- Born
- Birth nameChristopher Colin Dean
- Nicknames
- Buster
- Chris
- Height5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- Christopher Dean was born on July 27, 1958 in Nottingham, England, UK. He is an actor and director, known for Smucker's Stars on Ice (2003), Smucker's Stars on Ice (2005) and Holiday on Ice: Believe (2016). He was previously married to Jill Trenary and Isabelle Duchesnay.
- SpousesJill Trenary(October 15, 1994 - March 10, 2010) (divorced, 2 children)Isabelle Duchesnay(May 1991 - May 1993) (divorced)
- ChildrenJackSam
- Bolero
- Wearing purple
- He resides with his family in Colorado Springs, Colorado where he still coaches and choreographs other figure skaters.
- Won an Olympic Gold Medal with skating partner Jayne Torvill at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo. They subsequently became the highest scoring ice dancers in the competition, scoring nine 6.0s for artistic impression for their skate to Ravel's Bolero, a score never seen before or since.
- He and his skating partner, Jayne Torvill, were both awarded the MBEs (Members of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1981 Queen's Birthday Honours List for their services to ice skating.
- He and his skating partner, Jayne Torvill, were both awarded the OBEs (Officers of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2000 Queen's New Years Honours List for their services to ice skating.
- Has two sons: Jack Robert Dean and Sam Colin Dean.
- Dancing on Ice (2006) - £250,000 per annum
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