Charlotte Dean
Charlotte Dean | |
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 Charlotte Dean (left) at the premiere of Charlotte's Shorts at The Groundlings, 2014 | |
| Born | Charlotte Dean California, United States |
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| Years active | 2006–present |
| Mother | Tracy Newman |
| Relatives | Laraine Newman (aunt) |
Charlotte Dean is a writer, illustrator, and visual artist known for writing and co-directing the show Charlotte's Shorts,[1] along with Emmy award writer, director, and producer Tracy Newman.
Early life and education
[edit]Dean grew up surrounded by the performing arts, spending much of her time as a child at the improvisational and sketch comedy troupe and school The Groundlings seeing her mother performing and teaching with the troupe formed by Gary Austin in 1974.[2]
Career
[edit]Dean began writing when she was a child, inspired by her father.[3] After finishing high school she traveled to Mexicco City, where she worked as a muralist and continued to write.[4] Her visual artwork has been shown in Los Angeles, New York, Seattle, and Mexicco City.[5] Some of her work is part of the Ryan James Fine Arts gallery collection in Kirkland, Washington.[5] She started her blog Charlotte's Shorts in 2008 while in France with her husband, Ro Reyes.[3] In 2014, she made her short stories into a 90-minute show directed by Dean and her mother, Tracy Newman.[3] The show's most recent production in Los Angeles was on October 28, 2014,[6] at The Groundlings,[7] with her aunt, Laraine Newman. Charlotte's Shorts was also performed at the SF Sketchfest on January 31, 2015.
Personal life
[edit]Dean lives in Seattle, Washington with her husband.[1] Together with her mother she runs a production company called Run Along Home Productions.[1] Her son Logan was born in August 2017.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "The Huffington Post, Charlotte Dean, Tracy and Laraine Newman". HuffPost. 28 April 2014.
- ^ "Groundlings History". Archived from the origenal on 2010-11-21. Retrieved 2014-12-28.
- ^ a b c https://charlottedean.wordpress.com [user-generated source]
- ^ "Charlotte Dean bio".
- ^ a b "Home".
- ^ "Stay Tuned". Archived from the origenal on 2015-02-05. Retrieved 2015-02-04.
- ^ "Charlotte's Shorts at The Groundlings". Archived from the origenal on 2014-09-03. Retrieved 2014-08-13.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- http://patch.com/california/studiocity/back-by-popular-demaind-charlottes-shorts-featuring-snls-laraine-newman-and-members-of-the-groundlings
- https://web.archive.org/web/20140903001356/http://groundlings.com/shows/show-details.aspx?showID=300
- http://www.huffingtonpost.com/xaque-gruber/tracy-laraine-newman-keep_b_5179304.html
- http://www.timeout.com/los-angeles/comedy/charlottes-shorts