Dean Cain is an American actor. He is most widely known for his role as Clark Kent/Superman in the popular American television series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. Cain was born as Dean George Tanaka in Mount Clemens, Michigan, the son of actress Sharon Thomas and U.S. Army serviceman Roger Tanaka, who left the family before he was born. Cain is of French Canadian, Irish, Welsh, and Japanese descent. In 1969, Cain's mother married film director Christopher Cain, who adopted Dean and his brother , and the family moved to Malibu, California. The couple later had a... daughter, Dean's half-sister, actress Krisinda Cain. Both attended Santa Monica High School, where he excelled in sports. He played on the baseball team, and Chad and Rob Lowe and Charlie Sheen—who played on the baseball team—were among his schoolmates. Cain graduated from high school in 1984 and was offered athletic scholarships to 17 universities, but decided to attend Princeton University.
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| Birthdate: | July 31, 1966 |
| Birthplace: | Mount Clemens, Michigan |
| Age: | 45 |
| Height: | 6' 0" |
| Education: | Princeton University, Santa Monica High School |
| Also known as: | Dean George Tanaka |