Dean Cain, host of RIPLEY’S BELIEVE IT OR NOT! garnered international prominence portraying a national icon on television, and has since parlayed his popularity into an accomplished film and producing career. And, now he has just completed lensing “Out of Time,” where he stars opposite Denzel Washington and is directed by Carl Franklin. MGM is set to release the film during fall 2003.

Most notably, Cain starred for four seasons as Clark Kent/Superman in the highly acclaimed televisions series “Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.” He was last seen on the big screen in the Jerry Zucker-directed Paramount comedy “Rat Race” with Whoopi Goldberg, Cuba Gooding Jr., Seth Green, and John Cleese. He also starred in “Broken Hearts Club,” a romantic comedy that premiered to great acclaim at the 2000 Sundance Film Festival.

In addition to his film work, Cain will be seen on television in the FOX movie thriller, “The Glow,” with Portia de Rossi. This film comes on the heels of the 2002 Sony Pictures Television thriller for TBS, “Christmas Rush.”

Cain grew up in Malibu and made his feature film debut in 1984 in the critically acclaimed film “The Stone Boy,” which also starred Robert Duvall and Glenn Close. He would later attend Santa Monica High School where he actually focused on a football career rather than acting. He went on to Princeton University and set an NCAA 1-AA record for interceptions in a season (12). Shortly thereafter, he signed with the Buffalo Bills, but a knee injury quickly ended his professional career before it began. He turned back to acting and starred in the cop comedy “Best Men” with Drew Barrymore and Luke Wilson, “Flight of Fancy,” and the telefilms, “Dog Boys,” “Rag and Bone,” “Futersport,” co-starring Wesley Snipes and Vanessa L. Williams, and the Hallmark Hall of Fame film “The Runaway,” with Maya Angelou. Cain also spent a season playing Rick on the popular series “Beverly Hills 90210.”

Cain is not just an athlete and actor. He and his Princeton alum and friend, Mike Carr, founded Angry Dragon Entertainment in 1998. The production company’s first series, RIPLEY’S BELIEVE IT OR NOT!, premiered as the highest-rated original series on cable and has remained enormously successful not only for Angry Dragon and Sony Pictures Television, but also TBS, as it consistently ranks as the network’s highest-rated original series.

Cain resides in Los Angeles with his son.

Kelly Packard (“Baywatch,” “California Dreams”) co-stars on the original series RIPLEY’S BELIEVE IT OR NOT! as the show's live-event correspondent. She opens each episode of the program by hosting outrageous feats taped before audiences at such diverse locations as Hollywood Boulevard, the Las Vegas Strip and stadiums across the country.

Prior to joining Ripley’s, Packard starred for two seasons as the fashion-designing lifeguard April on the long-running series “Baywatch.” However, her first series-regular role was on NBC's popular teen comedy “California Dreams.” She portrayed the environment-loving, surfer-chick "Tiffani" for five seasons.

Packard began her career by appearing in television commercials at the age of eight before going on to win the title of "Miss California Pre-Teen" in 1988. In her early teens, she made the transition to series television with guest appearances on such shows as “The Wonder Years,” “Boy Meets World,” “Step by Step” and “Living Dolls.”

Packard’s previous hosting credits include numerous programs on E! Entertainment Television and an exercise video with Eric Nies, as well as the four-part special “Special Beaches” for The Travel Channel. Her film credits include “Auto Focus,” “Mind Wars” and “Get Your Stuff.”

An early entrant into the reality genre, Dan Jbara is currently the executive producer of RIPLEY’S BELIEVE IT OR NOT!, one of the most recognizable brands in reality television. Under his guidance, RIPLEY’S has maintained a strong audience following as the show continues to entertain viewers with the bizarre, fantastic and unbelievable. In addition to serving as executive producer for original episodes of RIPLEY’S for TBS, Jbara is also overseeing the creation of half-hour episodes of the popular one-hour series for its launch in national syndication on September 15.

Believing that truth is stranger than fiction, Jbara celebrates the unique, different and bizarre people from around the globe. The success of RIPLEY’S lies in his belief that every person is special and, given a chance, what may seem weird or strange is fascinating and gives insight into the human psyche.

Prior to RIPLEY’S, Jbara served as co-executive producer of “AXN-TV” for the Fox Family Channel, producer of the successful syndicated entertainment/news series “Hard Copy,” and coordinating producer of “A Current Affair.” He also executive produced Sony Pictures Television’s “Worst-Case Scenario.”

Jbara’s other credits serving as coordinating producer for “The Mickey Mouse Club” in 1993. His segment-producer credits include “Entertainment Tonight,” “The Disney Club,” NBA Entertainment, “Special Report TV” and the news shows at various FOX stations.

Jbara produced electronic press kits for the feature films “The Last Seduction” and “Blame It on the Bellboy.” He worked on the 1988 Emmy Awards telecast, “Night of 100 Stars II,” “Liberty Weekend 1986” and the 1985 Tony Awards telecast.

Jbara earned a 1994 ALDO Award for Outstanding Directing in Fashion Journalism and a 1994 CableACE nomination for Outstanding Children's Program.

As co-executive producer of RIPLEY’S BELIEVE IT OR NOT!, Lortz oversees all of the show’s production elements including story selection, segment direction, script development, and the overall look of the show. Lortz’s natural ability to identify the world of intriguing and fascinating phenomena has helped make RIPLEY’S BELIEVE IT OT NOT! into the hit series it is today. In addition to its run on TBS Superstation, RIPLEY’S will launch into national syndication in the fall of 2003.

Born in the Philippines and raised in Chicago, Lortz attended Iowa State University where he was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree in broadcast journalism. From there, Lortz began a lengthy career as a news anchor and news producer in various markets across the country, including KDUH-TV in Scottsbluff, Nebraska; KOTA-TV in Rapid City, South Dakota; KDFW-TV in Dallas; and WJLA-TV in Washington, D.C.

Lortz brought his extensive journalism experience with him when he joined “Hard Copy” as a coordinating producer between 1996-1999. Additionally, he served as coordinating producer on the popular dating series “Blind Date,” before coming aboard RIPLEY’S as supervising producer in 2001.

In his spare time, Lortz enjoys mountain biking and traveling. He currently resides with his dog Tucker in Los Angeles.