Dean McDermott
Dean McDermott | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 16, 1966 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Jo Eustace (July 14, 1993 - February 2006) (divorced) 2 children Tori Spelling (May 7, 2006 - present) 2 children |
Dean McDermott (born November 16, 1966) is a Canadian-American actor best known for marrying Tori Spelling, and playing Constable Turnbull on the TV series Due South.
Career
McDermott has appeared in many TV and movie roles, including the Kevin Costner film Open Range and the 2009 television film Always and Forever about two high school sweet hearts, in which he starred alongside Rena Sofer and Barbara Eden. He received a Gemini Nomination for Best Supporting Actor in 1997 for his portrayal of small town boy Garet French in Lives of Girls and Women. Since 2007, he and Spelling have co-starred in the reality series, Tori & Dean: Inn Love and "Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood".
Personal life
McDermott was born in Toronto, Ontario. He married fellow Canadian and TV presenter/chef Mary Jo Eustace in July 1993. Their son Jack Montgomery was born on October 10, 1998. In July 2005 they adopted a newborn daughter, Lola.
Later in July 2005, McDermott began filming the Lifetime TV movie Mind Over Murder with Tori Spelling. The two began an affair the night they first met,[1] despite both being married. In September Spelling separated from her husband Charlie Shanian. While on a family vacation in Palm Springs, California, McDermott told Eustace "I'm leaving you, not my kids", and filed for divorce from his wife of 12 years. On December 24, 2005 McDermott and Spelling became engaged. In February 2006 McDermott/Eustace's divorce was final; and in April 2006 Spelling/Shanian's divorce was final. McDermott has joint custody of his son only, opting to not move forward with the adoption of his daughter.Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page).
On May 7, 2006 McDermott and Spelling eloped on the Fiji Islands. Soon after Spelling announced she was pregnant, and the couple have a son named Liam (March 13, 2007)[2] and daughter Stella (June 9, 2008).[3] Both Liam and Stella were delivered via C-section by Dr. Jason A. Rothbart at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles, California.
On May 8, 2010, McDermott and Spelling renewed their vows[4] in Beverly Hills and during the ceremony he presented her with a custom designed Darkened Diamond Eternity Band by Neil Lane.
On July 1, 2010, McDermott was involved in a dirt bike accident, his second motorcycle accident of the year. Suffering a punctured and collapsed lung, he was rushed to the Intensive Care Unit of a Los Angeles hospital. Doctors expected McDermott to make a full recovery.[5] McDermott was released from the hospital on July 6, 2010. [6]
McDermott became an American citizen at a ceremony in Los Angeles on August 21, 2010.[7]
On April 11, McDermott and Spelling announced via Spelling's Twitter account they were pregnant with their third child. [8]
Filmography
- The Wall (1998)
- Power Play (1998)
- Bone Daddy (1998)
- Due South (1997-1999)
- To Love, Honour & Betray (1999)
- Spencer: Small Vices (1999)
- Mythic Warriors: Guarders of the Legend (1999)
- Twice In a Lifetime (2000)
- Deliberate Intent (2000)
- Loves Music, Loves To Dance (2001)
- What Makes a Family (2001)
- WW3 (2001)
- Hysteria - The Def Leppard Story (2001)
- Picture Clare (2001)
- Relic Hunter (2001)
- Tracker (2001)
- Rough Air: Danger on Flight 543 (2001)
- Brian’s Song (2001)
- Stolen Miracle (2001)
- Earth: Final Conflict (2001)
- A Christmas Visitor (2002)
- The Skulls III (2003)
- Open Range (2003)
- Walls of Secrets (2003)
- 1-800-Missing (2003-2004)
- Touch of Pink (2004)
- Against the Ropes (2004)
- H2O (2004), miniseries
- The Tournament (2005)
- Tilt (2005)
- Kojak (2005)
- NCIS (2005)
- The Closer (2005)
- Without A Trace (2005)
- Mind Over Murder (2006)
- Tori & Dean: Inn Love (2007)
- Housesitter (2007)
- Kiss the Bride (2008)
- Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood (2008)
- Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe (2009)
- Always and Forever (2009)
References
- ^ http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/dailydish/detail?blogid=7&entry_id=24937 ...Tori Spelling ...cheated on her then-husband [Charlie Shanian] with her new man the first night they met ...
- ^ "Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott Welcome a Boy". People.com. Retrieved 2007-03-14.
- ^ "Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott welcome daughter Stella Doreen Spelling". Celebrity-Babies. Retrieved 2008-06-09.
- ^ Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott Tie the Knot – Again!
- ^ "News - Dean McDermott in ICU With Punctured, Collapsed Lung - Healthy Lifestyle - UsMagazine.com". www.usmagazine.com. Retrieved 2010-07-01.
- ^ "Rep: Dean McDermott Released From Hospital". UsMagazine.com.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "Tori Spelling's Canadian husband turns proud American after swearing-in ceremony". Daily Mail. London. August 21, 2010.
- ^ "Tori Spelling: I'm Pregnant With Third Child!". April 11, 2011.
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