Casper Van Dien

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1. #001

   Casper Van Dien grew up in Ridgewood, New Jersey, coincidentally on Van Dien Avenue. The street was named after a relative.

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2. #002

   While on the set of Starship Troopers (1997), Casper Van Dien broke two teeth while positioned behind a "tanker" bug.

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3. #003

   Casper Van Dien was a published poet at the age of 17.

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4. #004

   Casper Van Dien appeared as an extra in several episodes of Saved by the Bell (1989).

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5. #005

   Casper Van Dien played the trumpet for seven years. (During training camp for Starship Troopers, I played the bugle for taps and for entertainment.)

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6. #006

   One of Casper Van Dien's grandfathers, Casper Anson Van Dien, served in the Marine Corps during World War I. His other grandfather, William Burnel Morrow, served in the Navy during World War II. His father (Casper Robert Van Dien, Sr.) served as a pilot in the Navy.

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7. #007

   Casper Van Dien has encountered many coincidences with his name throughout his life: as a youth his family lived on Van Dien Avenue; he played James Dean (Dean being a derivative of the name Van Dien); Starship Troopers (1997), in which he starred, was filmed in Casper, Wyoming; and the character he played in Sleepy Hollow (1999) was named Van Brunt, and the Van Brunts are apparently distant relatives of the Van Diens.

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8. #008

   Casper Van Dien was given the title "Sexiest Soap Star" by People Magazine.

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9. #009

   Casper Van Dien has three sisters. Sudi Van Dien is two years older and Kristin is two years younger. Debbie is his half-sister, 14 years older than him.

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10. #010

    Casper Van Dien's mother is an interfaith minister, nurse, teacher and sailing instructor, and has been married to Casper's father for more than 40 years. She married both of Casper's sisters to their husbands.

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11. #011

    For The Rules of Attraction (2002), Casper Van Dien shot some scenes as Patrick Bateman that were cut from the final film.

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12. #012

    In 1988, Casper Van Dien graduated from Admiral Farragut Academy as Operations Officer (third in command).

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13. #013

    Casper Van Dien's daughter Celeste Van Dien was born on October 3, 2003.

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14. #014

    Casper Van Dien's daughter Grace Van Dien was born on October 15, 1996.

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15. #015

    Casper Van Dien dislocated his finger during a fight scene in Sleepy Hollow (1999).

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16. #016

    Casper Van Dien was considered for the role of Corporal Upham in Saving Private Ryan (1998).

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17. #017

    Casper Van Dien's ancestry includes Dutch, English, Swiss-German, Swiss-French, Irish, Scottish, Swedish, Finnish and, more distantly, French, Polish and Danish.

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18. #018

    Casper Van Dien's daughter Maya Van Dien was born in Los Angeles.

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19. #019

    Casper Van Dien's stepdaughter India Oxenberg was born on June 7, 1991.

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20. #020

    Kenny Johnson, Jim Morse, Pablo Espinosa and Garrett Warren are his best friends.

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21. #021

    He and Starship Troopers (1997) star Dina Meyer both appeared in different episodes of Monk (2002), though not in the same episode.

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