Dean McDermott Biography

Dean McDermott
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Dean McDermott
Born November 16, 1966 (1966-11-16) (age 42)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Spouse(s) Mary Jo Eustace (July 14, 1993 - February 2006) (divorced) 1 child
Tori Spelling (May 7, 2006 - present) 2 children

Dean McDermott (born November 16, 1966) is a Canadian actor best known for playing Constable Turnbull on the TV series Due South and for his marriage to Tori Spelling.

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Career

McDermott has appeared in many TV and movie roles, including the Kevin Costner film Open Range. He received a Gemini Nomination for Best Supporting Actor in 1997 for his portrayal of small town boy Garet French in Lives of Girls and Women. Since 2007, he and Spelling have co-starred in the reality series, Tori & Dean: Inn Love and "Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood".

Personal life

McDermott was born in Toronto, Ontario. He married fellow Canadian and TV presenter/chef Mary Jo Eustace in July 1993. Their son Jack was born in October 10, 1998. In July 2005 they adopted a newborn daughter, Lola.

Later in July 2005, McDermott began filming the Lifetime TV movie Mind over Murder with Tori Spelling. The two began an affair the night they first met,1 despite both being married. In September Spelling separated from her husband Charlie Shanian. While on a family vacation in Palm Springs, California, McDermott told Eustace "I'm leaving you, not my kids", and filed for divorce from his wife of 12 years. On December 24, 2005 McDermott and Spelling became engaged. In February 2006 Dean/Eustace's divorce was final; and in April 2006 Spelling/Shanian's divorce was final. McDermott has joint custody of his son only, opting to not move forward with the adoption of his daughter.2

On May 7, 2006 McDermott and Spelling eloped on the Fiji Islands. Soon after Spelling announced she was pregnant, and the couple have son Liam (March 13, 2007)3 and daughter Stella (June 9, 2008).4 Both Liam and Stella were delivered via C-section by Dr. Jason A. Rothbart at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles, California.

Filmography

References

  1. ^ http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/dailydish/detail?blogid=7&entry_id=24937 ...Tori Spelling ...cheated on her then-husband [Charlie Shanian] with her new man the first night they met ...
  2. ^ Access Hollywood Mary Jo Eustace Interview
  3. ^ "Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott Welcome a Boy". People.com. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20004211,00.html. Retrieved 2007-03-14. 
  4. ^ "Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott welcome daughter Stella Doreen". Celebrity-Babies. http://www.celebrity-babies.com/2008/06/tori-spelling-a.html. Retrieved 2008-06-09. 

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