The Big One-Oh! marks Dean’s debut as a novelist
Dean’s first novel, The Big One-Oh!, was published to wide acclaim, and the audiobook — narrated by Dean — earned a Grammy nomination for Best
Dean’s first novel, The Big One-Oh!, was published to wide acclaim, and the audiobook — narrated by Dean — earned a Grammy nomination for Best
Hugh Jackman earned the Tony Award for Best Actor playing songwriter Peter Allen in The Boy From Oz, performing several songs written by Dean and
The musical adaptation of Footloose, co-written by Dean, opened at the Richard Rodgers Theatre and shattered box office records. The show went on to run
Dean’s HBO film Blood Brothers: The Joey DiPaolo Story won the CableACE Award for Best Children’s Program, demonstrating his range as a writer, director, and
Whitney Houston’s powerhouse recording of “All the Man That I Need,” written by Dean Pitchford and Michael Gore, reached #1 worldwide, becoming one of the
The Cher–Peter Cetera duet “After All,” co-written with Tom Snow for the film Chances Are, topped charts internationally and earned Dean another Academy Award nomination
Dolly Parton’s hit recording of “Don’t Call It Love,” co-written with Tom Snow, earned BMI Country Song of the Year, highlighting Dean’s songwriting success across
In January 1985, Dean Pitchford earned two Academy Award nominations for Best Original Song for his work on the film Footloose. Both “Footloose” and “Let’s
Dean co-wrote “Welcome,” the musical invocation for the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics Opening Ceremony. Performed by a choir of more than 1,000 voices, the piece
The film opened at the top of the box office and became the highest-grossing February release of its time. Its soundtrack displaced Michael Jackson’s Thriller
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