Dean Paul Martin
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Dean Paul Martin was an American
United States
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 entertainer, noted as a tennis player, a singer and actor, and a military pilot.

Early life and career

Martin was born to performer Dean Martin
Dean Martin
Dean Martin was an American singer, film actor, television star and comedian. Martin's hit singles included "Memories Are Made of This", "That's Amore", "Everybody Loves Somebody", "You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You", "Sway", "Volare" and "Ain't That a Kick in the Head?"...

 and his second wife, Jeanne Biegger. Dean Paul was the fifth of Dean Martin's seven children. He was Jeanne's eldest son.
He attended the Urban Military Academy in Brentwood, California.
As a youth Martin was encouraged toward a singing career. At age thirteen he joined Desi Arnaz Jr. and Billy Hinsche
Billy Hinsche
William "Billy" Hinsche is an American musician who was part of the singing group Dino, Desi, & Billy. He has also provided backing vocals for Warren Zevon and toured with The Beach Boys. His sister, Annie Hinsche-Wilson-Karges, was married to the group's guitarist, Carl Wilson.- External links...

 in the pop group Dino, Desi, & Billy
Dino, Desi, & Billy
Dino, Desi & Billy was a singing group that existed between 1964 and 1969. The group featured Dean "Dino" Martin , Desi Arnaz, Jr. , and their friend Billy Hinsche...

, which had a few minor nationwide hits between 1965 and 1968, landing in the Top 30 twice.

Martin began to go by his given name of Dean Paul instead of the nickname "Dino" in his late teens. He became a successful tennis player (he competed in a junior competition at Wimbledon) and an actor. He co-starred with Ali MacGraw
Ali MacGraw
Elizabeth Alice "Ali" MacGraw is an American actress. She is known for her role in Love Story, for which she won a Golden Globe and received an Academy Award nomination.-Early life:...

 in the 1979
1979 in film
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 film Players, starring as a professional tennis player, for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award
Golden Globe Award
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 as Best New Star of the Year — Male.

He later starred in the TV series Misfits of Science
Misfits of Science
Misfits of Science is an American superhero fantasy television series that aired on NBC from October 1985 to February 1986. It featured a cast of super-powered humans and their madcap adventures...

which aired during the 1985-1986 television season. The series co-starred Courteney Cox
Courteney Cox
Courteney Bass Cox is an American actress, she is best known for her roles as Monica Geller on the NBC sitcom Friends, Gale Weathers in the horror series Scream and as Jules Cobb in the ABC sitcom Cougar Town, for which she earned her first Golden Globe nomination....

.

Aviation career and Martin's death

Martin, an avid pilot, obtained his pilot's license at age 16 and became an officer in the California Air National Guard
California Air National Guard
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 in 1981. He rose to the rank of Captain. He died in 1987 when his National Guard F-4 Phantom
F-4 Phantom II
The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is a tandem two-seat, twin-engined, all-weather, long-range supersonic jet interceptor fighter/fighter-bomber originally developed for the United States Navy by McDonnell Aircraft. It first entered service in 1960 with the U.S. Navy. Proving highly adaptable,...

 fighter jet crashed in California's San Bernardino Mountains
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 during a snowstorm, killing him and his WSO (Weapons Systems Officer), Captain Ramon Ortiz.

Martin is buried in the Los Angeles National Cemetery
Los Angeles National Cemetery
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, a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs cemetery in Los Angeles, California
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.

Personal life

Dean Paul Martin married actress Olivia Hussey
Olivia Hussey
Olivia Hussey is an Argentinian actress who became famous for her role as Juliet in Franco Zeffirelli's Academy Award-winning 1968 film version of Romeo and Juliet. For this role she won the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year - Actress as well as the David di Donatello for best actress...

 in 1971. They had one child, Alexander. They divorced in 1978. He married Olympic gold medalist ice skater Dorothy Hamill
Dorothy Hamill
Dorothy Stuart Hamill is an American figure skater. She is the 1976 Olympic champion in Ladies' Singles and 1976 World Champion.-Early life:...

in 1982. They divorced in 1984.
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