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Dean Richard Collins (born May 30, 1990) is an American actor, best known for playing the character Mike Gold in the Fox television 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.

He also appeared as Harry Beardsley in the November 2005 film Yours, Mine and Ours, and as Garrett in the 2006 film Hoot. He is currently working on the 2008 film The Least of These, now in post-production.

Collins was born in Los Angeles, California. He lives with his parents, two older brothers, and younger sister. One of his brothers, Blake Collins, is a professional singer-songwriter.

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

Collins and Lerman have also formed a band, along with musician Daniel Pashman. Collins sings lead vocals, Lerman plays keyboard, and Pashman plays guitar and drums. Originally, the band was named Indigo, but was recently renamed Puzzles, apparently for legal reasons.

Filmography

Television

External links

• Dean Collins at the Internet Movie Database
• Monkeynuts1069 at YouTube
• Puzzles at Myspace