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CASPER VAN DIEN (Actor, USA)

Guest presence: saturday 8.2. a sunday 9.2.

Casper grew up in Ridgewood, New Jersey, on Van Dien street (the street was named after his great-great-grandfather). When his family moved to Florida, he enlisted in the elite army school Admiral Farragut Academy, where he excelled as the third best student in his year group. Once he completed his university studies at Florida State University, Casper moved to Los Angeles, so that he could pursue a career as an actor. Here, he found success both in several films and tv shows.

His big breakthrough came as the main character in Paul Verhoeven’s cult classic, STARSHIP TROOPERS
from Sony/Touchstone studios. He appeared alongside Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci and Christopher Walken in the critically-acclaimed Tim Burton film, SLEEPY HOLLOW, which was made for Paramount Pictures studios. Van Dien also played the King of the Jungle in the Warner Bros. movie TARZAN AND THE LOST CITY. He has been in more than sixty films and television projects. His most successful work include the movies CHASING DESTINY (with Lauren Graham and Christopher Lloyd), MODERN VAMPIRES (with Kim Catrall and Rod Steiger), THRILL SEEKERS (with Catherine Bell and Martin Sheen), PERSONAL EFFECTS (with Penelope Ann Miller), OFFICER DOWN (with Sherilyn Fenn), BIG SPENDER (with Graham Green), JAMES DEAN: RACE WITH DESTINY (with Robert Mitchum, THE CURSE OF KING TUT’S TOMB for Hallmark Entertainment, and the surprise independent hit, THE OMEGA CODE. Casper Van Dien also recently assumed the role of Amok in the cyberpunk action movie ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL.

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