Ian Ziering
Biography
Ian Ziering is an American actor who played Steve Sanders on Beverly Hills, 90210 from 1990 until the show ended in 2000, one of only four regulars to remain for all ten seasons. Born in Newark, New Jersey, and raised in West Orange, he also voiced Vinnie on Biker Mice from Mars, Dr. Niko Tatopoulos in Godzilla: The Series, and Harry Osborn for Spider-Man: The New Animated Series. In 2006 he produced, directed, and starred in the short Man vs. Monday, which took an Audience Choice Award at the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, and he won a Best Actor prize at the Monaco Film Festival for Stripped Down. He competed on Dancing with the Stars in 2007 and reached the semifinals. From 2013 to 2018 he led the Sharknado movies as Fin Shepard, which revived his career. In 2019 he played Blue Devil on Swamp Thing and reunited with Beverly Hills, 90210 castmates for BH90210.
62years old
Turns 63 on March 30in 140 days
- Born Newark
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
- Also credited as Ian Andrew Ziering
Movie Career
- Films
- 19
- Career span
- 40 years1981 to 2021
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A role that slipped away
In 1998, Ziering was cast to voice Dr. Niko "Nick" Tatopoulos in Godzilla: The Series, which followed directly from the 1998 film. He took over the part from Matthew Broderick, who had portrayed the character in the film.
A role that slipped away
Ziering voiced Harry Osborn in Spider-Man: The New Animated Series, replacing James Franco, who had played the character in Sam Raimi's 2002 film; the MTV series premiered in 2003 and was canceled after one season.
Behind the camera
In 2006, Ziering took on producing, directing and starring roles in the short film Man vs. Monday. That year it earned the Audience Choice Award at the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival.
A first
In 1990, Ziering started playing Steve Sanders on Beverly Hills, 90210. Only four series regulars stayed with the show for all ten seasons, and he was one of them, until 2000.
Own stunts
Ziering competed as a celebrity dancer on Season 4 of Dancing with the Stars in 2007. With professional partner Cheryl Burke, he reached the semi-finals, where the judges gave him a perfect score of three 10s for one of his two dances.
A role that slipped away
In June 2007, Ziering tried out for the chance to take over from Bob Barker as host of The Price Is Right, according to a Variety report. Drew Carey ended up getting the job.
Ian Ziering movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- Sharknado2013 Action, Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thrilleras Fin Shepard
IMDb rating 3.357K votes
- Sharknado 2: The Second One2014 Action, Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thrilleras Fin
IMDb rating 4.022K votes
Most often with
Anthony C. Ferrante directed seven of these films. Tara Reid appears in six of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Tara Reid's page
Cassandra Scerbo's page
Vivica A. Fox's page
John Heard's page
David Hasselhoff's page
Judah Friedlander's page
All films by Anthony C. Ferrante
Also two films together5 more actors
- Michael WinslowLavalantula (2015) and Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! (2015)
- Ryan NewmanSharknado 4: The 4th Awakens (2016) and Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! (2015)
- Cody LinleySharknado 5: Global Swarming (2017) and Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens (2016)
- Mark McGrathSharknado 3: Oh Hell No! (2015) and Sharknado 2: The Second One (2014)
- Masiela LushaSharknado 5: Global Swarming (2017) and Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens (2016)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.