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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. He died on December 27, 2006 of pancreatic cancer at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York. |
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. He died on December 27, 2006 of pancreatic cancer at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York.<ref name="washingtonpost">[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> |
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===Career=== |
===Career=== |
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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 |
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 name="washingtonpost" /> |
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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". |
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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 American cable TV network TLC.
Biography
Born as Richard Cowen in Bethesda, Maryland, USA,[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. He died on December 27, 2006 of pancreatic cancer at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York.[2]
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 St. Laurent, Giorgio Armani, Reebok, Nike, Fujifilm, Beck's, Michelob, Fila, Playboy and TV Guide.[2]
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".