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Background:
American actor Ian Ziering is recognized for portraying well-to-do
jock Steve Sanders on the Fox popular long-running drama “Beverly
Hills, 90210” (1990-2000). Prior to the successful drama
series, he appeared on the daytime shows “Love of Life,”
“The Doctors” (1981-1982) and “The Guiding Light”
(1986-1988), and in several “Afterschool” and
“Schoolbreak” specials. Post “90210,” he
appeared periodically on television in guest roles and was seen in
the hit comedy “Son Of A Beach” (2002). On the wide
screen, Ziering is probably best remembered for playing himself in
the Tiny Scott-directed Domino (2005), opposite Keira Knightley and
Brian Austin Green. He is now participating in the high-rated
Reality-TV “Dancing with the Stars” (2007).
In addition, Ziering has enjoyed a productive side career as a
voice artist. He has worked on various animated series, including
“Biker Mice from Mars” (1993-1996, 2006), “Mighty
Ducks” (1996), “Godzilla: The Series” (1998) and
“Spider-Man” (2003).
Outside the spotlight, the 6-foot TV lead was divorced from former
Playboy Playmate Nikki Schieler Ziering in 2002, after having been
married for five years. His romantic life has also been linked to
Nancy Poznak.
George Washington
Childhood and Family:
In Newark, New Jersey, Ian Andrew Ziering was born on March 30,
1964. He is the youngest of three of Paul and Micki Ziering
(deceased) and was raised in West Orange, New Jersey. As a child, Ian
earned the nickname “George Washington” after having his
front teeth knocked out. He graduated with a BA in Dramatic Art from
William Patterson College in Wayne, New Jersey.
On July 4, 1997, Ian tied the knot with Nikki Schieler Ziering, a
former Playboy Playmate. In 2002, he filed for divorce from his wife
of five years, citing “incompatible differences.”
Currently, he resides in the Hollywood hills.
Domino
Career:
Ian Ziering started working in commercials in his pre-teens.
During this period, he also made his TV acting debut on the daytime
drama “Love of Life.” He continued to collect some stage
credits, including playing Nils in the short-lived musical “I
Remember Mama” (1979), opposite Liv Ullmann, and portrayed John
in the national tour of “Peter Pan.” He got his first
taste in front of the film camera in 1981 when director Franco
Zeffirelli cast him in the role of Sammy Butterfield on the
drama/romance Endless Love, starring Brooke Shields.
Returning to daytime drama after the 1981-1982 appearance as rich
Aldrich #3 on “The Doctors,” Ziering took on the role of
a tormented teen named Cameron Stewart on the CBS long-running soap
opera “The Guiding Light” (1986-1988). After this, he
appeared on daytime “Afterschool” and “Schoolbreak”
specials like “Terrible Things My Mother Told Me” (ABC,
1988) and “Flour Babies” (1990, NBC).
Following a guest appearance on “Married with Children”
(1990), Ziering scored a huge breakthrough when he landed the
starring role of Steve Sanders, the well-to-do jock turned newspaper
publisher, on the high school drama “Beverly Hills 90210,”
opposite Tori Spelling, Jason Priestley, Luke Perry and Jennie Garth.
Debuting in 1990, the series soon became a hit and Ziering stayed
with the show until it came to an end ten years later.
While working on the Fox show, the well-built curly-haired blond
performer also kept busy working on numerous other projects. He
reprised his Steve Sanders role for three episodes on the
long-running series “Melrose Place” (1992), played George
Peck, the young desk manager at the hotel who approaches Shelley
Long, in the drama-romance made-for-TV The Women of Spring Break
(1995), appeared with Russell Crowe in the action movie No Way Back
(1995), starred as a videogame programmer in the cult favorite
Subliminal Seduction (1996, TV), as well as costarred with Olivier
Gruner in the indie-Western Savate (1997). He also did voice-overs
for such animated programs as the syndicated series “Biker Mice
from Mars” (1993-1996), Disney’s “Mighty Ducks”
(1996), “Godzilla: The Series” (1998) and Batman Beyond:
The Movie (1999, TV). Ziering revisited the stage in the 1997 L.A.
production of “What Is Art?”
Following the demise of “90210,” Ziering made sporadic
appearances on television. He picked up guest roles in “Inside
Schwartz” (2001), “JAG” (2001) and “What I
Like About You” (2002). He also had a recurring role, as Harry
Johnson, on the well-liked comedy “Son Of A Beach”
(2002), and provided the voice of Harry Osborn on two episodes of
“Spider-Man: The New Animated Series” (2003). In 2005,
the actor offered an unforgettable image-tweaking role as himself in
Tony Scott’s Domino. The action film starred Keira Knightley as
Domino Harvey, a model turned bounty hunter and daughter of actor
Lawrence Harvey. His fellow “90210” alumni Brian Green
also acted in the movie. The same year, he was also featured in the
short film Six Months Later. Next, Ziering directed and appeared in
the short-comedy Man vs. Monday (2006) and portrayed Francis in the
drama/thriller film Stripped Down (2006). He also reprised his voice
role of Vinnie on two episodes of the cartoon series “Biker
Mice from Mars” (2006).
Currently, Ziering is a contestant on the popular ABC reality
series “Dancing with the Stars” (2007).
Awards:
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