Dean McDermott

Dean McDermott
McDermott at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival
Born	(1966-11-16) November 16, 1966 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1988–present
Spouse(s)	Mary Jo Eustace (1993–2006) Tori Spelling (2006–present)
Children	5

Dean McDermott (born November 16, 1966)^[1] is a Canadian-American actor best known as a reality television personality with his wife, actress Tori Spelling, and as the host of the cooking competition Chopped: Canada. He played the role of Constable Renfield Turnbull on the TV series Due South.

Early life

McDermott was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to David and Doreen McDermott.^[1] He has three sisters, Dale, Dawn, and Dana.^[2]

Career

McDermott has performed in films Open Range,^[3] Irvine Welsh's Ecstasy^[4] and Against the Ropes^[5]

McDermott has appeared in several TV movies including Always and Forever.,^[6] Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe^[7] and A Christmas Visitor^[8]

McDermott has had a variety of guest and recurring roles on television series, such as Earth: Final Conflict,^[9]Tracker,^[10]1-800-Missing,^[11]NCIS^[12] and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.^[13] 2016 saw McDermott take on a starring role, portraying Iain Vaughn on Slasher^[14][15]

Culinary arts

McDermott is a professionally trained chef.^[16] In 2013, he became a member of "Team Guy" on the second season of Food Network's Rachael vs. Guy: Celebrity Cook-Off and was the winner,^[17] and in January 2014, McDermott began hosting Chopped Canada on Food Network Canada.^[18] McDermott hosted Chopped Canada for two seasons, announcing in March 2015 that he would leave the show.^[19]

McDermott released a cookbook The Gourmet Dad, in which he wanted to make intimidating plates more attractive to kids.^[16][20]

Personal life

McDermott's first wife is Mary Jo Eustace.^[1] They have one child together, son Jack Montgomery (born October 10, 1998).^[21] In July 2005, McDermott began filming the Lifetime TV movie Mind Over Murder in Ottawa, during which he met actress Tori Spelling. The two began an affair the night they met,^[22] Upon his subsequent divorce from Eustace, McDermott was granted joint custody of their son Jack, opting not to move forward with the adoption of a baby girl, Lola, whom he and Eustace were in the process of adopting prior to their separation.^[23]

McDermott married Tori Spelling on May 7, 2006, in Fiji.^[24] Spelling and McDermott renewed their vows on May 8, 2010 in Beverly Hills.^[25] Spelling and McDermott have four children: sons Liam Aaron (born March 13, 2007) and Finn Davey (born August 30, 2012) ^[26] and daughters Stella Doreen (born June 9, 2008)^[27] and Hattie Margaret (born October 10, 2011).^[28] In October 2016, Spelling and McDermott announced that they were expecting their fifth child.^[29]

On July 1, 2010, McDermott was involved in a dirt bike accident, his second motorcycle accident of the year. He was hospitalized in Los Angeles with a punctured and collapsed lung, and doctors said they expected him to make a full recovery.^[30] McDermott was released from the hospital on July 6, 2010.^[31]

McDermott became an American citizen at a ceremony in Los Angeles on August 21, 2010.^[32]

On January 23, 2014, McDermott's publicist announced that he had entered rehab for "some health and personal issues." In a statement, he said he was "truly sorry for the mistakes I have made and for the pain I've caused my family."^[33] While he was receiving treatment, McDermott was allowed to visit his four children with wife Tori Spelling at their home.^[34]

Filmography

References

External links

• Dean McDermott at the Internet Movie Database