Here is the biography of Dennis Hensley:
Dennis Hensley is a Los Angeles-based writer, performer, and television personality. Born on September 29th in Holbrook, Arizona, he graduated from Arizona State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Broadcasting. After moving to Los Angeles, he worked as a studio page, ushering audiences into tapings for various TV shows. He later became a singer/dancer/Assistant Cruise Director for Princess Cruises, performing in numerous musical extravaganzas.
Hensley began his writing career by selling his first story, "Confessions of a Boy Toy Wannabe," to Movieline magazine in 1990. He has since written for various publications, including Hollywood Life, In Style, Us Weekly, TV Guide, Total Film, Esquire, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Gotham, Hampton's, Out, The Advocate, and The Face.
As a travel writer, Hensley has written about destinations such as New Zealand, Zurich, Montreal, Toronto, Prague, Budapest, Vienna, Dubai, Peru, Brazil, and Phoenix, AZ. He has also penned a monthly column called "Going My Way" for OutTraveler.com and is a regular contributor to Man About World.
Hensley's fiction work includes the novel "Misadventures in the (213)," which was published by Rob Weisbach Books in 1998. The book spent several weeks on the L.A. Times bestseller list and garnered Hensley appearances on The Rosie O'Donnell Show, CNN, and TNT's Movie Lounge.
In addition to his writing, Hensley has worked in television, co-writing, co-directing, and co-starring in the short film "Evie Harris: Shining Star." He has also appeared in the feature film "Girls Will Be Girls" and co-wrote the feature script "Testosterone" with director David Moreton.
Hensley has also been involved in various radio projects, co-hosting the pop culture-themed show "Twist" and hosting his own show, "Dennis Hensley's The MisMatch Game." He has also hosted and produced Outfest's Home Video Gong Show since 1998.
In 2008, Hensley released the animated short film "Dipshits," which depicted a conspiracy between Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton, Nicole Richie, and President George W. Bush. He was also one of the winners of the HBO Shout Short Film Contest and received a grant to direct his script for the comedic short "Reunion."
Hensley has worked on various TV shows, including "Lovespring International," "Life of Leisure," and "Bravo's All-Star Reality Reunion." He has also written and directed several comic short films, including "Rubdown" and "If We Took a Holiday."
In recent years, Hensley has returned to his cruise ship roots, writing and directing the murder mystery comedy show "The Dangerous Hour" for Princess Cruises. He is currently working on a new TV adaptation of his novel "Misadventures in the (213)" and has a pilot script for a musical dramedy called "Rhapsody."
