Dean Cain on 'Superman' and Dating Brooke Shields

Dean Cain rose to fame for wearing undies over a spandex suit. While he's had a number of roles after "Lois & Clark: The Adventures of Superman," he says he doesn't mind being best recognized for his time as Clark Kent. "I don't mind being somebody's Superman at all," he says.

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How did he land the iconic role? "I walked in like any other audition," Dean says. "I had read the script, and I thought, 'This kind of make sense to me.'" But there was one other actor he had to beat out first: Kevin Sorbo. "He's blond, so I was like, 'I got this,'" Dean said.

Before Dean established himself in Hollywood, he dated Brooke Shields while the two were students at Princeton. "Took her virginity?" Ali asked.

"You don't take a woman's virginity. She gives it to you," Dean replied. "I will let Brooke be the purveyor of that one."

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Dean's latest project is the ION movie "Defending Santa," in which he plays a small-town sheriff who finds an injured Santa on Christmas morning and takes him to the hospital. After spending a year in a coma, Santa is put on trial to defend his identity, while the small town considers whether or not to believe him.

To find out more about "Defending Santa" and hear Dean dish on what it was really like to work with Teri Hatcher, check out this episode of "Daily Shot."