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'''Dean Lorey''' (born [[November 17]], [[1967]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[writer]] whose projects include [[movies]] such as ''[[Major Payne]]'', [[television shows]] which include ''[[My Wife and Kids]]'' and ''[[Arrested Development (TV series)|Arrested Development]]'', and most recently a [[children’s book]], the first of a [[Book series|series]], entitled ''Nightmare Academy''.

Lorey grew up in [[Conyers, Georgia]] before attending [[New York University]]'s [[film school]], where he wrote [[book cover]] copy for [[Simon and Schuster]] and [[Bantam]] as well as writing [[commercials]] for [[MTV]] and [[Nickelodeon (TV channel)|Nickelodeon]]. In [[1990]] he moved to [[California]] and wrote a [[script]] for the movie that would become ''[[My Boyfriend's Back (movie)|My Boyfriend's Back]]'', collaborating with [[Adam Marcus]] and [[Sean Cunningham]]. Afterward, Sean asked him to finish the screenplay for ''[[Jason Goes to Hell]]'', in which he also had a [[cameo appearance]]. From there, he continued to write [[screenplays]] for movies as well as working on writing, [[Television director|directing]], and [[TV producer|producing]] for television.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fridaythe13thfilms.com/saga/part9/deanlorey.html|author=Friday the 13th Films|title=Dean Lorey -- Screenwriter}}</ref>

Dean Lorey currently lives in [[Calabasas, California]], with his wife, Elizabeth, and their sons, Chris and Alex.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.harpercollins.com/authors/32524/Dean_Lorey/index.aspx
|author=Harper Collins|title=Dean Lorey}}</ref> His first book came out on [[August 21]], [[2007]]. Universal has purchased the film rights to the book and the producers will be [[Stephen Sommers]] and [[Bob Ducsay]], who worked on movies such as ''[[The Mummy (1999 film)|The Mummy]]''.<ref>{{ cite web|url=http://targeteart.com/index3.htm|author=J.P. Targete|title=Nightmare Academy Website Live}}</ref>

==Works==
===Film===
* [[1995]] ''Major Payne''
* [[1993]] ''Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday''
* [[1993]] ''My Boyfriend's Back''

===Television===
* [[2006]] ''Arrested Development''
* 2001 – 2004 ''My Wife and Kids''

===Book===
* [[2007]] [[Nightmare Academy (novel)|''Nightmare Academy'']]
* [[2008]] '''Nightmare Academy: Monster Madness'''

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.deanlorey.com Dean Lorey Official Website]
*{{imdb name | id=0520893| name=Dean Lorey}}
*[http://www.harpercollinschildrens.com/HarperChildrens/kids/gamesandcontests/features/nightmareacademy/book.aspx Harper Collins Nightmare Academy Website]

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