Name
Dean Cameron
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1962-12-25 (64 years old)
Place of Birth
Morrison - Illinois - USA
Biography
Dean Cameron (born Dean Eikleberry on December 25, 1962, in Morrison, Illinois) is an American television and film actor. He is best known for his role as Francis "Chainsaw" Gremp in the 1987 Mark Harmon comedy Summer School. Dean has starred in some short-lived television series like Spencer (1984), Fast Times (1986, a spinoff of the 1982 film Fast Times at Ridgemont High), They Came from Outer Space (1990), and Mister Sterling (2003). He has made guest appearances on many TV series, including The Facts of Life, ALF, My Sister Sam, Will & Grace, ER, and Felicity. Played Dave Marshak in Ski School and Ski School II.
Married to Jessie Marion, granddaughter of Elena Verdugo and lives in Los Angeles. Their son, Duncan, was born August 1, 2009. He plays bass guitar in a band called "The Thornbirds" and a karaoke band poking fun at Corey Haim, Corey Feldman and Corey Hart called Coreyoke. Tours with a two-person show entitled The Nigerian Spam Scam Scam, in which he and actor Victor Isaac read from Cameron's 11 month correspondence with a Nigerian 419 Scammer. The show was performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Comedy Festival in 2004 and 2005, the Just For Laughs festival and the Upright Citizens Brigade theater in 2006 and ran in Los Angeles from September 2004 to December 2004.
Co-wrote the 2001 feature film, Hollywood Palms, wrote and directed a short film, Glutton Falls and directed/choreographed "Bukowsical", a sell-out late night musical theater parody at the Sacred Fools Theater in Los Angeles, California. Cameron also directed the video "Fat Girl" for heavy metal band Steel Panther as well as co-wrote the song "Girl From Oklahoma" on their 2009 debut Feel the Steel. Since late 1999, has made a living as voice over talent for radio and television commercials.
In 2006, he originated the role of Carl in Love Tapes, a play based on video tapes sent by a fan to guitarist Steve Vai. Love Tapes was written by Steven Banks and Penn Jillette and directed by Cameron's wife, Jessie Marion.
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- 1990 Men at Work as Pizza Man
- 1991 Ski School as Dave Marshak
- 1994 Ski School 2 as Dave Marshak
- 1987 Summer School as Chainsaw
- 2002 Highball as The Magician
- 2009 Hole in One as Dr. Carlton Piedmont
- 1993 Grey Knight as Borne
- 2005 I'm Not Gay as Magazine Man
- 1992 Miracle Beach as Scotty
- 1984 Things Are Looking Up as Kelly Sanfillipo
- 1988 Bad Dreams as Ralph
- 1990 Rockula as Ralph
- 1995 Kicking and Screaming as Zach
- 1999 Two-Eleven as Michael Glaser
- 2023 Wine Club as Phil
- 2019 Big Bear Lake as Leonard Vickers
- 2000 Hollywood Palms as Jeff
- 2004 Grace And The Storm as Rich Karma
- 1990 Disturbed as Singing Telegram Man
- 2021 12 Mill Road as Father Greg
- 2011 Dream Cast as Himself
- 2020 Green Seas as Narrator
- 2015 Straight Outta Compton as Capitol Records Executive
- 2025 213 Bones as Bob
- 2025 Found Footage: The Making of the Patterson Project as Frank
- 2016 The Good Neighbor as Defense Attorney
- 2024 Dead Sea as Curtis Hunt
- 2000 Deep Core as Head Engineer
- 2016 Director's Cut as Brian
- 1995 Charlie's Ghost Story as Sheriff
- 1986 Prince of Bel Air as Willard
- 1998 Hi-Life as Santa Simon
- 1994 Sleep with Me as Leo
- 2011 Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer as Animated Reporter / Town Hall Official
- 1994 State of Emergency as Roger
- 2018 Nigerian Prince as Bob
- 1998 Some Girl as Poet
- 2022 It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Murder as Diana's Father
- 2016 Director's Cut as Brian (uncredited)
- 2005 Rainbow's End as Sam
- 1992 Mad About You ( 3 episodes ) as Irwin
- 1979 The Facts of Life ( 1 episode )
- 1986 ALF ( 3 episodes ) as Robert Sherwood
- 1998 Will & Grace ( 1 episode ) as Guy
- 1994 ER ( 1 episode ) as Edward
- 2015 We Bare Bears ( 2 episodes ) as Additional Voices (voice)
- 1986 Fast Times ( 7 episodes ) as Jeff Spicoli
- 1990 They Came from Outer Space ( 20 episodes ) as Bo
- 2022 Quantum Leap ( 1 episode ) as Saul Becker
- 1984 Spencer ( 13 episodes )
- 1998 Felicity ( 1 episode ) as Jeff Marshall
- 2003 NCIS ( 1 episode ) as Landlord
- 2014 How to Get Away with Murder ( 1 episode ) as Jim Buchanan
- 2016 Goliath ( 1 episode ) as Joe Lakhani
- 2022 The Rookie: Feds ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Reeves
- 2016 The Comeback Kids ( 1 episode ) as Gary
- 2010 Regular Show ( 1 episode ) as Suit (voice)
- 2009 Glee ( 1 episode ) as Kurt's Acting Teacher
- 2006 Psych ( 1 episode ) as Zach Eikleberry
- 2018 Alex, Inc. ( 1 episode ) as Bruce
- 2005 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia ( 1 episode ) as Drisko
- 2012 The Newsroom ( 1 episode ) as D.C. Panelist
- 2011 Shameless ( 1 episode ) as Adam Gillespie
- 2025 Paradise ( 1 episode ) as Principal Daves
- 2022 Bosch: Legacy ( 1 episode ) as Porter
- 1994 Party of Five ( 1 episode ) as Neal
- 2003 Mister Sterling ( 2 episodes ) as Deputy Press Secretary
- 2003 Mister Sterling ( 7 episodes ) as Derek
