Richard Dean
Richard Dean | |
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Born | May 15, 1956 |
Died | December 27, 2006 | (aged 50)
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Athlete |
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[]
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[]
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[]
Dean died on December 27, 2006 of pancreatic cancer at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York.[1]
References[]
- ^ 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.
- ^ U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Social Security Death Index, Master File; Social Security Administration
- Fashion photographers
- Male models from Maryland
- University High School (Los Angeles) alumni
- People from Bethesda, Maryland
- Deaths from pancreatic cancer
- 1956 births
- 2006 deaths
- Deaths from cancer in New York (state)
- Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football players