Casey Jon Deidrick (/ˈdiË drɪk/ DEE-drik); born April 25, 1987) is
an American actor and heavy metal/rock singer. Deidrick is best known
for originating the role of Chad DiMera on the NBC soap opera Days of
Our Lives.Deidrick was born in Santa Clara, California to parents
Barry Jon Deidrick, an electrician, and Denise Deck, a nurse. At the
age of 3 years old, his parents divorced. When Deidrick was 7 years
old, his mother moved to Arizona and Deidrick resided with his father
in Hollister, California. He later took up skateboarding. After his
first year in high school, Deidrick moved to Highlands Ranch, Colorado
with his mother. Deidrick continued skateboarding and was eventually
sponsored. In 2004, Deidrick competed in the Vans World Amateur
Competition. He was also featured in a photo-spread for Transworld
Skateboarding. Deidrick was commonly injured during his skateboarding
career. However, one accident left him with a severe concussion; and
Deidrick decided to give up skateboarding to focus on acting. Deidrick
has four younger half-siblings; Amy and Jake from his father and
stepmother, and two half-sisters, Micayla and Nikole from his mother
and stepfather. Deidrick attended Metropolitan State College in Denver
for a year where he majored in theater and psychology. In 2012,
Deidrick adopted a Siberian husky dog which he named Nanuk. Deidrick
is also the Unclean Vocalist in the heavy metal band called And Still
I Rise. Has been in a relationship with Jahan Yousaf since
2013.Deidrick had his first experience as an actor in high school when
he and a friend auditioned for the school's production of Carousel
with a rock song. Deidrick attended the AMTC (Actors, Models & Talent
Competition) Convention in Orlando, Florida, where he met his agent.
Deidrick made the decision to go into acting at the age of 15 when he
saw The Lord of the Rings for the first time. At the age of 19,
Deidrick relocated to Los Angeles to pursue his acting career. He
found a manager and enrolled in acting classes. Deidrick supported
himself working as a waiter and eventually booked guest spots on
Wizards of Waverly Place and 90210 before booking Days. In February
2012, Deidrick made a guest appearance on the ABC prime time series
Body of Proof. In April 2013, Deidrick made guest appearances on Glee
and NBC's Revolution. On June 20, 2013, Deidrick announced his
departure from Days of our Lives on his Twitter account. Deidrick's
last appearance on Days was on October 30, 2013.
an American actor and heavy metal/rock singer. Deidrick is best known
for originating the role of Chad DiMera on the NBC soap opera Days of
Our Lives.Deidrick was born in Santa Clara, California to parents
Barry Jon Deidrick, an electrician, and Denise Deck, a nurse. At the
age of 3 years old, his parents divorced. When Deidrick was 7 years
old, his mother moved to Arizona and Deidrick resided with his father
in Hollister, California. He later took up skateboarding. After his
first year in high school, Deidrick moved to Highlands Ranch, Colorado
with his mother. Deidrick continued skateboarding and was eventually
sponsored. In 2004, Deidrick competed in the Vans World Amateur
Competition. He was also featured in a photo-spread for Transworld
Skateboarding. Deidrick was commonly injured during his skateboarding
career. However, one accident left him with a severe concussion; and
Deidrick decided to give up skateboarding to focus on acting. Deidrick
has four younger half-siblings; Amy and Jake from his father and
stepmother, and two half-sisters, Micayla and Nikole from his mother
and stepfather. Deidrick attended Metropolitan State College in Denver
for a year where he majored in theater and psychology. In 2012,
Deidrick adopted a Siberian husky dog which he named Nanuk. Deidrick
is also the Unclean Vocalist in the heavy metal band called And Still
I Rise. Has been in a relationship with Jahan Yousaf since
2013.Deidrick had his first experience as an actor in high school when
he and a friend auditioned for the school's production of Carousel
with a rock song. Deidrick attended the AMTC (Actors, Models & Talent
Competition) Convention in Orlando, Florida, where he met his agent.
Deidrick made the decision to go into acting at the age of 15 when he
saw The Lord of the Rings for the first time. At the age of 19,
Deidrick relocated to Los Angeles to pursue his acting career. He
found a manager and enrolled in acting classes. Deidrick supported
himself working as a waiter and eventually booked guest spots on
Wizards of Waverly Place and 90210 before booking Days. In February
2012, Deidrick made a guest appearance on the ABC prime time series
Body of Proof. In April 2013, Deidrick made guest appearances on Glee
and NBC's Revolution. On June 20, 2013, Deidrick announced his
departure from Days of our Lives on his Twitter account. Deidrick's
last appearance on Days was on October 30, 2013.
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