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Actor-Writer DAVID DEAN BOTTRELL co-wrote the screenplay for the 2001 Fox Searchlight release KINGDOM COME starring Whoopi Goldberg, L.L. Cool J. and Jada Pinkett-Smith. Studio work includes scripts for Fox Searchlight, MTV Films, Paramount and Disney. He has sold pitches and original specs, adapted novels, rewritten scripts by other writers, worked in feature animation and recently scripted his first movie musical. He is probably best known for his reoccurring role as the creepy "Lincoln Meyer" on season three of ABC's BOSTON LEGAL. His weekly blog, PARTS AND LABOR (a seriocomic look at being middle-class in Hollywood) has developed a dedicated following. (see sidebar for more info). A former off-Broadway actor & playwright ("Dearly Departed") and active WGA member, he mentors young writers each summer in a writing lab He helped found seven years ago. His first short film, AVAILABLE MEN (which he also directed) had its world premiere at the 2007 HBO Comedy Arts Festival and went on to win 17 "Best Short Film" awards on the festival circuit including the World Comedy Festival in Toronto. Recent acting gigs include guest star roles on HARRY'S LAW, CASTLE, CRIMINAL MINDS, iCARLY and UGLY BETTY, and earlier this year had a reoccurring role on DAYS OF OUR LIVES. A funny and facile public speaker, Bottrell is frequently asked to appear on industry panels around town and regularly appears at Comedy Central's "Sit 'N Spin" show and other spoken word shows around L.A. His comedic POV column appears regularly in Metrosource Magazine and his essays have appeared on the Huffington Post and Salon.com. He was one of the original cast members of "Streep Tease," a comedy show that achieved cult status in Los Angeles, running for over a year at the Bang Comedy Theatre before playing a special engagement at New York's Public Theatre in June, 2011. His solo show, "David Dean Bottrell Makes Love: A One-Man Show," played to sell out crowds for months in Los Angeles. The son of a minister, he is originally from Louisa, Kentucky and currently lives in Los Angeles.
