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Dean Hamilton Bornstein is the CEO of Sherwood Media Company, an independent film finance, production, and distribution company. He has spent over thirty years creating, financing, marketing, producing, directing, and performing in feature films, television specials, and documentaries.
Bornstein moved to Los Angeles after three years as an Accounting Major at Michigan State University to pursue a career in the entertainment industry. He completed his education at the University of Southern California Business School while studying acting and won the prestigious "College Entrepreneur of the Year Award".
He began his acting career under contract in the Talent Development Program at ABC-TV, and shortly thereafter won a role as a regular on the Emmy Award-winning Soap, "One Life To Live". His acting career continued to grow with contracts, recurrent, and guest-starring roles on well-known shows such as "Tour of Duty", "21 Jump Street", "Facts of Life", "Night Heat", "Alfred Hitchcock Presents", and feature films "Rushweek" and Disney's "Looking For Miracles".
Dean has collaborated as an Actor, Writer, Director, and Producer on numerous award-winning feature films, television programs, live concert events, and documentaries. He has directed some of the industry's top stars, including Martin Sheen, Kris Kristofferson, Danny Aiello, Graham Greene, Ian McShane, Pamela Anderson, Denise Richards, Tyra Banks, Mickey Rooney, and Roger Moore.
Some of his notable projects include the feature film "The Road Home", which won awards at the Chicago International Children's Film Festival, the Santa Clarita Valley International Film Festival, the Atlantic International Film Festival, and the Cinemagic; "Savage Land", which was nominated for "Best Song" at the "15TH Annual 1994 Genie Awards" and received "The Dove Foundation Family Seal of Approval Award"; and "Supermodels in the Rainforest", which won "Best Documentary" at the prestigious "WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival".
Dean is currently in active development and pre-production on numerous Film and Television projects scheduled to be produced in 2025 and 2026, including the $25M Feature Film "The Final Game" and the $35M Feature Film "In God We Trust".
Dean resides in California with his wife Tania, two sons Zachary and Zayne, and daughter Zailah.
