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'''Richard Dean''' (1956 - December 27, 2006) was an athlete, model and photographer, most known for co-hosting ''Cover Shot'', a television makeover show on the [[United States|American]] cable TV network [[TLC (TV channel)|TLC]].
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|birth_place = [[Bethesda, Maryland]], U.S.
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'''Richard Dean''' (''né'' '''Cowen'''; May 15, 1956 – December 27, 2006) was an American athlete, model and photographer, who co-hosted ''Cover Shot'', a television makeover show on the American cable TV network [[TLC (TV channel)|TLC]].<ref name="washingtonpost">{{cite news|last1=Lamb|first1=Yvonne Shinhoster|title=Richard Dean; Model and Photographer Appeared on TV's 'Cover Shot'|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/16/AR2007011601561.html|accessdate= June 8, 2017|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=January 17, 2007}}</ref>


==Early life and education==
==Biography==
Born as '''Richard Cowen''' in Bethesda, Maryland, USA,<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1565429/ Richard Dean Internet Database]</ref> Dean attended [[Winston Churchill High School (Montgomery County, Maryland)|Winston Churchill High School]] in [[Potomac, Maryland]] and the [[Lawrenceville School]] in [[Princeton, New Jersey]]. He attended the [[University of Delaware]] on a football scholarship. On December 27, 2006, Richard Dean was found dead in his room at the Swissôtel Nai Lert Park Hotel on Wireless Road, near Sukhumvit Road, in central Bangkok, Thailand.He was in Bangkok to shoot his latest art project, entitled Stretch. A police official said that Dean was found hanging by a rope naked in the room's closet causing immediate speculation that his death was suicide. However, reported evidence suggested that his death was the result of autoerotic asphyxiation. Two autopsies were conducted and concluded that the death was not a suicide. The cause of death became widely accepted as "accidental asphyxiation".
Dean was born '''Richard Cowen''' in [[Bethesda, Maryland]], in 1956.<ref>''U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014''; Social Security Death Index, Master File; [[Social Security Administration]]</ref> He was the son of Chet and Juanita Cohen.<ref name="washingtonpost"/> Dean attended [[Winston Churchill High School (Montgomery County, Maryland)|Winston Churchill High School]] in [[Potomac, Maryland]], and the [[Lawrenceville School]] in [[Princeton, New Jersey]]. He attended the [[University of Delaware]] on a football scholarship.<ref name="washingtonpost"/>


===Career===
==Career==


He began working as a fashion model in the mid-1980s and later became a fashion and advertising photographer after teaching himself to take high-profile photos. His clients included [[Gianni Versace]], [[Yves Saint-Laurent (brand)|Yves St. Laurent]], [[Giorgio Armani]], [[Reebok]], [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]], [[Fujifilm]], [[Beck's]], [[Michelob]], [[Fila (company)|Fila]], [[Playboy]] and [[TV Guide]].<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/16/AR2007011601561.html Richard Dean; Model and Photographer. Washington Post, Wednesday, January 17, 2007]</ref>
He began working as a fashion model in the mid-1980s and later became a self-taught fashion and advertising photographer. His clients included [[Gianni Versace]], [[Yves Saint-Laurent (brand)|Yves St. Laurent]], [[Giorgio Armani]], [[Reebok]], [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]], [[Fujifilm]], [[Beck's]], [[Michelob]], [[Fila (company)|Fila]], ''[[Playboy]]'' and ''[[TV Guide]]''.<ref name="washingtonpost" />


Dean's first appearance on a TV [[reality show]] was on [[UPN]]'s ''[[America's Next Top Model]]''. In 2006, he joined model [[Frederique van der Wal]] on TLC's ''Cover Shot'', in which "supermoms" were transformed into "supermodels".
Dean's first appearance on a TV [[reality show]] was on [[UPN]]'s ''[[America's Next Top Model]]''. In 2006, he joined model [[Frederique van der Wal]] on TLC's ''Cover Shot'', in which "supermoms" were transformed into "supermodels".

==Death==
Dean died on December 27, 2006, of [[pancreatic cancer]] at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York.<ref name="washingtonpost"/>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 20:19, 28 July 2024

Richard Dean
BornMay 15, 1956
Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.
DiedDecember 27, 2006(2006-12-27) (aged 50)
New York, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
OccupationAthlete

Richard Dean (né Cowen; May 15, 1956 – December 27, 2006) was an American athlete, model and photographer, who co-hosted Cover Shot, a television makeover show on the American cable TV network TLC.[1]

Early life and education

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Dean was born Richard Cowen in Bethesda, Maryland, in 1956.[2] He was the son of Chet and Juanita Cohen.[1] Dean attended Winston Churchill High School in Potomac, Maryland, and the Lawrenceville School in Princeton, New Jersey. He attended the University of Delaware on a football scholarship.[1]

Career

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He began working as a fashion model in the mid-1980s and later became a self-taught fashion and advertising photographer. His clients included Gianni Versace, Yves St. Laurent, Giorgio Armani, Reebok, Nike, Fujifilm, Beck's, Michelob, Fila, Playboy and TV Guide.[1]

Dean's first appearance on a TV reality show was on UPN's America's Next Top Model. In 2006, he joined model Frederique van der Wal on TLC's Cover Shot, in which "supermoms" were transformed into "supermodels".

Death

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Dean died on December 27, 2006, of pancreatic cancer at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Lamb, Yvonne Shinhoster (January 17, 2007). "Richard Dean; Model and Photographer Appeared on TV's 'Cover Shot'". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
  2. ^ U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Social Security Death Index, Master File; Social Security Administration
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