Dean Collins is an American former actor, best known for playing the character Mike Gold in sitcom The War at Home. The series ran from September 2005 to April 2007. Previously, he had recurring roles in MADtv's "Reading Caboose" skit as Ernie, and as Warren Feide in Jack & Bobby. Collins appeared as Harry Beardsley in the 2005 film Yours, Mine & Ours, as Garrett in the 2006 film Hoot, and in the 2008 film The Least of These. In 2011, Collins was cast in the pilot episode of ABC's Lost and Found.[1] Collins makes regular appearances as the unofficial, part time, occasional co-host on actor Michael Rapaport's podcast, I Am Rapaport.[2]

Dean Collins
OccupationActor
Years active1999–2010

Early life

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Collins has a younger sister, and two older brothers, Blake Collins, a professional singer-songwriter, and Nick Collins, who works at a talent agency in Beverly Hills. Collins is Jewish.[3]

Collins became friends with fellow actor Logan Lerman, while playing his character's best friend in Jack & Bobby, and they remained close after the series' cancellation. They worked together again on Hoot, where Collins had a supporting role. In their spare time, the two collaborated on creating short comedic films, which they uploaded to YouTube under their joint account name of "monkeynuts1069".

Collins and Lerman formed a band called Indigo, along with musician Daniel Pashman. Collins sang lead vocals, Lerman played keyboard and guitar, and Pashman played drums.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role
2005 Yours, Mine & Ours Harry Beardsley
2006 Hoot Garrett
2008 The Least of These Travis

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1999–2000 MADtv Ernie 4 episodes
2004–2005 Jack & Bobby Warren Feide 11 episodes
2005–2007 The War at Home Mike Gold Series regular
2008 Without a Trace Corey Pickford Episode: "Last Call"
2010 Community Scott Waugh Episode: "The Art of Discourse"

References

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  1. ^ Wightman, Catriona (March 31, 2011). "Dean Collins joins 'Lost And Found' pilot". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on December 6, 2011. Retrieved July 13, 2011.
  2. ^ "I Am Rapaport: Stereo Podcast on Apple Podcasts". January 22, 2024. Archived from the original on September 20, 2022. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  3. ^ "Dean Collins on X: "Happy #Passover to all my fellow Jews! 🔯" / X". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved April 4, 2015.
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