American actor Casper Robert Van Dien Jr. was born on December 18, 1968. He is most known for playing Johnny Rico, the title character, in the science fiction action movie Starship Troopers from 1997. He has also played a variety of parts in movies, TV shows, and direct-to-video releases, including the 2008 sequel to Starship Troopers, and Starship Troopers 3: Marauder. He frequently appears in the daytime and primetime soap operas.

Van Dien obtained a number of tiny roles in numerous films and television shows after relocating to Los Angeles. Ty Moody’s early successes included recurrent parts on the daytime serial One Life to Live and the evening drama Beverly Hills, 90210. Van Dien accepted a small role in the computer game Wing Commander IV in an effort to hone his acting skills. Van Dien appeared in Beastmaster III: The Eye of Braxus, the second sequel to the 1982 cult classic The Beastmaster, in 1996. Van Dien also appeared in the James Dean movie James Dean: Race with Destiny in 1997. Soon after, he landed his breakout role as Johnny Rico in Paul Verhoeven’s science fiction action picture Starship Troopers, released in 1997. Following his triumph in Starship Troopers, he was cast as Tarzan in Tarzan and the Lost City (1998). Van Dien then portrayed Brom von Brunt in Tim Burton’s 1999 picture Sleepy Hollow, a retelling of Washington Irving’s classic story.

Who is Casper Van Dien’s wife Jennifer Wenger?

Wenger is Van Dien’s third wife, an actress and stand-up comedian – and a Groundlings graduate – whose life has changed significantly since she met him.