This handsome, charismatic blond actor was poised for success in feature films with leads in two 1997 films: the title role in "James Dean: Race With Destiny" (shot in 1995) and as the leading soldier battling alien bugs in Paul Verhoeven's "Starship Troopers".A focused young actor with his eyes on the prize, Casper Van Dien began acting professionally in the early 1990s, appearing on the Saturday morning TV series "Saved By the Bell" (NBC) and in the syndicated series "Dangerous Women" (1991). He played a surfer in the short-lived CBS series "Freshman Dorm" (1992), then went to New York for a
