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Vince Van Patten

Vincent Van Patten
Country (sports)  United States
Born (1957-10-17) October 17, 1957 (age 59)
Bellerose, New York, U.S.
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Turned pro 1978
Retired 1987
Plays Right-handed
Prize money $433,522
Singles
Career record 109–116
Career titles 1
Highest ranking No. 26 (2 November 1981)
Grand Slam Singles results
French Open 1R (1981, 1985)
Wimbledon 3R (1985)
US Open 3R (1982, 1983)
Doubles
Career record 43–72
Career titles 1
Highest ranking No. 24 (15 September 1986)
Grand Slam Doubles results
French Open QF (1981)
Wimbledon 3R (1984)
Vincent Van Patten
Born (1957-10-17) October 17, 1957 (age 59)
Bellerose, New York, U.S.
Occupation Actor; tennis player
Years active 1970–present
Spouse(s) Eileen Davidson (2003-present); 1 child
Betsy Russell (1989-2001; divorced); 2 children

Vincent Van Patten (born October 17, 1957) is an American actor, former tour professional tennis player, and the commentator for the World Poker Tour. He is a son of Hollywood actor Dick Van Patten.

Van Patten was born in Bellerose, New York, as the youngest son of actor Dick Van Patten and his wife, Pat (née Poole), a former June Taylor dancer. He is of Dutch, English, and Italian descent. He was first urged into show business at age nine by his father’s agent. He appeared in more than thirty commercials, including Colgate toothpaste, before his father was cast in the TV series, Arnie, and moved his family from Long Island to Los Angeles.

From his first marriage to Betsy Russell he has two sons: Richard and Vince. His second marriage, on April 15, 2003, was to The Young and the Restless actress Eileen Davidson; they have one child together.

Vince is related to several other well-known actors, actresses, and singers through blood and by marriage. Vince is a brother of James and Nels Van Patten, a nephew of Joyce Van Patten and Timothy Van Patten, and a cousin of Talia Balsam.

Throughout the 1970s, as a child actor Van Patten guest-starred in over three dozen classic television series including Bonanza, The High Chaparral, Medical Center, Adam-12, The Courtship of Eddie's Father, Wonder Woman and a variety of television movies. He also had roles in the films Charley and the Angel (1973), and Chino (1973). Aged 16, he was cast in Apple's Way, a CBS drama series in which he played the son of an architect who leaves the big city to rear his family in rural and fictional Appleton, Iowa.


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