Richard Dean
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.
Also recorded as Richard Cowen
Richard Dean
- Name
- Richard Dean
- Born
- May 15, 1956
- Birthplace
- Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.
- Died
- 27 December 2006
- Place of death
- New York, U.S.
- Occupation
- Athlete
- Nationality
- United States
- Education
- University High School
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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.
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• Name — Richard Dean • Born — May 15, 1956 • Birthplace — Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. • Died — 27 December 2006 • Place of death — New York, U.S. • Occupation — Athlete
Early life and education
Early life and education
Dean was born Richard Cowen in Bethesda, Maryland, in 1956. He was the son of Chet and Juanita Cohen. 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.
Career
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. 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
Death
Dean died on December 27, 2006, of pancreatic cancer at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York.
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1956
Richard Dean was born on 15 May 1956.
2006
Richard Dean died on 27 December 2006.
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Richard Dean was born at Bethesda.
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- Getty Union List of Artist Names 500045144, Richard, Dean (unidentified).
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q7325146: Richard Dean
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- 1.Lamb, Yvonne Shinhoster. Richard Dean; Model and Photographer Appeared on TV's 'Cover Shot'. The Washington Post. January 17, 2007.
- 2.U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Social Security Death Index, Master File; Social Security Administration
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Getty Union List of Artist Names 500045144, Richard, Dean (unidentified).The Getty Research Institute
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