The Involvement of Actor Vincent Van Patten in the Poker World
American actor Vincent Van Patten is one of the many Hollywood actors engaged in playing poker. Aside from his many contributions in the entertainment world, he has also contributed a lot as far as poker is concerned. Let us take a look at the achievements of Vincent Van Patten in both the entertainment and the gambling industries.
It is not surprising that Vincent Van Patten entered the entertainment industry because performing has always been in his genes. His father is actor Dick Van Patten and his mother is former dancer Pat Poole. When he was only nine years old, Vincent Van Patten already appeared in a toothpaste commercial. It was then followed by numerous commercials, as well as casting and guesting in several television programs, including "Adam 12," "The High Chaparral," and "Bonanza." This enabled him to become a famous child actor.
He has always been active in the entertainment industry. In fact, when he grew up, he started to direct films as well. Vincent Van Patten directed and starred in his motion picture "The Break."
Aside from acting and directing, Vincent Van Patten is also a poker player. He was only nine years old when his father taught him how to play poker, and he was fifteen years old when he was allowed to play with the grown-ups. It was also during that time when this celebrity poker player started to go to gambling establishments to play poker. He would even wear a fake mustache and a beard in order to be allowed to enter the premises.
Vincent Van Patten combined his love for the entertainment industry and the poker world by co-hosting the television program "World Poker Tour" with professional poker player Mike Sexton. This celebrity poker player says that he and Sexton just click as co-hosts. He even describes his partnership with Sexton as something similar to that of Ken and Barbie. In this television program, Sexton is usually the one who makes serious comments about poker while Vincent Van Patten exerts effort in making the television program all fun and entertaining. As a matter of fact, the successful work relationship of Sexton and Vincent Van Patten is what makes the show popular.
This celebrity poker player is also one of the endorsers of the Web site hollywoodpoker.com. The other endorser of Hollywood Poker is fellow celebrity poker player James Woods.
His achievements in the poker world do not end there, this celebrity poker player also does commercials exclusively for the World Poker Tour World Poker Room.
This celebrity poker player was once married to actress Betsy Russell, by whom he has two sons. After their divorce, he married actress Eileen Davidson in 2003. They have one child.