Harry Hamlin (born October 30, 1951,
in Pasadena, California) is an
American actor. Harry 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, an alumnus of the Theta Zeta
chapter of the national fraternity
Delta Kappa Epsilon at the
University of California, Berkeley,
is married to actress and television
host Lisa Rinna. Between 1991 and
1993 he was married to actress
Nicollette Sheridan, and to actress
Laura Johnson from 1985 to 1989.
1981, he had a son, Dimitri, with
Swiss actress Ursula Andress, his
costar in the film Clash of the
Titans.
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 until 1986.
It was then that Hamlin starred on
the NBC TV drama L.A. Law from 1986
to 1991. In 1987, he was named
People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive.
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.
In an episode of Batman: The
Animated Series entitled "Joker's
Wild," Hamlin played the role of
Keiser, a business man 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 plays 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.
Last season it was Lisa who strutted her stuff on Dancing With The
Stars. This season Harry will show
the world his moves on season 3 of
the ABC hit.