Fame and all that
We all know the old saying... 'a picture paints a thousand words'....., which is based on a Greek saying you probably don't know, .....'never take pictures while dating a goat'1. Well, we are delighted to show you lots of pictures from Dean's private stash. These are his fond memories of working with some internationally famous directors, actors and DJs. A brief summary can be seen below. Try and remember this picture gallery in case you end up on some quiz show in future!
Dean's early career was modelling for adverts. Do you recognise some of these pictures?
After acting school, Dean became an actor or permanent extra in various films, adverts and TV productions, too numerous to list here. Some are shown below:
Shining Through
Dennis Potter drama
Dennis Potter drama
Drop The Dead Donkey
Crimewatch
Drop The Dead Donkey
The Bill
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Eastenders
Poirot
Poirot
Poirot
The Scarlet Pimpernel
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Crimewatch
Scavengers
Due to his popularity on set and skills set, Dean was invited to become a 'double' and 'mild stunt guy' for a number of well known movie celebrities2 in... The Saint, King Ralph, 101 Dalmatians, Grey Owl, Shining Through, Robin Hood Prince of Thieves, Inspector Poirot, First Knight, Scarlet Pimpernel, Interview with a Vampire, Blue Ice, the Man Who Knew Too Little, Elizabeth, Enigma, Fierce Creatures...and several James Bond films at the personal request of Pierce Brosman. Do you recognise some of the sets Dean is on? Can you name the celebrities Dean is with?
Roy Wood
(Wizzard & ELO)
Bonnie Tyler
Andrew Whyment
(Kirk in Coronation Street)
James L Ziemer
(Harley Davidson)
Die Another Day
Tomorrow Never Dies
Tomorrow Never Dies
Denise Richards
(The World Is Not Enough)
Maria Grazia Cucinotta
(The World Is Not Enough)
The Saint
The Saint
Pierce Brosnan
The World Is Not Enough
Eastenders
Eastenders
John Scott
(GMTV)
Glenn Hoddle
Mark Williams
(101 Dalmations)
Doubling Brad Pitt [Photographer Herb Ritz]
(Interview With The Vampire)
101 Dalmations
101 Dalmations
101 Dalmations
Doubling Michael Caine
(Blue Ice)
Being instructed by Lee Tamohori (Director)
(Die Another Day)
The World Is Not Enough
Pierce Brosnan & Wayne Michaels
(Tomorrow Never Dies)
Jeff Daniels & Joely Richardson
(101 Dalmations)
Val Kilmer
(The Saint)
Bill Murray
(The Man Who Knew Too Little)
Kevin Kline
(Fierce Creatures)
Glenn Close
(101 Dalmations)
Jamie Lee Curtis
(Fierce Creatures)
Michelle Yeoh
(Tomorrow Never Dies)
Elisabeth Shue
(The Saint)
Denise Richards
(The World Is Not Enough)
Dean Taylor and the crew on Elizabeth
with Cate Blanchett
Dean Taylor and the crew of Enigma
with Mick Jagger
The picture below is of Dean at the Bafta anti-piracy dinner.
Dean is quite a character and much loved by the stars, directors, other actors and film crews he worked with. In 1998, he decided to create his Many Faces characters and has not looked back since. Here are some of his tribute characters, appearing with various well known DJs and in Radio 1 road shows. Of course there are many additional photos we could have added, but the 'thousand' pictures above paint one sentence: Dean Taylor has the experience, looks and performing skills to make your corporate message or event be a resounding success!
Tomi Slav
Eddie Lock
Graham Gold
Alex P
Ali G
Austin Powers
Radio 1 Roadshow
Radio 1 Roadshow
B Brooker
Andy
4Tune
Ratpack
Lisa Mafia
Jeremy Healy
Brandon Block
Lisa Pin-Up
Slipmatt
Ann Savage
1 In Greek: Ean to pistovone afto eene aloothsoloo treli: Kindly note the old Greek who made up the goat remark above, his name was Nick Papapoopoolous, got caught and served 10 years in the nick.
2 The use of celebrity pictures on this website does not indicate that they endorse Dean Taylor or ADZ as an organisation. They have been included to give a visual historic photo story of Dean's experience and credentials.