---
name: "Dean Lorey"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/dean-lorey"
fi1m_id: "dean-lorey"
imdb_id: "nm0520893"
tmdb_id: 64746
wikidata_id: "Q5246313"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "17 November 1967"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 0
updated: "2026-09-17T21:41:02.211514+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Dean Lorey

## Identity

Dean Lorey

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/dean-lorey
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** dean-lorey
- **IMDb ID:** nm0520893
- **TMDB ID:** 64746
- **Wikidata ID:** Q5246313
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Lorey, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5246313, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0520893/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/64746

Producer. Born 17 November 1967 in Conyers, Georgia, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 17 November 1967, Conyers, Georgia, USA
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Lorey, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5246313, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0520893/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/64746

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Arrested Development*](https://film.one/tv/arrested-development.md) (87)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Dean Lorey is an American writer and producer. Born in Conyers, Georgia, he attended New York University's film school. He began his career writing screenplays for films including *My Boyfriend's Back* (1993), *Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday* (1993) and *Major Payne* (1995).

Lorey has written for and produced several television series. His credits include *My Wife and Kids* (2001–2005), *Arrested Development* (2006, 2013), *The Crazy Ones* (2013–2014), *Powerless* (2017), *iZombie* (2018), *Harley Quinn* (2019–), *Big Shot* (2021–2022) and *Creature Commandos* (2024–). He co-created *Harley Quinn* and *Big Shot*, and has also written the children's book series *Nightmare Academy*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Arrested Development* (2003), Fi1m 87, Writer, Co-Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/arrested-development.md)

## Complete filmography (17)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Creature Commandos* (2024), series, Executive Producer, Writer
- *Poppa's House* (2024), series, Writer, Executive Producer
- *Kite Man: Hell Yeah!* (2024), series, Executive Producer, Writer, Creator
- *Big Shot* (2021), series, Executive Producer, Teleplay, Story, Writer, Creator
- *Harley Quinn* (2019), series, Executive Producer, Writer, Creator
- *Animal Crackers* (2018), Writer
- *Powerless* (2017), series, Writer
- *iZombie* (2015), series, Writer
- *The Crazy Ones* (2013), series, Writer
- *Running Wilde* (2010), series, Writer
- *'Til Death* (2006), series, Writer
- *Arrested Development* (2003), series, Writer, Co-Executive Producer — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/tv/arrested-development.md)
- *My Wife and Kids* (2001), series, Writer, Producer, Director
- *413 Hope St.* (1997), series, Creator
- *Major Payne* (1995), as Mr. Shipman · Screenplay
- *Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday* (1993), Assistant Coroner, Screenplay
- *My Boyfriend's Back* (1993), Writer

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