Dean Richard Collins (born May 30, 1990) is an American former actor, best known for playing the character Mike Gold in the
Fox television
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sitcom
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''
The War at Home''. The series ran from September 2005 to April 2007. Previously, he had recurring roles in ''
MADtv
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''s "Reading Caboose" skit as Ernie, and as Warren Feide in ''
Jack & Bobby
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''. Collins also appeared as Harry Beardsley in the 2005 film ''
Yours, Mine & Ours'', as Garrett in the 2006 film ''
Hoot
Hoot may refer to:
Publications
* ''Hoot'' (novel), a young adult novel by Carl Hiaasen
* ''Hoot'', a 1996 children's novel by Jane Hissey
* ''Hoot'' (comics), a British magazine published from 1985 to 1986
* ''The Brandeis Hoot'', a student ne ...
'', and in the 2008 film ''The Least of These''. In 2011, Collins was cast in the
pilot episode of
ABC's ''Lost and Found''. Collins makes regular appearances as the unofficial part time, sometimes co-host on actor
Michael Rapaport's podcast, ''I Am Rapaport''.
Personal life
Collins was born in Los Angeles,
California
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. He has a younger sister, and two older brothers, Blake Collins, a professional singer-songwriter, and Nick Collins, who works at a full scale talent agency in Beverly Hills. Collins is Jewish.
Collins became good 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
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under their joint account name of "monkeynuts1069".
Collins and Lerman also formed a band called Indigo, along with musician Daniel Pashman. Collins sang lead vocals, Lerman played keyboard and guitar, and Pashman played drums.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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1990 births
Male actors from Los Angeles
American male child actors
American male film actors
American male television actors
Living people
American Jews
Jewish actors