ACTOR

Dean Cain

1966 - Today

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Dean George Tanaka (born July 31, 1966), known professionally as Dean Cain, is an American actor. From 1993 to 1997, he played Clark Kent / Superman in the TV series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dean Cain has received more than 9,172,549 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Dean Cain is the 1,050th most popular actor (up from 1,447th in 2019), the 1,826th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,505th in 2019) and the 497th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 9.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.55

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.73

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.14

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Dean Cain ranks 1,050 out of 13,578. Before him are Shannon Tweed, Katina Paxinou, Alain Cuny, Olivia Hussey, Wallace Shawn, and Jonathan Hyde. After him are Gottfried John, Mary Steenburgen, Yvonne De Carlo, Marcia Cross, Kiefer Sutherland, and Keira Knightley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Dean Cain ranks 31. Before him are Cláudio Taffarel, Erdoğan Atalay, Sinéad O'Connor, Janet Jackson, Billy Zane, and Zack Snyder. After him are Kiefer Sutherland, Gianfranco Zola, Emmanuelle Seigner, Yoshihiro Togashi, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dean Cain ranks 1,826 out of 20,380. Before him are Susan Atkins (1948), Eric Carr (1950), Wallace Shawn (1943), Ub Iwerks (1901), Cecil B. DeMille (1881), and Tex Avery (1908). After him are Cab Calloway (1907), Dorothea Klumpke (1861), Sam Raimi (1959), Axl Rose (1962), Jack Swigert (1931), and Count Basie (1904).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Dean Cain ranks 497. Before him are Billy Zane (1966), Al Lettieri (1928), Paul L. Smith (1936), Bob Fosse (1927), Marcheline Bertrand (1950), and Wallace Shawn (1943). After him are Mary Steenburgen (1953), Marcia Cross (1962), Richard Schiff (1955), Joan Allen (1956), Loretta Young (1913), and Yaphet Kotto (1939).

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Television and Movie Roles

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Clark Kent / Superman
A much more lavish version of the popular Superman television series which had first aired forty years earlier, Lois & Clark focused more on the Man of Steel's early adult years in Metropolis. With the unknowing help of Lois Lane, Clark Kent created Superman there in Metropolis after finding work at the world-famous Daily Planet newspaper, where he meets fellow reporter Lois Lane.
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Out of Time
Chris Harrison
Matt Lee Whitlock, respected chief of police in small Banyan Key, Florida, must solve a vicious double homicide before he himself falls under suspicion. Matt Lee has to stay a few steps ahead of his own police force and everyone he's trusted in order to find out the truth.
Oct 3o 20036.3 / 10
God's Not Dead
Mark
After he refuses to disavow his faith, a devout Christian student must prove the existence of God or else his college philosophy professor will fail him.
Mar 21o 20146 / 10