Dan Cortese

Daniel James "Dan" Cortese (born September 14, 1967) is an American actor. He played Perry Rollins on Veronica's Closet and Vic Meladeo on What I Like About You. 2Early life Of Sicilian descent, Cortese was born in Sewickley, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Quaker Valley High School in Leetsdale, where he played football and basketball. Prior to becoming an actor, Cortese played college football as a walk-on at the University of North Carolina as a backup quarterback. In his freshman year in 1986, the Tar Heels went to the Aloha Bowl in Hawaii. Cortese never played a down and graduated from UNC with a B.A. in broadcasting. 2Career Cortese first came to prominence as team coach of The Bricklayers on MTV Rock N' Jock and host of MTV Sports from 1992 to 1997. In 1994, he co-starred on the short-lived CBS police drama Traps with George C. Scott. He gained further recognition in 1995 as Jess Hanson in Melrose Place. He played Jake Hanson's half brother for 8 episodes in the third season but was killed off in that season's final