Casper Van Dien

5.3	Listal rating

Stats

Birth Name: Casper Robert Van Dien Jr.

Age: 44, born 18 December 1968

Country of origin: United States

Height: 5' 10"

Ethnicity: White / Caucasian

Relationship Status: Married

Partner: Catherine Oxenberg

Lists

147 votes

Actors/Actresses: Their Top 5 Favorite Films (100 items)
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Published 1 year ago

20 comments

42 votes

My Husband Says That Vampires Suck (500 items)
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Published 1 month ago

17 comments

38 votes

Men with Weapons (updated - 16 January 2013) (304 items)
list by Rachel

Published 2 years, 1 month ago

7 comments

31 votes

Beautiful Men (104 items)
list by Silvia

Published 2 years, 9 months ago

9 comments

22 votes

Directed by Tim Burton (196 items)
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Published 3 years ago

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Casper Van Dien Videos

Starship Troopers 3 - Casper van Dien Comic-Con Interview

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Added 1 year ago

Branscombe Richmond Interviews Casper Van Dien and Catherine

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Starship Troopers 3 Marauder - Exclusive Casper Van Dien

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About: Casper Robert Van Dien, Jr. (born December 18, 1968) is an American actor.Van Dien was born and grew up in 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 a descendant of an old Dutch family long settled in the New York area; his other heritage includes Casper Robert Van Dien, Jr. (born December 18, 1968) is an American actor.Van Dien was born and grew up in 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 a descendant of an old Dutch family long settled in the New York area; his other heritage includes Swedish, French, English and Native American
The street on which Van Dien grew up in Ridgewood, New Jersey, Van Dien Avenue, was named after his great great grandfather.[3] In high school, Van Dien was often referred to as "Ken doll" due to his good looks, and got into many fights for that reason.[4] Later he was described as a "perfect life-sized Ken doll."[5] When Van Dien was older, his family moved to Florida, where he enrolled at the St. Petersburg campus of the Admiral Farragut Academy,[4] graduating 3rd in command. Next, he went to Florida State University in Tallahassee.
Moving to Los Angeles, Van Dien landed a number of small parts in various television series and movies. Two early breaks were recurring roles 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 franchise, Wing Commander IV.
Van Dien 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. This directly led to his being cast as Tarzan in Tarzan and the Lost City (1998).[6] 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, the character that Christian Bale had played in 2000's American Psycho. However, the scenes wound up on the cutting room floor.
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 was married to Carrie Mitchum (granddaughter of Robert Mitchum) from 1993 to 1997. They have two children, Casper "Cappy" Robert Van Dien III and Caroline Dorothy Grace "Gracie" Van Dien, of whom Van Dien holds full custody. Van Dien had co-starred with Robert Mitchum in James Dean: Race with Destiny.
Van Dien met actress Catherine Oxenberg, who is 7 years his senior, during the filming of the 1999 TV movie The Collectors, and they soon worked together again in the 1999 thriller The Omega Code. On May 8, 1999 they married 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, 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
Van Dien and Oxenberg have two daughters, Maya (born September 20, 2001) and Celeste Alma (born October 3, 2003). Oxenberg and Van Dien are celebrity ambassadors for the non-profit organization Childhelp ... (more)

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Movies

1. Sleepy Hollow (1999)

Rating:

7.3

4269 Watched

2. Starship Troopers (1997)

Rating:

6.4

1601 Watched

3. Revenge of the Nerds (1984)

Rating:

5.9

478 Watched

4. Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend (2000)

Rating:

7.3

145 Watched

5. What the Bleep Do We Know!?

Rating:

5.6

111 Watched

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TV

1. Monk (2002)

Rating:

7.1

1085 Watched

2. Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990)

Rating:

5.7

854 Watched

3. Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993)

Rating:

5.6

209 Watched

4. Casper Meets Wendy (1998)

Rating:

5.1

143 Watched

5. The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1996)

Rating:

4.4

137 Watched

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My Favorite Under-Appreciated Actors (20 person items)

"Casper Van Dien should get a medal for his role as Johnny Rico in Starship Troopers. I'm not sure which assholes gave him a low rating, but I question their sanity. "

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My Husband Says That Vampires Suck (500 person items)

"Dallas Modern Vampires (1998) "That's a myth. With a good commercial lubricant we could go for hours.""

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Best Supernatural/Monsters Hunters (60 person items)

"Johnny Rico (Starship Troopers) Hunts: Alien Arachnids (Pseudo-Arachnids) "

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Mortal Kombat Fan Cast (37 person items)

"as Johnny Cage"

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SUPERSTARS (418 person items)

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Directed by Paul Verhoeven (39 person items)

"Starship Troopers"

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Actors/Actresses: Their Top 5 Favorite Films (100 person items)

" 1. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) First we have Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. That would be because of "Khaaaaaaaaaan!" "Khaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan!" That's number five. 2. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) Then I would have to go probably with T2. It was another great sequel to a great movie. I loved the humanity of Arnold Schwarzenegger. I loved the humanity in the cyborg, in the Terminator. I loved the fact that he was not human and he had more humanity than most humans do. And he was "

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Men with Weapons (updated - 16 January 2013) (304 person items)

Ka ♣ added this to a list 1 year, 4 months ago

Sagitarianos, uni-vos! (137 person items)

"18 December 1968"

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My List Of Sexy Looking Men (35 person items)

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Action Heroes (and Villains) (417 person items)

"Action Films: Beastmaster: The Eye of Braxus (1996) - King Tal Starship Troopers (1997) - Johnny Rico On the Border (1998) - Jake Barnes Tarzan and the Lost City (1998) - Tarzan / John Clayton Shark Attack (1999) - Steven McKray The Omega Code (1999) - Gillen Lane The Collectors (1999) - A.K. Thrill Seekers (1999) - Tom Merrick The Tracker (2000) - Connor Spears Road Rage (2000) - Jim Travis Cutaway (2000) - Delmira Windfall (2001) - Ace Logan Under Heavy Fire (2001) - Capt. Ramsey The Vector F"

Silvia added this to a list 2 years, 6 months ago

Beautiful Men (104 person items)

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Born In 1968 (54 person items)

" Birth Name: Casper Robert Van Dien Jr. Occupation: Actor Birthday: December 18, 1968 Sign: Sagittarius Birthplace: Ridgefield, New Jersey, USA "

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Directed by Tim Burton (196 person items)

"Sleepy Hollow"

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Sagittarius (28 person items)