Dean Lorey (born November 17, 1967) is an American writer and producer whose projects include films such as ''

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'' and '' Animal Crackers'', and television series which include ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Powerless'' and '' iZombie''. He is the author of a children's book series entitled ''Nightmare Academy''.

Biography

Lorey grew up in

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before attending

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, where he wrote

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copy for

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and Bantam as well as writing commercials for MTV and

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. In 1990. He moved to

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and wrote a

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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

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. 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 ''

'' * 2006, 2013 ''

'' * 2013-2014 ''

'' * 2016 ''

'' * 2017 '' Powerless'' * 2018 '' iZombie'' * 2019-2020 ''

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'' *2021 '' Big Shot''

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 Calabasas (from Spanish ''calabazas'' "gourds") is a city in the southwestern region of the San Fernando Valley, between the foothills of the Santa Monica and Santa Susanna mountains.Stephen Sommers Stephen Sommers (born March 20, 1962) is an American filmmaker, best known for big-budget action movies, such as ''The Mummy'' (1999), its sequel, ''The Mummy Returns'' (2001), '' Van Helsing'' (2004), and '' G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra'' (2009) ...

and

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, who worked on movies such as '' The Mummy''.

References

External links

Dean Lorey Official Website
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Harper Collins Nightmare Academy Website
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