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The Tonight Show
Casper Van Dien recently appeared on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno to discuss the movie Starship Troopers and Casper's date life. Says Leno, "Casper is a very good-looking guy, so they must have given him that name to balance things out...". In reality, he got the name because of a distant relative, who started a trend of naming their first-born son Casper. He is the 11th; his son, the 12th.

Van Dien looked a little nervous on the Show, but who wouldn't be on their first time? His energy more than made up for it. You could see the room practically light up when he walked in. They showed a clip from the movie, and Casper explained how he chipped two teeth and was coughing up blood following the tanker bug scene (in which he jumps onto the back of the bug). Apparently he does his own stunts...

UPDATE: Dina Merey (Diz) was also on Leno on Friday, Nov 14. She seems pretty cool and down-to-earth. 


E! Online
Before the Tonight Show, Van Dien stopped by E! Online to answer questions that users brought up. He answered two of my questions, plus many others.. even staying behind long enough to catch a few more. I have the log from that session. Some questions have arised as to whether or not that was actually him. I know that it was him for several reasons:

1. This was E! Online. They're not gonna lie about something like that.
2. I was there, and it was too real to be something made up.
3. He mentioned two things that he said later that night on the Leno show that were uniquely him.

In response to a question whether or not he thought he was the next Willis or Stallone, Casper replied, "I think I am the next Casper Van Dien." Now, there's charachter.


Filmography
Dangerous Women (1991)
Freshman Dorm (1992)
Beverly Hills: 90210 (Third Season, 3 episodes)
One Life to Live (1993)
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (two-part episode, 10/8/94 and 10/15/94) "Cattle Drive"
Silk Stalkings (episode Feb 19, 1995) "I Know What Scares You"
Married... with Children (episode Nov 05, 1995) "Blonde and Blonder"
Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom (Video Game) (1995)
Night Eyes 4 (1995)
Beastmaster III - The Eye of Braxus (1995)
Nightscream (TV movie, 1997)
The Soul of Laura Fairchild (TV Movie, Feb 1997)
Starship Troopers (1997)
James Dean: Race With Destiny (1997)
Tarzan: Jungle Warrior (1998)
Revenant (1998) - not yet filmed
On The Border (1998) - not yet filmed

Some Good Links
The Official Starship Troopers Webpage
The Sony (owner of TriStar) webpage for Starship Troopers. Enlist among the ranks of Mobile Infantry and try to score lots of points. Prizes from the actual movie set will be awarded to winners of certain categories.
The Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
Vote for our favorite actor by clicking right here! The winner gets an entire page devoted to him/her in the upcoming Blockbuster Entertainment Awards.
The Jane March Fan Page
Casper will star opposite her in the upcoming Tarzan movie. The movie is scheduled for release in the US on February 12, 1998.
The Making of Starship Troopers CD-ROM
A new computer CD-ROM available on the making of the movie Starship Troopers.

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Page last updated: January 26, 1998
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