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Dean Lorey

b. 1967

American writer

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Born 1967. Dean Lorey is an American writer, novelist, screenwriter, actor, television director and television producer.

Dean Lorey (born November 17, 1967) is an American writer and producer whose projects include films such as Major Payne and Animal Crackers, and television series which include Harley Quinn, My Wife and Kids, Arrested Development, The Crazy Ones, Those Who Can't, Powerless and iZombie. He is the author of the children's book series Nightmare Academy.

Biography Lorey grew up in Conyers, Georgia before attending New York University's film school, where he wrote book cover copy for Simon & Schuster and Bantam as well as writing commercials for MTV and Nickelodeon. In 1990. He moved to California and wrote a script for the movie that would become My Boyfriend's Back, collaborating with Adam Marcus and Sean S. Cunningham. Afterward, Sean asked him to finish the screenplay for Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday, in which he also had a cameo appearance. From there, he continued to write screenplays for movies as well as working on writing, directing, and producing for television.

Works Film

Television 1997–1998 413 Hope St. 2001–2005 My Wife and Kids 2006, 2013 Arrested Development 2013–2014 The Crazy Ones 2016 Those Who Can't 2017 Powerless 2018 iZombie 2019–present Harley Quinn 2021–2022 Big Shot 2024 Kite Man: Hell Yeah! 2024–2025 Poppa's House 2024–present Creature Commandos

Book 2007 Nightmare Academy: Monster Hunters 2008 Nightmare Academy: Charlie's Monsters (The UK edition of Monster Hunters) 2008 Nightmare Academy: Monster Madness 2009 Nightmare Academy: Monster Revenge also known as Nightmare Academy: Monster War

Personal life Dean Lorey currently lives in Calabasas, California, with his wife, Elizabeth, and their sons, Chris and Alex. His first book came out on August 21, 2007. Universal has purchased the film rights to the book and the producers will be Stephen Sommers and Bob Ducsay, who worked on movies such as The Mummy.

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New York University Tisch School of the Arts

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Who is Dean Lorey?

American writer

When was Dean Lorey born?

Dean Lorey was born on 17 November 1967 in Conyers.

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Dean Lorey is a writer, novelist, screenwriter, actor, television director and television producer.

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Dean Lorey is American.

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· Wikipedia: Dean Lorey

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