Dean Collins is an American former actor, best known for playing the character Mike Gold in sitcom The War at Home. The series ran from September 2005 to April 2007. Previously, he had recurring roles in MADtvs "Reading Caboose" skit as Ernie, and as Warren Feide in Jack & Bobby. Collins appeared as Harry Beardsley in the 2005 film Yours, Mine & Ours, as Garrett in the 2006 film Hoot, 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, occasional co-host on actor Michael Rapaport's podcast, I Am Rapaport.
Early life Collins has a younger sister, and two older brothers, Blake Collins, a professional singer-songwriter, and Nick Collins, who works at a talent agency in Beverly Hills. Collins is Jewish.
Collins became 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 under their joint account name of "monkeynuts1069".
Collins and Lerman 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 Year Title Role 2005 Yours, Mine & Ours Harry Beardsley 2006 Hoot Garrett 2008 The Least of These Travis
Television Year Title Role Notes 1999–2000 MADtv Ernie 4 episodes 2004–2005 Jack & Bobby Warren Feide 11 episodes 2005–2007 The War at Home Mike Gold Series regular 2008 Without a Trace Corey Pickford Episode: "Last Call" 2010 Community Scott Waugh Episode: "The Art of Discourse"
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