Dean Neistat
| Dean Neistat | |
|---|---|
| File:DeanNeistat.jpgDeanNeistat.jpg Dean Neistat in 2016 | |
| Born | New London County, Connecticut, U.S. |
| 🎓 Alma mater | University of South Carolina |
| 💼 Occupation | Actor/Stuntman |
| 📆 Years active | 2012–present |
Dean Neistat is an American stuntman[1] and actor.[1] He is also a decorated USAF combat pilot who served in Iraq and Afghanistan.[2] He is a younger brother of YouTube celebrity and filmmaker Casey Neistat.
Early years
Neistat grew up in a small town in coastal Connecticut. He was the youngest of four children. He attended Ledyard public schools from kindergarten until he graduated Ledyard high school in 2001. He excelled at tennis and spent three years on the varsity tennis team. His best record was during his junior year where he won 15 matches and lost only two.[3] Ledyard High School tennis team was the Eastern Connecticut Conference Champion that year.[4]
Education
- 2005 Bachelor of Science degree University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
- 2005 Air and Space Basic Course, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
- 2007 United States Air Force Undergraduate Pilot Training, Laughlin AFB, Texas
- 2010 United States Air Force Squadron Officer School in Correspondence
Military career
Neistat was interviewed about his time in the USAF by AnimalNY.[5]
Assignments
- May 2005 – January 2006, Executive Officer, 437th OSS, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina
- January 2006 – January 2007, student, undergraduate pilot training, Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas
- February 2007 – January 2011, Boeing C-17 Globemaster III Pilot, Deputy Chief of Combat Tactics 15th Airlift Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina
- January 2011 - March 2012, Boeing C-17 Globemaster III Instructor Pilot, 6th Airlift Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey
Flight information
- Rating: Pilot
- Flight hours: More than 2,500
- Combat Flight Hours: More than 800
- Aircraft flown: Cessna 172, T-37, T-6A Texan II, T-1A Jayhawk, and Boeing C-17 Globemaster III
Awards and decorations
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Effective dates of promotion
| Rank | Date |
|---|---|
| File:US-OF1B.svg Second Lieutenant | May 15, 2005 |
| File:US-OF1A.svg First Lieutenant | May 15, 2007 |
 Captain |
May 15, 2009 |
Post-military life
Neistat separated from active duty in March 2012. He then moved to NYC to pursue a career as a stuntman. He quickly gained traction with the local stunt community with jobs on several Feature Films and Television programs. During this time he began studying acting with Sondra Lee. After booking small parts on TV shows and films such as Daredevil[7] and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt [8] Neistat booked a strong supporting role in the film Patriots Day playing opposite Kevin Bacon in 2016.[9] The film premiered at AFI Fest in Los Angeles and had its red carpet premiere in Boston on December 14, 2016.[10]
Neistat also is a talented photographer. He worked for several news publications and has had photos run on international publications both in print and online. [11] [12] [13]
On January 23, 2016, during the January 2016 United States blizzard, Dean, his brother Casey Neistat, Oscar Boyson, and Jesse Wellens filmed a video through the abandoned streets of New York City.[14] The video, titled "Snowboarding with the NYPD," showed Dean towing his brother Casey on a rope through streets of NYC and through Times Square. The video went viral and gained 6.5 million views on YouTube within 24 hours.[15]
Film
| Year | Film | Credited as | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuntman | Actor | Role | |||
| 2013 | The Wolf of Wall Street | Yes | No | ||
| 2014 | The Amazing Spider Man 2 | No | Yes | ||
| 2014 | The Equalizer | Yes | No | ||
| 2014 | John Wick | Yes | No | ||
| 2015 | 10,000 Saints | Yes | No | ||
| 2015 | Body | Yes | No | Stunt Coordinator | |
| 2015 | The SpongeBob Movie 2 | Yes | No | ||
| 2015 | Run All Night | Yes | No | ||
| 2016 | Urge | Yes | No | ||
| 2016 | Viral | No | Yes | ||
| 2016 | Freak Show | Yes | No | ||
| 2016 | Nerve | Yes | No | ||
| 2016 | Patriots Day | No | Yes | Agent Butler | |
| 2017 | Good Time | Yes | No | Stunt Coordinator | |
| 2017 | Book of Henry | Yes | Yes | ||
Television
| Year | Film | Credited as | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuntman | Actor | Role | ||||
| 2010 | The Neistat Brothers | No | Yes | |||
| 2012 | NYC22 | Yes | No | 1 episode | ||
| 2012 | 30 Rock | Yes | No | 2 episodes | ||
| 2013 | Deception | Yes | Yes | Andrei | 3 episodes | |
| 2013 | Revolution | Yes | No | 1 episode | ||
| 2013 | Elementary | Yes | No | 1 episode | ||
| 2014 | Hostages | Yes | No | 1 episode | ||
| 2014 | Banshee | Yes | No | 1 episode | ||
| 2014 | The Following | Yes | No | 3 episodes | ||
| 2014 | Boardwalk Empire | Yes | No | 3 episodes | ||
| 2014 | Person of Interest | Yes | No | 7 episodes | ||
| 2014 | Babylon Fields (Pilot) | Yes | No | 1 episode | ||
| 2015 | The Devil You Know (Pilot) | Yes | No | 1 episode | ||
| 2015 | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | Yes | Yes | 1 episode | ||
| 2015 | One Bad Choice | Yes | No | 1 episode | ||
| 2015 | House of Cards | Yes | No | 2 episodes | ||
| 2015 | Late Show with David Letterman | Yes | Yes | Daylight Savings Guy | 1 episode | |
| 2015 | Allegiance | Yes | No | 1 episode | ||
| 2015 | Younger | Yes | No | 1 episode | ||
| 2015 | Gotham | Yes | Yes | 2 episodes | ||
| 2016 | Mozart in the Jungle | Yes | Yes | Stunt Coordinator/ Mounted Police | 1 episode | |
| 2016 | The Mysteries of Laura | Yes | No | 2 episodes | ||
| 2016 | Vinyl | Yes | No | 1 episode | ||
| 2016 | Daredevil | Yes | Yes | 2 episodes | ||
| 2016 | Law and Order SVU | Yes | No | 1 episode | ||
| 2016 | The Americans | Yes | No | 2 episodes | ||
| 2016 | Power | Yes | No | 1 episode | ||
| 2016 | Mr Robot | Yes | No | 2 episodes | ||
| 2016 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Yes | No | Stunt Coordinator | 2 episode | |
| 2016 | The Blacklist | Yes | No | 4 episodes | ||
| 2016 | Blue Bloods | Yes | No | 7 episodes | ||
| 2016 | Codes of Conduct (Pilot) | Yes | No | 1 episode | ||
| 2016 | Blindspot | Yes | No | 3 episodes | ||
| 2016 | The OA | Yes | No | 1 episode | ||
| 2017 | Time after Time | Yes | Yes | 2 episodes | ||
| 2017 | The Deuce | Yes | No | 1 episode | ||
| 2017 | Friends From College | Yes | No | 1 episode | ||
| 2017 | Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt | Yes | Yes | Stunt Coordinator | 2 episodes | |
| 2017 | Iron Fist | Yes | No | 1 episode | ||
| 2017 | The Punisher | Yes | No | 1 episode | ||
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Dean Neistat". IMDB.
- ↑ "Dean Neistat". Reddit.
- ↑ "Ledyard remains undefeated..." The Day.
- ↑ "Neistat's win..." The Day2.
- ↑ Galperina, Marina. "I should Have Shot That". AnimalNY. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ↑ "Dean Neistat Personal Vlog". Tumblr. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ↑ "Daredevil Cut Man". MCU.
- ↑ "Episode 6 Recap". Entertainment Weekly. EW.Com. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
- ↑ "Patriots Day Cast". Screen Rant.
- ↑ "Patriots Day is and Oscar Contender". Deadline. Retrieved 2016-11. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ "NY Daily News".
- ↑ "2nd Avenue Explosion". Gothamist. Polaris.
- ↑ "Philip Seymour Hoffman's Death". DNA Info.
- ↑ CaseyNeistat (January 24, 2016), SNOWBOARDING WITH THE NYPD, retrieved 2016-09-05
- ↑ Steinbuch, Yaron (January 24, 2016). "Watch these snowboarders make NYC streets their slopes". New York Post. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
External links
- Dean Neistat on IMDb
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