Dean Haglund

After training with Prairie Theatre Exchange in Winnipeg, Canada, Dean received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Simon Fraser University. Later, he appeared on television in The Commish, Sliders, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids and the animated Robocop. His role as one of the Lone Gunmen led to a part in the feature film of The X-Files and a lead role in the Fox spinoff series, The Lone Gunmen. Dean began in stand-up comedy, and still performs at comedy clubs across North America. He has written a variety of fringe festival and corporate stage shows. Dean also co-wrote Channel 92, a situation comedy pilot that aired on UTV in Canada.

A long-time comedy improviser, Dean got his start with the likes of Ryan Stiles and Colin Mockery (Whose Line is it Anyway?) in the internationally award winning Vancouver TheatreSports League. He now regularly performs in Los Angeles with The Groundlings and Second City. Catch him nearly every Friday night at The Friar's club where he performs with Second City alumni such as Dan Castellaneta (Homer on The Simpsons).

Dean performs his special blend of stand-up and improv, headlining at comedy clubs and colleges across North America. He has performed in and hosted at Montreal's world famous Just for Laughs festival. He is a favorite host of award shows (Entertainment Media Awards, California Independent Film Festival, Armenian Independent Film Festival) and writes and performs for corporations such as Coca Cola, Hewlard Packard, Apple Computers and Mitsubishi. His home comedy club is the world famous The Improv in Los Angeles, where he can be seen most weeks.