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Vincent Van Patten |
Vincent Van Patten is the youngest son of actor Dick Van Patten, the brother of actor James Van Patten, and the nephew of actors Joyce Van Patten and Timothy Van Patten. He was forced into showbusiness at the age of 9 on his father’s agent’s urge. Patten shot for many commercials including Colgate toothpaste before taking up his acting career. He blossomed and earned very good reputation as a child actor in Los Angeles. It was in 1970s, when he started acting for many TV serials including The High Chaparral, Medical Center, The Courtship of Eddie's Father, and in a variety of movies. After couple of years, he co-starred The Bionic Boy, a 2-hour ABC by-product starring Lee Majors and The Six Million Dollar Man. He also participated and appeared in the cult classic Rock ‘n’ Roll High School in the year 1978. He was first married to Betsy Russell from whom he has 2 sons, Richard and Vince.
In 2003, he got married for second time with Eileen Davidson. Other than sharing the silver screen, another passion for this poker celebrity was to play tennis. He used to practice his play at a public park in Hollywood, Poinsettia Park. The champion won many tournaments topping of all these were the 2 matches, which he won over John McEnroe twice. In 1979, he was awarded with the ATP Rookie of the Year Award. His tennis vacation lasted for about 8 years, and he was seeded as No. 25 in the world. He retired from the tennis circuit due to the back problem and went back into the lime light arena where he not only acted, but also wrote, directed, and produced films. In 1999, he became the national paddle tennis champion.
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Personal Details |
| Born |
October 17, 1957 |
| Birth Place |
Brooklyn, New York |
| Birth Name |
Vincent Van Patten |
| Credited as |
King of Hollywood Games |
| Education |
Graduation |
| Profession |
Actor, retired tennis player (26 seeded), Emcee in WPT |
| Major Genres |
Drama, Western |
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He started poker career at a very young stage. Vincent’s father is a very good poker player who taught the poker player to play poker and to read the racing form, and all these were taught at the age of 9. Vincent was very fond of the poker game and thus quickly adapted to the game. He used to play poker and other games at the school and recess. The games that he usually used to play were 3-Card Monte, coin pitching, and other similar games. At the age of 12, the player used to stay in Long Island, New York where he used to sneak into Belmont Racetrack after school and asked the adults to make $2 bets for him. He was attracted to the game when he saw the players (grownups) berating each other over a game. After few years i.e. at the age of 15, he was allowed to join the group. During that period, 5-Card Draw was the game played. He used to disguise with a fake moustache and beard in order to play the game.
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Filmography:
Vincent Van Patten’s filmography can be categorized into Actor, Director, Writer, and Producer
Actor - Filmography
- Deal (2006) (announced)
- Winning Texas Holdem (2004) (V).... Host
- Sruey (2003).... Jimmy D.
... aka High Roller: The Stu Ungar Story (USA: new title)
Writer - Filmography
- Beat the Pros (2004) (V)
- Mastering the Bluffs and tells in Poker (2004) (V)
- Winning Texas Hold’em (2004) (V) (as Vince Van Patten)
- The Flunky (2000)
- The Break (1995) (producer)
- “Cuts” – Rogue Trip (2006) TV Episode.... Himself
- Beat the Pros (2004) (V).... Himself
- “McEnroe” –Episode dated 22 September 2004 TV Episode.... Himself
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