Cameron Dye

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Cameron Dye
Born (1959-04-09) April 9, 1959 (age 65)
OccupationActor
Spouse
(m. 1990;div. 1998)
Children2

Cameron Dye (born April 9, 1959) is an American actor and singer. [1] [2] He played "Fred" in the movie Valley Girl (1983), and also had roles in The Last Starfighter (1984), National Lampoon's Joy of Sex (1984), Body Rock (1984), Fraternity Vacation (1985), Scenes from the Goldmine (1987), Out of the Dark (1989), Men at Work (1990), and The Tavern (1999).

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Dye was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dye's family moved around the United States and in the mid-1970s he attended Sylvania High School in Sylvania, Ohio. Later, Dye moved to California and attended Mills High School in Millbrae, California and UCLA. He was married to actress Laura San Giacomo from 19901998, with whom he has a son. He also has a son with actress Tracy Middendorf. [3] [4]

Dye is a founding member of The Actors' Gang theatre troupe and has performed in plays for the company. [5]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1983 Valley Girl Fred Bailey
1984 The Last Starfighter Andy
1984 Joy of Sex Alan Holt
1984 Body Rock E-Z
1985 Fraternity Vacation Joe Gillespie
1985Heated VengeanceBandit
1987 Scenes from the Goldmine Niles Dresden
1987 Stranded Lt. Scott
1988 Out of the Dark Kevin Silvers
1989Miami ViceDet. Jack AndrewsAlso w/ Laura San Giacomo
1990 Men at Work Luzinski
1992Deuce CoupeLink Malone
1997The ApocalypseLennon
1997 Cannes Man Richard Hedd
1998Bury the EvidenceThe Boyfriend
1999The TavernRonnie
2001 Smallville Sam Phelan2 episodes:

"Rogue" "Zero"

2002The Gray in BetweenSteve
2003 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Leland BrooksEpisode: "Jackpot"
2006 CSI: NY Damon RunyonEpisode: "Stuck on You"
2024 Kemba President Bill Clinton

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