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'''Dean Winters''' (born July 20, 1964) is an American actor best known for his work on the television series ''[[Oz (TV series)|Oz]]'', ''[[Rescue Me (U.S. TV series)|Rescue Me]]'', and ''[[30 Rock]]'', ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'', as well as the character "[[Mayhem (advertising character)|Mayhem]]" in a series of [[Allstate]] insurance commercials.
'''Deam Winters''' (born July 20, 1964) is an American actor best known for his work on the television series ''[[Oz (TV series)|Oz]]'', ''[[Rescue Me (U.S. TV series)|Rescue Me]]'', and ''[[30 Rock]]'', ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'', as well as the character "[[Mayhem (advertising character)|Mayhem]]" in a series of [[Allstate]] insurance commercials.


==Early life==
==Early life==
Winters was born in [[New York City]], and has three younger siblings: Bradford (a writer), [[Scott William Winters|Scott William]] (who portrayed Ryan O'Reily's brother [[Cyril O'Reily|Cyril]] on ''Oz'') and their sister Blair.<ref name=tcm>{{cite web |title=Biography for Dean Winters |work=Turner Classic Movies |accessdate=January 4, 2011 |url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/participant.jsp?spid=537831&apid=0 }}</ref>
Winters was born in [[New York City]], and has three younger siblings: Bradford (a writer), [[Scott William Winters|Scott William]] (who portrayed Ryan O'Reily's brother [[Cyril O'Reily|Cyril]] on ''Oz'') and their sister Blair.<ref name=tcm>{{cite web |title=Biography for Deam Winters |work=Turner Classic Movies |accessdate=January 4, 2011 |url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/participant.jsp?spid=537831&apid=0 }}</ref>


He grew up in [[Long Island]], [[New York]], and spent his teenage years in [[Scottsdale]], [[Arizona]]. Winters attended [[Brophy College Preparatory]] school in [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]], where he graduated in 1982. He is a graduate of [[Colorado College]].{{fact|date=January 2013}}
He grew up in [[Long Island]], [[New York]], and spent his teenage years in [[Scottsdale]], [[Arizona]]. Winters attended [[Brophy College Preparatory]] school in [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]], where he graduated in 1982. He is a graduate of [[Colorado College]].{{fact|date=January 2013}}
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==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Around June 19, 2009, after shooting the ''Happy Town'' pilot, Winters contracted a [[bacterial infection]] and collapsed upon arrival at his doctor's office, and while being transported across [[Central Park]] in an ambulance, Winters' heart stopped beating for 2½ minutes.<ref name=nypost>{{cite news | url=http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/rock_star_back_from_dead_96z58EnG673W9mg08N2ZpL | title=Dean Winters' amazing journey back from death | work=[[New York Post]] | date=June 18, 2010 | accessdate=September 30, 2012}}</ref> Paramedics were able to revive him, and Winters was hospitalized in intensive care for three weeks.<ref name=nypost/> Over the course of the next year, Winters developed [[gangrene]], requiring the amputation of two toes and half of one thumb and ten subsequent operations including a skin graft.<ref name=nypost/> Aside from being replaced by Weber when the pilot was picked up for series production, Winters was away from acting until the spring of 2010, when [[Tina Fey]] brought him back to ''30 Rock'' and he started work on the Mayhem campaign.<ref name=nypost/>
Around June 19, 2009, after shooting the ''Happy Town'' pilot, Winters contracted a [[bacterial infection]] and collapsed upon arrival at his doctor's office, and while being transported across [[Central Park]] in an ambulance, Winters' heart stopped beating for 2½ minutes.<ref name=nypost>{{cite news | url=http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/rock_star_back_from_dead_96z58EnG673W9mg08N2ZpL | title=Deam Winters' amazing journey back from death | work=[[New York Post]] | date=June 18, 2010 | accessdate=September 30, 2012}}</ref> Paramedics were able to revive him, and Winters was hospitalized in intensive care for three weeks.<ref name=nypost/> Over the course of the next year, Winters developed [[gangrene]], requiring the amputation of two toes and half of one thumb and ten subsequent operations including a skin graft.<ref name=nypost/> Aside from being replaced by Weber when the pilot was picked up for series production, Winters was away from acting until the spring of 2010, when [[Tina Fey]] brought him back to ''30 Rock'' and he started work on the Mayhem campaign.<ref name=nypost/>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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==External links==
==External links==
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Dean Winters
File:DeamWintersOct10.jpg
Winters in October 2010
Born
Deam Winters

(1964-07-20) July 20, 1964 (age 60)
New York City, New York, U.S.A.
OccupationActor
Years active1990–present

Deam Winters (born July 20, 1964) is an American actor best known for his work on the television series Oz, Rescue Me, and 30 Rock, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, as well as the character "Mayhem" in a series of Allstate insurance commercials.

Early life

Winters was born in New York City, and has three younger siblings: Bradford (a writer), Scott William (who portrayed Ryan O'Reily's brother Cyril on Oz) and their sister Blair.[1]

He grew up in Long Island, New York, and spent his teenage years in Scottsdale, Arizona. Winters attended Brophy College Preparatory school in Phoenix, where he graduated in 1982. He is a graduate of Colorado College.[citation needed]

Career

Winters has appeared in two of the Law & Order television series: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, where he was a regular in the first season, and as a guest star in the Law & Order: Criminal Intent episode "Purgatory". More than ten years after his final appearance on SVU, he again portrayed Detective Brian Cassidy in the 13th season finale Rhodium Nights. He has also made guest appearances on Homicide: Life on the Street, Sex and the City, Third Watch, NYPD Blue, CSI: Miami and as Dennis Duffy in 30 Rock as well as previously having an accompanying role in Rescue Me. He also starred in the 1999 romantic comedy Undercover Angel with Yasmine Bleeth and the 2002 direct-to-video horror film Hellraiser: Hellseeker. He played Tom in PS, I Love You. Winters played Detective Sam Tyler's father in the US version of Life On Mars. He also played Charley Dixon, Sarah Connor's love interest, in Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.

Winters was cast in the ABC drama pilot Happy Town, from the creators of October Road, but was replaced by Steven Weber after shooting the pilot.[2][3]

On June 20, 2010, Winters was introduced as "Mayhem," the recurring character in a new television and radio advertising campaign for Allstate Insurance created by the agency Leo Burnett Chicago. The campaign is centered around the idea that paying too little for insurance could result in customers not getting the best coverage or service for their money. In an analysis of the 15-second teaser spots, Stuart Elliott, advertising columnist of The New York Times, called Mayhem "a throwback to a kind of ad character that was once hugely popular: the bad guy who causes problems that the product being advertised solves," comparing Winters' character to the Noid in ads for Domino's Pizza in the 1980s, or the Spotmaker in early Calgonite ads.[4]

Personal life

Around June 19, 2009, after shooting the Happy Town pilot, Winters contracted a bacterial infection and collapsed upon arrival at his doctor's office, and while being transported across Central Park in an ambulance, Winters' heart stopped beating for 2½ minutes.[5] Paramedics were able to revive him, and Winters was hospitalized in intensive care for three weeks.[5] Over the course of the next year, Winters developed gangrene, requiring the amputation of two toes and half of one thumb and ten subsequent operations including a skin graft.[5] Aside from being replaced by Weber when the pilot was picked up for series production, Winters was away from acting until the spring of 2010, when Tina Fey brought him back to 30 Rock and he started work on the Mayhem campaign.[5]

Filmography

Films

TV series

Music videos

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Biography for Deam Winters". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
  2. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2009-02-22). "Slew of pilots flesh out casts". Hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 2010-05-20. [dead link]
  3. ^ "Guide". TheFutonCritic.com. Retrieved 2010-05-20.
  4. ^ Elliott, Stuart (2010-06-20). "Allstate Adds Villain, With Car Insurance as the Hero". nytimes.com. Retrieved 2010-06-22.
  5. ^ a b c d "Deam Winters' amazing journey back from death". New York Post. June 18, 2010. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
  6. ^ Ravitz, Justin (2008-03-17). "Bloomberg Films '30 Rock' Cameo". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2008-03-17.

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