Erin J. Dean

Erin began her acting career at 6 but decided it wasn't for her at that time and stopped. But the acting "bug" bit her again at eleven when her mother was performing improv comedy at The Second City comedy club in Santa Monica, California. Attending all of her mother's comedy classes and even participating in improv on the Second City's "Main Stage" with Chris Barnes (Second City Alumni), she soon realized that show business was what she wanted. Her real start was when Bud Freeman held an open audition for stand-up comics (that were under 18) at his The World Famous Improv comedy club in Hollywood. Erin wowed him and the press with her monologue and soon began to do the stand-up circuit (those clubs that would allow an 11 year old to perform). This eventually lead to her auditioning and winning second place on America's Funniest People. With that under her belt she landed a top agent and her career took off. After several seasons as the female lead in Nickelodian's The Journey of Allan Strange, Erin decided to retire so that she could attend college. She turned in one last performance as the levelheaded Mandy Anderson in the slasher film, Lover's Lane.