The most recent movie in the ‘Predator’ franchise, titled ‘Prey’, has finally premiered on Hulu and is hands down the best Predator movie since the original which was released in 1987. One of the most surprising aspects of the movies from ‘Predator’ is the alien monster that wreaks havoc after stepping on planet earth. In the original movie, the alien creature roamed the jungles of Guatemala and killed everyone who got in its way. Over the years, many actors have donned the iconic costume and given viewers sleepless nights.
Kevin Peter Hall played the legendary monster in the first two ‘Predator’ movies, while Ian Whyte wore the suit from ‘The Alien vs. predator’. On the other hand, actor Derek Meters played the character of the deadly assassin in the 2010 movie ‘Predators’. Therefore, there was a lot of excitement in the minds of the viewers to find out who plays the monster this time and it is none other than actor Dane DiLiegro who dons the iconic costume.
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‘Prey’ tells the story of a young Comanche warrior named Naru (Amber Midthunder), who strives to become a warrior and shows her tribe that women can become warriors too. However, things get really dangerous when she learns that the prey she is stalking is a highly advanced creature from the outside world. The creature is very different from what we have seen in the previous films and is visiting Earth for the first time. So let’s get to know more about the actor behind the menacing alien killer.
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Who is Dane DiLiegro?
Born on August 6, 1988 in Massachusetts, Dane DiLiegro graduated from Lexington High School in 2006 and spent a year at Worcester Academy, where he honed his skills as a basketball player in the school’s graduate program. After proving himself in the academy, he received a full athletic scholarship to play for the University of New Hampshire. He began his journey with the New Hampshire Wildcats in 2007 and continued to play with them for four years. He was always included in the starting lineup and was an integral part of the team’s defense and rebounding. He graduated with the second-most rebounds in program history.
His moment of glory came in 2009 when ESPN included one of his dunks in its Top 10 Plays of the Day list. The popular athlete began taking his skills to a whole new level and graduated from UNH in May 2011 as the second all-time rebounding leader in school history. DiLiegro always wanted to play professional basketball and got the opportunity at the highest level in 2011.
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The athlete’s first team was Assi Basket Otsuni from Italy and he played with them for two seasons. After that, he went on to play for another Italian team, Dinamo Sassari, for the 2012-2013 season. Other teams included Pallacanestro Trieste, Hapoel Gilboa Galil, Mens Sana 1871 Basket, Tezenis Verona and Pallacanestro Forlì. He played professional basketball for 8 years and quit after getting injured.
He has American, Italian, and Israeli citizenship.
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DiLiegro’s acting career
After walking away from basketball, DiLiegro began to think about what he should do. In 2020, he decided to break into acting and began landing roles that required heavy makeup and prosthetics. DiLiegro is 6 feet 9 inches tall and that helps him land monster roles in various projects. His first acting role came in 2020 with the South Korean horror TV series ‘Sweet Home’. The actor played the character of Muscle Monster in the series.
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In the same year, he was cast as Hero Walker in AMC’s post-apocalyptic horror series ‘The Walking Dead’. Meanwhile, ‘Side Hustle’, ‘American Horror Stories’ and ‘The Quest’ are some of the projects he has been a part of.
In a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, DiLiegro talked about working on the movie ‘Prey’ and also revealed which character he wants to play in the future. He said: “I definitely have my eyes on Jason Voorhees. My parents went to this Halloween festival in Massachusetts and I was too scared to go so they came back with a knife autographed by the actor who played Jason Voorhees. I still have it to this day. I was Jason for four Halloweens.
Well, he definitely has the physical attributes to become the legendary villain of ‘Friday the 13th’. As far as his acting career is concerned, DiLiegro is rumored to play a mysterious role in the upcoming ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ movie.
In addition to acting, the ‘Prey’ star also has a YouTube channel where he hosts a culinary travel series called Adventure Monday.
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Is Dane DiLiegro dating someone?
There are many rumors on social media that DiLiegro and Paula Abdul are dating after they were seen together on the red carpet for the movie ‘Prey’. However, the actor has categorically denied having a relationship with Abdul and asked the media to stop the rumors. The actor took to Instagram and denied dating the well-known celebrity in one of her Instagram stories. He wrote: “I’m also not dating anyone so whatever is being posted is fraudulent information.”
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Well, that fixes everything.
‘Prey’ is currently available for streaming on Hulu.
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