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Richard Dean (model)

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

Richard Dean ( 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