Casper Van Dien

Casper Robert Van Dien, Jr. (amezaliwa tar. 18 Desemba 1968, mjini Ridgefield, New Jersey) ni mwigizaji filamu wa kimarekani. Anafahamika zaidi kwa jina alilotumia katika filamu ya Starship Troopers kama Luteni Johnny Rico. Pia humwita Andre kutoka katika filamu ya Watch Over Me ya katika televisheni ya My Network TV, humo alikuwa akicheza kama bodi gadi.

Wasifu

Maisha ya awali
Casper alikulia mjini Ridgewood, New Jersey. Mama yake ni mwalimu mstaafu wa shule za chekecha ( Kwa kiing: nursery school), na baba yake ni rubani mstaafu wa jeshi la Navy Marekani. Kuna asilimia  kubwa ya familia ya Van kuwa wanajeshi. Ukiachia baba yake, babu yake alikuwa mwanajeshi wa maji wakati ule wa Vita kuu ya pili ya dunia.

Van Dien inaonyesha kuwa chimbuko la familia yake ni Wadutch waliofika miaka mingi sana na kuishi mjini New York: kwa upande mwingine anaasili ya Uswidi, Ufaransa, Uingereza na Uzawa wa kiamerika. Akiwa na umri mkubwa tu, familia yake ilirudi Florida, ambako alikuja kujiandikisha katika shule ya St. Petersburg ni moja kati ya tawi la Admiral Farragut Military Academy, hiyo ilkuwa shule ya jeshi na akahitimu cheo cha tatu katika ukomandoo.

Maisha binafsi
Van alimuoa Carrie Mitchum (mjukuu wa Robert Mitchum) toka mwaka 1993 hadi 1997 walivyo tarikiana. Kwa pamoja walizaa watoto wawili: Cappy (Casper Robert Mitchum Van Dien) na Gracie (Caroline Dorothy Grace Van Dien). Wakati pekee wanandoa hawa wakifanya kazi pamoja katika filamu ya James Dean: Race with Destiny, ambayo pia Robert Mitchum alishiriki, basi hapo ndiko ndoa yao ilkiuwa inakaribia ukingoni.

Van pia alicheza cheza kidogo na huyu mwigizaji Denise Richards kwa muda mfupi, wakati wanatengeneza filamu ya Starship Troopers.

Wakati wa kutengeneza filamu ya The Collectors, Van akaonana na Catherine Oxenberg. Wakaja kufanya kazi tena katika filamu ya kutisha ya kikristo iliyokuwa inajulikana kama The Omega Code. Wawili hao baadae waliona  mnamo Mei mwaka 1999. Oxenberg alikuwa na mtoto mmoja wa kike aitwae India, kutoka katika ndoa yake ya kwanza. Van Dien na Oxenberg kwa sasa wana watoto wawili wa kike, Maya na Celeste.

Filamu alizoigiza
 Kill Shot (1995) ... Randy
 Lethal Orbit (1996)
 Love Notes (1996) ... Adam
 Night Eyes 4 (1996) .... Roy
 Beastmaster III: The Eye of Braxus (1996) ... King Tal
 The Colony (1996)
 Night Scream (1997) ... Teddie/Ray Ordwell Jr.
 Casper: A Spirited Beginning (1997) .... Bystander
 James Dean: Race with Destiny (1998) ... James Dean
 Starship Troopers (1997) ... Johnny Rico
 Tarzan and the Lost City (1998) ... Tarzan/John Clayton
 Casper Meets Wendy (1998) ... Crewcut Man
 Modern Vampires (1998) ... Dallas
 On the Border (1998) ... Jake Barnes
 Shark Attack (1999) ... Steven McKray
 The Collectors (1999) ... A.K.
 The Omega Code (1999) ... Gillen Lane
 Thrill Seekers (1999) ... Tom Merrick
 Sleepy Hollow (1999) ... Brom Van Brunt
 Sanctimony (2000) ... Tom Merrick
 The Tracker (2000) ... Connor Spears
 Partners (2000) ... Drifter
 Python (2000) ... Bart Parker
 Cutaway (2000) ... Delmira
 Road Rage (2000) ... Jim Travis
 Windfall (2001) ... Ace Logan
 Chasing Destiny (2001) ... Bobby Moritz
 Under Heavy Fire (2001) ... Capt. Ramsey
 Danger Beneath the Sea (2001) ... Commander Miles Sheffield
 The Vector File (2002) ... Gerry
 Big Spender (2003) ... Eddie Burton
 Premonition aka The Psychic (USA title) (2004) ... Jack Barnes
 Maiden Voyage (2004) .... Kyle Considine
 Skeleton Man (2004) ... Staff Sgt. Oberron
 What the #$*! Do We (K)now!? (2004) (uncredited) .... Romantic Moritz
 Dracula 3000 (2004) ... Capt. Abraham Van Helsing
 Hollywood Flies (2005) ... Zach

Kazi za Televisheni
 Menu for Murder (1990) .... Life Guard
 Dangerous Women (1991) - Brad Morris
 Freshman Dorm (1992) ... Zack Taylor
 Life Goes On (1992) - Udder Madness (episode) ... Guest Star
 The Webbers (1993) (as Casper Robert Van Dien Jr.) .... Guy * * * * Miranda brings home
 One Life to Live (1993-1994) ... Ty Moody
 Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1994) - The Cattle Drive (episode) ... Jesse
 Beverly Hills, 90210 (1994) ... Griffin Stone
 Married... with Children (1994) - Blonde and Blonder (episode) ...  Eric
 Silk Stalkings (1995) - I Know What Scares You (episode) ... Jeff * Chadwick
 The Outer Limits (1997) - Heart's Desire (episode) ... Jake Miller
 Titans (2000-2001) ... Chandler Williams
 Rock Me Baby (2004) - Love at First Flight (episode) ... Michael
 I Married a Princess (2005) ... Himself
 The Fallen Ones (2005) ... Matt Fletcher
 Personal Effects (2005) .... Chris Locke
 Officer Down (2005) .... Officer Philip Gammon
 The Curse of King Tut's Tomb (2006) .... Danny Freemont
 Meltdown (2006) .... Tom
 Slayer (2006) .... Hawk
 Watch Over Me (2006) ... Andre

Marejeo
 http://pages.prodigy.net/ptheroff/gotha/yugoslavia.html 
 http://tarzan-lostcity.warnerbros.com/cmp/prod2.html 
 https://web.archive.org/web/20021020160725/http://www.geocities.com/tvtitans/ppl1113.html
 http://www.tribute.ca/bio.asp?id=1019

Viungo vya Nje
 
 
 
 Casper Van Dien's Watch Over Me profile at MyNetworkTV.com 
 Casper Van Dien's Official Website 
 Official Tarzan and the Lost City site 
 CNN.com interview with Casper Van Dien 
 Casper Van Dien interview at TheCinemaSource.com
 'I Married A Princess' article in the Malibu Times 

Waigizaji filamu wa Marekani
Waliozaliwa 1968
Watu walio hai