Dean's Bio!

Dean's real name is Dean Tanaka, and was later adopted by movie directing father, Christopher Cain married his mother, Sharon Thomas (actress)

Dean was born in Mt. Clements, Michigan, USA on July 31, 1966.

His mother, actress Sharon Thomas (I), married his adoptive father, director Christopher Cain (I); 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 Stone Boy, The (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).

He recently had a son with model Samantha Torres. Christopher Dean Cain was born June 11, 2000 at 1:30pm. He weighed 7lbs. 15oz, and was named after his grandfather, Christopher Cain.

Dean has done many projects that include:

Actor, Producer, Miscellaneous crew, Writer, Notable TV guest appearances
(source: IMDB)

To see a list of these projects go the the Movie section of Deantopia.

Random Dean Trivia
(source: IMDB)

(18 September 1997 - August 1998) Engaged to country singer Mindy McCready.

Signed by the Buffalo Bills, but a knee injury ended his career.

Son of actress Sharon Thomas (I).

Dean is currently a perfect 6' tall.

Moved to California at age 3 and grew up in Malibu.

Graduated from Princeton University with a major in History.

Hair color: black, eyes: brown

One quarter Japanese He has a Chinese character (family name) tattoo on his ankle.

He has a fear of flying.

Founded Angry Dragon Entertainment, a film production company, in 1998.

Memeber of the Zeta Psi Fraternity of North America