TV star looks a far cry from his 90s appearance as he walks the red carpet at Hollywood Christmas Parade – but can you guess who it is?
He became a household name after landing a coveted role as a TV star in the 1990s.
And this male actor looks very different from his former role from thirty years ago, when he walked the red carpet at the 91st Hollywood Christmas Parade on Sunday.
He wore a black suit and white shirt, adding a festive touch with a pink tie.
He caused a storm with actress Anna Azerli before entering the venue.
Can you guess who this beloved star is? That’s right… it’s Superman star Dean Cain.
Q… The TV star looks nothing like his ’90s appearance as he walked the red carpet at the Hollywood Christmas Parade on Sunday – but can you guess who it is?
Friends in high places: He caused a storm with actress Anna Azerli before entering the room
Dean, now 57, shot to fame opposite Teri Hatcher in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures Of Superman, which ran on ABC from 1993 to 1997.
The show, which ran for four seasons, gained a loyal following as millions of viewers tuned in.
He also starred as real-life detective James ‘Woody’ Woods in Gosnell: The Trial Of America’s Biggest Serial Killer.
The 2018 film was based on the story of Kermit Gosnell, a Pennsylvania abortion doctor who was convicted of, among other things, the murder of three babies after their live births and the involuntary manslaughter of a pregnant woman under his care.
In 2020, Dean published an op-ed in Time Magazine comparing superheroes to police officers and saying that today’s “Cancel Culture” would have censored his character’s famous slogan “truth, justice and the American way.”
He criticized the “cancel culture” that has grown in strength in the days and weeks following the police-involved killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
He said attempts to portray police officers as inherently violent are “completely untrue” and that calls to reconsider pop culture’s treatment of superheroes like Batman, Spider-Man and Punisher – who have been accused of being “cops with capes” to investigate ‘being’. disturbed.’
According to the Idaho State Journal, Dean was sworn in as a reserve police officer with the Pocatello Police Department.
What a guy! Dean as Superman in the popular 1990s television series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Doing his part: Dean was sworn in as a reserve police officer with the Pocatello Police Department in 2020, according to the Idaho State Journal
“This is crazy to me, though, because these people will shout anti-police rhetoric all day long, but if their lives are threatened and they need a hero, they will call 911 and a police officer will show up,” Cane told Fox News. on Thursday.
“Because police officers are heroes.”
When referring to cases of police brutality, Cain admitted that there were “bad situations” and “bad apples” but emphasized that “99.9 percent of all police officers” were nonviolent and “did a fantastic job.”
“This whole ‘cancel culture’ thing we’re living in right now is crazy,” he said.
“It looks like an early version of George Orwell’s ‘1984’.”
Cain continued, “And what this article does in Time Magazine, what they’re talking about, I mean… from the very beginning… the author of this article makes a lot of claims that are completely untrue.”
The actor was asked about an article by Time writer Eliana Dockterman, who asked in a recent piece, “What are superheroes besides cops in capes who use their powers to bring about justice?”
Standing: Dean wore a black suit, white shirt and pink tie to the festive event
Looking good: Dean looked like he was having a good time at the event