Early life

Ziering was born on March 30, 1964 in Newark, New Jersey, the son of Muriel "Mickie" and Paul M. Ziering, an educator and saxophonist. He grew up in West Orange, New Jersey and has two older brothers, Jeff and Barry. Ziering was raised Jewish. He graduated from West Orange High School in 1982, and from William Paterson University in 1988.

Career

In 1990, Ziering was chosen as Steve Sanders on the hit series Beverly Hills, 90210. Sanders was a high school student and friend of Brandon Walsh - one of the series' central characters. He is one of only four series regulars to appear on the show for its entire duration.

In 1998, Ziering was cast as the voice Dr. Niko "Nick" Tatopoulos in Godzilla: The Series, which was a direct follow-up to the 1998 Hollywood Godzilla re-imagining. Ziering replaced Matthew Broderick, who played Nick Tatopolous in the movie.

He was a celebrity dancer on Season 4 of Dancing with the Stars. His professional dance partner was Cheryl Burke, who won the competition in Season 2 with partner Drew Lachey and also Season 3 with partner Emmitt Smith. He made it to the semi-final round of Season 4, and received a perfect score (three 10s) from the judges for one of his two dances in the semi-finals, but it was not enough to reach the finals; he and Cheryl were eliminated during the results show the next day, May 15, 2007. The experience of working with Ziering made Burke want to "slit her wrists" she said in 2016.

In 2006, Ziering produced, directed and starred in the short film Man vs. Monday, which won the Audience Choice Award at the 2006 Ft. Lauderdale Film Festival. Also in 2006, Ian won the Best Actor Award at the 2006 Monaco Film Festival for his portrayal of Francis in the independent film Stripped Down.

Ian has also appeared in the television series JAG, What I Like About You, The Doctors as Erich Aldrich and Guiding Light as Cameron Stewart. He also had a role in the videogame Freelancer as the protagonist, Edison Trent.

On June 18, 2007, Variety reported that Ziering had auditioned the previous week for the opportunity to succeed Bob Barker as host of The Price Is Right. The job ultimately went to Drew Carey. Ziering's ex-wife, Nikki, was a model on the show from 1999 to 2002.

In May, 2013, it was announced that Ziering would be performing with Chippendales as a celebrity guest star for four weeks at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.

In 2015, he appeared on Celebrity Apprentice on NBC.

Personal life

Ziering married Playboy model Nikki Schieler in July 1997. They filed for divorce in February 2002, citing irreconcilable differences. Nikki has said that the separation was contentious, and that she was not given any support or help moving out.

On February 3, 2010, Ziering announced his engagement to Erin Ludwig. The couple married at a ceremony in Newport Beach, California on May 28, 2010. They have two children.

Filmography

Film

List of acting performances in film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1981	Endless Love	Sammy Butterfield
1995	The Women of Spring Break	George Peck	TV Movie
1995	Savate	Cain Parker
1995	No Way Back	Victor Serlano
1996	Subliminal Seduction	Darrin Danver	TV Movie
1997	Mighty Ducks the Movie: The First Face-Off	Wildwing Flashblade	Voice
2005	Domino	Himself
2005	Six Months Later	Michael	Short film
2006	Man vs. Monday	Dan Smith	Short film
2006	Stripped Down	Francis
2007	Tyrannosaurus Azteca	Hernan Cortes
2008	Lava Storm	John Wilson	TV Movie
2009	Step Seven	Richard Miller / Brother Abraham	Short film
2009	The Christmas Hope	Nathan Andrews	TV Movie
2010	Elopement	David
2011	The Legend of Awesomest Maximus	Testiclees
2012	McKenna Shoots for the Stars	Mr. Brooks
2012	That's My Boy	TV Donny Berger
2013	Sharknado	Fin Shepard	TV movie
2013	Snake and Mongoose	Keith Black	Post-production
2014	Sharknado 2: The Second One	Fin Shepard	TV movie
2015	Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!	Fin Shepard	TV movie
2016	Sharknado 4: The Fourth Awakens	Fin Shepard	TV movie

Television

List of acting performances in television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1981-1982	The Doctors	Erich Aldrich
1986-1988	Guiding Light	Cameron Stewart
1988	ABC Afterschool Specials	Randy Forrester	Episode: "Terrible Things My Mother Told Me"
1990	CBS Schoolbreak Special	Donnie	Episode: "Flour Babies"
1990	Married... with Children	The Kid	Episode: "The Unnatural"
1990-2000	Beverly Hills, 90210	Steve Sanders	Main cast, 290 episodes
1991	The Legend of Prince Valiant	Voice	Episode: "The Beggar" Episode: "The Black Rose"
1992	Melrose Place	Steve Sanders	Episode: "Pilot" Episode: "Friends & Lovers" Episode: "Lost & Found"
1993-1996	Biker Mice from Mars	Vinnie	Voice
1994	Aaahh!!! Real Monsters	Gludge	Episode: "Smile and Say Oblina/The Great Wave" (Voice)
1996-1997	Mighty Ducks	Wildwing Flashblade	Voice
1998	V.I.P.	Peter	Episode: "Bloody Val-entine"
1998-2000	Godzilla: The Series	Dr. Nick Tatopoulos	Voice
1999	The Love Boat: The Next Wave	Joshua Krumb	Episode: "Don't Judge a Book by It's Lover"
1999	Batman Beyond	Mason Forrest	Episode: "The Winning Edge" (Voice)
2000	Twice in a Lifetime	Dr. Steven Weaver / Lance Kensington	Episode: "Even Steven"
2001	Inside Schwartz	Parker	Episode: "Event Night"
2001	JAG	Capt. William Shepard	Episode: "Ambush"
2002	Son of the Beach	Harry Johnson	Episode: "Taco Lips Now: Part 1" Episode: "Jailhouse Notch: Part 2" Episode: "Bad News, Mr. Johnson"
2002	What I Like About You	Paul Cody	Episode: "Copy That"
2003	Spider-Man	Harry Osborn	Voice
2006-2007	Biker Mice from Mars	Vinnie / Announcer / Brie Fish / Harry / Taonga	Voice
2007	Side Order of Life	Brian Fowler	Episode: "Awakenings" Episode: "Aliens" Episode: "Nothing Left to Lose"
2007	Drawn Together	Chase Huffington	Episode: "Drawn Together Babies" (Voice)
2010	CSI: NY	Thom Weir	Episode: "Pot of Gold"
2011	Happily Divorced	Support Group Leader	Episode: "Spousal Support"
2015	The Celebrity Apprentice 7	Himself	6th Place
2015	Defiance	Conrad Von Bach	Episode: "Where the Apples Fell"

Video games

List of voice performances in video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Freelancer	Edison Trent
2007	Biker Mice from Mars	Vinnie

[ Source: Wikipedia ]