- Born
- Birth nameDechen Karl Thurman
- Nickname
- Yoga Gigolo
- Height6′ 4″ (1.93 m)
- Dechen Thurman was born on January 18, 1973 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996), Hamlet (2000) and Dead Layer (2019).
- Parents
- RelativesGanden Thurman(Sibling)Mipam Thurman(Sibling)Uma Thurman(Sibling)Levon Hawke(Niece or Nephew)Maya Hawke(Niece or Nephew)
- Brother of Ganden Thurman, Uma Thurman and Mipam Thurman and the son of Nena Thurman and Robert Thurman.
- Graduated from Harvard University with a degree in Literature and Theater Arts.
- Plays Guildenstern in Hamlet (2000). His former brother-in-law, Gary Oldman, played Quildentern's friend Rosencrantz in Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1990).
- Former brother-in-law of Ethan Hawke.
- His mother Nena Thurman is Mexican of German, Swedish, and Danish descent.
- [on the charges of sexual conquest involved with his yoga class]: "Sometimes there are as many as five or six women in the class who I have slept with".
- "You have to question what Maria Sliwa's motive is in coming forward with these claims. Nobody else has complained about Dechen overstepping boundaries. He is a gentleman." --Dechen Thurman's attorney Steven Machat
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