Dean Cameron
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1962-12-25 (62 years old)
Place of Birth
Morrison - Illinois - USA
Dean Cameron
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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.
Acting
213 Bones
as Bob
(2024)
Dead Sea
as Curtis Hunt
(2023)
Wine Club
as Phil
(2022)
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Murder
as Diana's Father
(2021)
12 Mill Road
as Father Greg
(2020)
Green Seas
as Narrator
(2019)
Big Bear Lake
as Leonard Vickers
(2018)
Nigerian Prince
as Bob
(2016)
The Good Neighbor
as Defense Attorney
(2016)
Director's Cut
as Brian
(2016)
Director's Cut
as Brian (uncredited)
(2015)
Straight Outta Compton
as Capitol Records Executive
(2011)
Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer
as Animated Reporter / Town Hall Official
(2011)
Dream Cast
as Himself
(2009)
Hole in One
as Dr. Carlton Piedmont
(2005)
Rainbow's End
as Sam
(2005)
I'm Not Gay
as Magazine Man
(2004)
Grace And The Storm
as Rich Karma
(2002)
Highball
as The Magician
(2000)
Hollywood Palms
as Jeff
(2000)
Deep Core
as Head Engineer
(1999)
Two-Eleven
as Michael Glaser
(1998)
Some Girl
as Poet
(1998)
Hi-Life
as Santa Simon
(1995)
Kicking and Screaming
as Zach
(1995)
Charlie's Ghost Story
as Sheriff
(1994)
Sleep with Me
as Leo
(1994)
Ski School 2
as Dave Marshak
(1994)
State of Emergency
as Roger
(1993)
Grey Knight
as Borne
(1992)
Miracle Beach
as Scotty
(1991)
Ski School
as Dave Marshak
(1990)
Men at Work
as Pizza Man
(1990)
Rockula
as Ralph
(1990)
Disturbed
as Singing Telegram Man
(1988)
Bad Dreams
as Ralph
(1987)
Summer School
as Francis 'Chainsaw' Gremp
(1986)
Prince of Bel Air
as Willard
(1984)
Things Are Looking Up
as Kelly Sanfillipo
Crew
(2000)
Hollywood Palms
Writer