Richard Dean

"For the prominent nineteenth century horticulturalist please see Richard Dean (horticulturalist)"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, [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1565429/ Richard Dean Internet Database] ] 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 and, following graduation, played for the Canadian Football League.

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.

Dean's clients included Gianni Versace, Yves St. Laurent, Giorgio Armani, Reebok, Nike, Fujifilm, Beck's, Michelob, Fila, Playboy and TV Guide. [ [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/16/AR2007011601561.html Richard Dean; Model and Photographer. Washington Post, Wednesday, January 17, 2007] ]

Dean's first appearance on a TV reality show was on UPN's"America's Next Top Model".

In 2006, he then joined model Frederique van der Wal on TLC's "Cover Shot", in which "supermoms" were transformed into "supermodels".

Richard Dean had worked in the fashion industry for over 15 years, when he died of pancreatic cancer, aged 50, at Beth Israel Medical Center in Manhattan, New York. [ [http://www.accesshollywood.com/television/ah3354.shtml TLC 'Cover Shot' Host Richard Dean Dies] ]

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