With a dynamic energy and an almost tangible onstage presence, Dean Edwards remains one of the comedy world’s most in-demand performers across the globe. Armed with a razor sharp wit, an arsenal of characters and spot-on impressions, it’s no wonder that he’s become such a favorite, garnering media attention as well as a legion of fans. As one of the stars of MTV2’s hit Guy Code, Dean has helped the show become the most successful in the history of the network. He also hosted TV One’s clip show Vidiots and served as a correspondent on BET’s program Don't Sleep, hosted by TJ Holmes. A talented actor and comedian, Dean has been making his mark in comedy following two successful seasons as a cast member on Saturday Night Live, with such memorable impressions as Don Cheadle, Michael Jackson and Denzel Washington, as well as such original characters as "Man in Elevator" and "Cop #2." 

After dividing his college career between classes and a six-year term in the U.S. Army Reserves, Dean ultimately made the choice to devote his career to comedy. Although his fellow soldiers loved his impressions of their drill sergeant, Dean spent many an afternoon doing push-ups to pay for his comedic talent. That talent paid off and Dean found his career after participating in a college talent show. Armed with a degree in communications, he became an in-demand comic and landed his first big break on Russell Simmons' Def Comedy Jam. Subsequently, he was a featured comedian on Showtime at the Apollo a few years later. Dean followed those appearances by starring in numerous television commercials, and also worked with Spike Lee on the hit feature film The Original Kings of Comedy. He has since earned a reputation as a headlining favorite at comedy clubs and colleges across the country. An international sensation, Dean has attended Montreal’s Just For Laughs Comedy Festival twice and was chosen to perform at the Jozi, Cape Town and Durban Comedy Festivals in Johannesburg, Cape Town, and Durban, South Africa, as well as in Saudi Arabia in late 2009. More recently, Dean completed a tour of the Middle East, performing in front of more than 10,000 comedy fans beginning in Cairo, Egypt, and ending in Kuwait. Dean has made several late-night appearances, including The Late Show with Craig Ferguson and Last Call with Carson Daly. He was also a favorite and frequent guest on Byron Allen’s Comics Unleashed, and frequently provided comedic commentary on various VH1 highlight shows. Director Malcolm Lee also chose Dean to finish Bernie Mac’s voice/ADR work on Soul Men after the comedian’s untimely death. Dean spent two years creating and workshopping the character of Donkey, leading up to Dreamworks’ Shrek the Musical on Broadway. Jeffrey Katzenberg was so impressed by Dean’s vocal talents that he invited Dean to step into Eddie Murphy’s shoes to reprise the role of Donkey in Dreamworks’ new Halloween classic, Scared Shrekless. Some of his feature credits include Spiderman 3, Tony-N-Tina's Wedding, and Universal Remote. Dean’s first comedy album, Real Talk with Fake People, Volume 1, debuted at the top of iTunes comedy charts in 2009.