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‘FINAL APPROACH’ CAST BIOS DEAN CAIN (Jack Bender) – Actor Dean Cain is known worldwide for his role as America’s favorite superhero in the popular series “Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.” Growing up in Southern California, Cain made his feature film debut in the critically acclaimed “The Stone Boy,” starring Robert Duvall and Glenn Close. An athlete at heart, Cain attended Princeton University where on the football team he set a NCAA record for interceptions in a single season. Shortly thereafter, he signed to play pro ball with the Buffalo Bills. However, a knee injury stopped his professional career before it even started. Returning to acting, he began appearing in guest-star roles on such series as “Life Goes On,” and “A Different World,” as well as a role in four episodes of “Beverly Hills, 90210,” among others. After four seasons as the Man of Steel in “Lois and Clark,” Cain continued with a variety of television and film roles. Feature film roles for Cain include the cop comedy feature “Best Men,” “Flight of Fancy,” “Rat Race” and the romantic comedy “Broken Hearts Club.” Among his recent features are the drama “Out of Time,” as well as the independent film “Lost” and “Bailey’s Millions.” He also appeared in a number of films to be released in the future including “September Dawn” opposite Jon Voight, “Urban Decay” and “Hidden Camera.” In television, Cain has starred in such projects as the high profile biopic based on Scott Peterson’s trial, “The Perfect Husband: The Scott Peterson Story,” the disaster miniseries “10.5 Apocalypse”, the television movies “Dog Boys,” “Rag and Bone,” “A Christmas Wedding,” “Christmas Rush,” “Gentle Ben,” “Gentle Ben 2: Danger on the Mountain” and “Futuresport.” He also starred in two Hallmark Hall of Fame movies, “The Runaway,” with Maya Angelou and “Crossroads: A Story of Forgiveness” with Peri Gilpin. Other television credits include guest starring roles on such series as “Just Shoot Me,” “Frasier,” “Law and Order: SVU,” and recurring roles on “Hope and Faith,” “The Division” and “Las Vegas.” He also starred in the upcoming television movie, “Protect and Serve.” As a producer, Cain’s credits include the syndicated series “Ripley’s Believe It Or Not,” which he also hosted, as well as the reality series “On Parole,” the instructional dance video “Dance Like We Do,” as well as the features “Firetrap “and “Dragon Fighter,” in which he also acted. Cain lives in Malibu, CA and has one son. # # # (more) HALLMARK CHANNEL / ‘FINAL APPROACH’ – Cast Bios – Page 2 ANTHONY MICHAEL HALL (Greg Gilliad) - Anthony Michael Hall first gained the adoration of the public in the 80’s classics “Sixteen Candles,” “The Breakfast Club” and “National Lampoon’s Vacation.” Hall has successfully made the transition from a teen icon to a versatile and well-respected actor. From 2002-2007, Hall starred in and co-produced the hit series “The Dead Zone” on the USA Network. The show is based on the Stephen King novel of the same name, and stars Hall as Johnny Smith, a young man injured in a near fatal car crash who emerges from a six-year-long coma with the blessing and curse of extrasensory powers. “The Dead Zone” was embraced by critics and viewers since its June 2002 premiere, which drew 6.4 million viewers. Hall recently wrapped production on the feature film “Aftermath.” He served as both actor and producer on the independent murder/thriller, which also features Chris Penn, Tony Danza and Frank Whaley. In 2001, Hall appeared in “Caveman’s Valentine” opposite Samuel L. Jackson, as well as the film “Freddy Got Fingered.” He also co-starred as the legendary lefty pitcher Whitey Ford in Billy Crystal’s multi-Emmy nominated “61*” for HBO. In 1999, Hall gained critical acclaim for his portrayal of Bill Gates in the Emmy®- nominated TNT original movie “Pirates of Silicon Valley” opposite Noah Wyle. Hall has appeared in “Six Degrees of Separation,” “Edward Scissorhands,” the original USA movie “Hitched” and “Hysteria: The Def Leopard Story” for VH1. He was also a cast member of “Saturday Night Live” for two years. To date, Hall is still the youngest cast member in the history of the show. Hall is committed to aiding at-risk youth through his literacy program The Anthony Michael Hall Literacy Club, in association with Chapman University. The program provides tutoring and literacy sessions to youth at the nearby Orange High School and Cambridge Elementary. The program has been highly successful, with 80 percent of the first set of high school seniors going on to college. Hall has also hosted a small festival of his films to raise funds for the program. Hall currently resides in Los Angeles with his boxer “Rey Dog.” # # # ERNIE HUDSON (Agent Lorenzo Dawson) - With more than 100 film and television credits on his resume, Ernie Hudson has always been a unique screen presence, capable of inhabiting any role. (more) HALLMARK CHANNEL / ‘FINAL APPROACH’ – Cast Bios – Page 3 Hudson is strongly identified with his starring role as Warden Leo Glynn on the critically acclaimed HBO series “OZ.” For his portrayal of the fair-minded warden, Hudson won the International Press Academy Golden Satellite Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Drama Series. In 2006, Hudson co-starred in the highly prestigious original TNT film “The Ron Clark Story” opposite Matthew Perry. In 2005, the actor starred in a wide variety of films including the award-winning HBO telefilm “Lackawanna Blues” and the feature films “Miss Hotchkiss’ Charm School” and “Miss Congeniality 2,” reprising his role as FBI Asst. Director Harry McDonald. Hudson is especially proud of his portrayal of simple-minded handyman Solomon in the box- office smash "The Hand that Rocks the Cradle.” On the opposite side of the spectrum, Hudson remains a beloved icon as Winston Zeddemore, one of the original “Ghostbusters.” Born in Benton Harbor, Michigan, a career as a performer seemed like an unlikely path for young Ernie Hudson, who was already married with a young son when he enrolled at Wayne State University as a Speech and English major. Hudson's early ambition was to be a writer, and for a time, he served as the resident playwright at Detroit's Concept East, the oldest black theater company in the country. Later, he founded Actors Ensemble Theater, where he and other black performers staged and appeared in their own original works. After attending Wayne State, Hudson accepted a full writing/acting scholarship to the prestigious Master of Fine Arts Program at Yale University. This led to a number of regional theater roles and critical acclaim, and his feature film debut in "Leadbelly." Hudson earned roles in feature films like "The Main Event", "The Jazz Singer" with Neil Diamond and television projects like Abby Mann's acclaimed mini-series "King" and the highly-rated "Roots II." In 1983, Hudson was anointed as original Ghostbuster Winston Zeddemore in the smash hit “Ghostbusters” and his star was born. The actor subsequently starred in films such as "Weeds,” "Leviathan," "Sugar Hill," "The Cowboy Way," "Speechless," "The Basketball Diaries," opposite Leonardo DiCaprio, "Congo" and "The Crow." He has also appeared on stage in The Cage, The Great White Hope (for which he received a Dramalogue Award), Daddy Goodness and The Emperor Jones, among others. When he's not working, Hudson likes to spend time relaxing at home with his wife and family and remains committed to developing all facets of his creativity, including his writing. # # # (more) .