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DENNIS
COLE is celebrating 35 years as a performing artist; Dennis
Cole's career has covered almost every area of the performing
arts. Starting as a motion picture and television stunt
man, dancing in many film musicals, his acting career was
launched with a starring role in ABC TV's "Felony Squad"
with Howard Duff and Ben Alexander. Another major television
role was that of Lance Prentiss in "The Young and the
Restless."
He
guest starred in a host of television shows, such as "The
Love Boat," "Charlie's
Angels," "Murder
She Wrote," "Silk
Stalkings," Pacific
Blue" and "Baywatch,"
among others. After performing for many years in television,
Dennis became involved in theater when he landed the leading
role in the Broadway-bound show; ALL THE GIRLS CAME OUT
TO PLAY. Looking to add yet another dimension to his career,
Dennis performed his own musical revue at the famous Gazzarri's
on the Sunset Strip and at the Debbie Reynolds Hotel and
Casino in Las Vegas. Dennis has previously toured with Ray
Cooney's British farces: RUN FOR YOU WIFE and OUT OF ORDER.
His most recent production was as the Narrator in BLOOD
BROTHERS at New York State's Art-Park and most recently
played the infamous King Marchan in the first National tour
of Broadway's Victor
/ Victoria.
As
a result of an injury sustained while performing on stage
with Victor, Victoria Dennis has had to undergo 3 surgeries
and has been sidelined for almost 3 ½ years. While
Dennis has been out of sight from stage and screen, he
has continued to make time for his charitable work.
Dennis has been involved
with the Cancer Society as Honorary Chairman for some 20
years and continues to work with the Willie Shoemaker Foundation
and the Arthritis Foundation. He has most recently performed
for The Children's Home Society in Ft. Lauderdale and will
perform for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, in Boca Raton,
Florida.
The loss of his son, Joey
to murder, still seems unbelievable to him and as he continues
looking to find answers to that horrendous crime, in the
twelve years that have passed Dennis feels they have served
to strengthen his belief in God and he now feels that Joey
was taken from this world because he was needed somewhere
else and is serving to give love and guidance to others
on another plane.
As Dennis reflects on his career, he feels that he has been
one of the luckiest people in the world to have worked with
and met so many great artists. "I'm a guy from Detroit
who
never dreamed that my life would be filled with such incredible
excitement, adventure and good fortune. I'm truly thankful
to God and the many Angel's in my life."
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