Harry Hamlin

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Harry Hamlin
Harry Hamlin in 1987
Birth name	Harry Robinson Hamlin
Born	October 30, 1951 (age 55) Pasadena, California, United States
Spouse(s)	Lisa Rinna (29 March 1997 - present) 2 children Nicollette Sheridan (7 September 1991 - 1993) (divorced) Laura Johnson (9 March 1985 - 1989) (divorced)
Notable roles	Clash of the Titans L.A. Law

Harry Hamlin (born October 30, 1951) is an American actor.

1 Early life
2 Married life
3 Film and television roles
4 Trivia
5 External links

[edit] Early life

Hamlin was born in Pasadena, California. He attended The Hill School, a private boarding school in Pennsylvania, where he played soccer and lacrosse and acted in the school's musicals and plays.Hamlin attended University of California, Berkeley and is an alumnus of the Theta Zeta chapter of the national fraternity Delta Kappa Epsilon.

[edit] Married life

Hamlin is married to former Days of Our Lives actress and television host Lisa Rinna since 1997. They have two children, Delilah Belle Hamlin and Amelia Gray Hamlin. Between 1991 and 1993, he was married to actress Nicollette Sheridan, and to actress Laura Johnson from 1985 to 1989. In 1981, he had a son, Dimitri Alexandre Hamlin, with Swiss actress Ursula Andress, his co-star in the film Clash of the Titans. It is somewhat ironic that all three of Hamlin's wives have been prominent primetime soap opera actresses. Rinna starred on Melrose Place, Sheridan was a regular on Knots Landing and more recently on Desperate Housewives, and Johnson was a regular on Falcon Crest (which even Andress later made guest appearances on).

[edit] Film and television roles

Hamlin appeared in Movie, Movie with George C. Scott in 1978, but his big-screen break was a starring role in the 1981 Greek mythology epic Clash of the Titans. Afterwards, his career faltered somewhat with such box office flops such as Making Love. In 1986, Hamlin's popularity skyrocketed when he starred on the very popular NBC TV drama L.A. Law from 1986 to 1991. After his role ended on the show, Hamlin tried to revive his movie career. However, so far he has only starred in B movies and direct-to-video features.

Hamlin appeared in two 1992 episodes of Batman: The Animated Series, in each episode as a separate character. In the episode "Joker's Wild," Hamlin played the role of Cameron Kaiser, a businessman who sinks all his money into a casino, then counts on the Joker to destroy it in order to collect on the insurance policy from a reputable company.

In 2004, Hamlin began a recurring role on the television series Veronica Mars. He played fading action hero Aaron Echolls, father to central show character Logan Echolls. Aaron's wife, Lynn, was played by Hamlin's real-life wife, Lisa Rinna.

On August 14, 2006, Rinna announced that Hamlin would be performing on the third season of Dancing with the Stars. On September 27, 2006, Hamlin was voted off the program.

[edit] Trivia

He appeared in the music video and sang in the choir on the song "Voices That Care."
Named People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive - 1987
- Hamlin's character on Veronica Mars, Aaron Echolls, states that he (like the real-life Hamlin) was People magazine's 'Sexiest Man Alive' in 1987.
- Reprised the role of Perseus in the 2007 video game "God of War 2"