adventures of Saber Raine
- 2017: Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars (voice in original)
- 2019: Alita: Battle Angel
- 2019: Dead Water
Individual evidence
- ↑ Starship Troopers actor Casper Van Dien 'files for divorce from his wife of 16 years Catherine Oxenburg' . Daily Mail, Sept. 26, 2015
- ↑ Interview on pophorror.com, accessed July 19, 2018
Web links
- Casper Van Dien in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official website ( Memento of January 3, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
- Interview with Tele 5
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Van Dien, Casper |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Van Dien, Casper Robert (full name); Van (nickname); Cap (nickname); Tarzan (nickname); Mr. Oxenberg (nickname); Robb (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American actor and director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 18th December 1968 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Milton , Florida, United States |