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'''''Dean and Company''''' is a television show produced in [[Birmingham]] by the Dougherty and Gagliano families.
'''''Dean and Company''''' is a weekly public access television show produced in [[Birmingham]] by the Dougherty and Gagliano families.


The show, which airs weekly on [[Brighthouse Cable]]'s public access channel, was started in the late 1970s as a video ministry by [[Dana Dean Lesley Dougherty]] and her mother, [[Daisy Dean Lesley]].  Along with Dana's daughter [[Lesley Dean Dougherty Gagliano]], who goes by the nickname of "Deanie" on the show, the three are the mainstays of the show, which features skits and vignettes.  In subsequent years, Deanie's husband [[Charles Gagliano]] and their children have been featured on the show.
The company was founded in [[1989]] as a video ministry for [[Crestway Baptist Church]]. [[Dana Dean Lesley Dougherty]], her husband [[Pat Dougherty|Pat]], and her mother, [[Daisy Dean Lesley]] learned the basics of video production in a nine-week course offered by [[Birmingham Cable]]. Shortly after they launched the church program, they branched off into a secular program to fill a void in the cable company's slate of local programming.


''Dean and Company'' produce a yearly Christmas special. The [[2009]] special was filmed at local  locations such as [[Cahaba Grand Conference Center]] and [[Bottletree]]. Previous specials have featured [[Riverchase Galleria]] and other local landmarks.  
Dana's daughter [[Lesley Dean Dougherty Gagliano]], who was a child of five when the show premiered, now stars as "Deanie" on the show, which features musical performances, comedy skits and on-location vignettes.
 
Dana's husband, [[Pat Dougherty]], participates behind the scenes. Deanie's husband [[Charles Gagliano]] and their children have been featured on the show, along with an ever-changing group of guest performers, predominantly drawn from the members of Crestway Baptist, but also including celebrities such as [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]], Randy Travis, Sylvester Stallone and Whoopi Goldberg.
 
The group produces an annual '''Dean and Company Christmas Special'''. The [[2009]] special was filmed at several area locations such as [[Cahaba Grand Conference Center]] and [[Bottletree]]. Previous specials have featured [[Riverchase Galleria]] and other local landmarks.
 
==Cast==
* Live performers
** [[Dana Dean]], ([[Dana Dean Lesley Dougherty]]), founder of the company
** [[Daisy Dean]], ([[Daisy Dean Lesley]]), Dana's mother
** [[Deanie Dean]] ([[Lesley Dean Dougherty Gagliano]]), Dana's daughter
** [[Josephine Dean Mastin]]
** [[Hadden Smith]]
** [[Leanne Steele]]
** [[Katherine Rush Robinson]]
** [[Robert Robinson]]
 
* Puppets
** P.R., a whistling bird named for [[Pau Russell]]
** Podo, a small brown dog named for Pau Russell's shaving cream
** DeeDee, a French monkey, named for [[Daisy Dean|Daisy]], [[Dana Dean|Dana]] and [[Lesley Gagliano|Deanie]]


==References==
==References==
* Colurso, Mary (December 6, 2009) "[http://blog.al.com/living-news/2009/12/post_26.html Company's coming! What would the holidays be like without ''Dean and Company'']?" ''Birmingham News''
* Colurso, Mary (December 6, 2009) "[http://blog.al.com/living-news/2009/12/post_26.html Company's coming! What would the holidays be like without ''Dean and Company'']?" {{BN}}
* Gray, Jeremy (December 21, 2015) "Dean and Company Christmas 2015: Watch Birmingham's most bizarre holiday tradition." {{BN}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://dean-and-company.com/ Dean and Company] website
* [http://dean-and-company.com/ Dean and Company] website
* [http://www.facebook.com/Dean-and-Company-112358451599/timeline Dean and Company] on Facebook.com


[[Category:TV shows]]
[[Category:TV shows]]
[[Category:1980 establishments]]

Revision as of 11:42, 23 December 2015

Dean and Company is a weekly public access television show produced in Birmingham by the Dougherty and Gagliano families.

The company was founded in 1989 as a video ministry for Crestway Baptist Church. Dana Dean Lesley Dougherty, her husband Pat, and her mother, Daisy Dean Lesley learned the basics of video production in a nine-week course offered by Birmingham Cable. Shortly after they launched the church program, they branched off into a secular program to fill a void in the cable company's slate of local programming.

Dana's daughter Lesley Dean Dougherty Gagliano, who was a child of five when the show premiered, now stars as "Deanie" on the show, which features musical performances, comedy skits and on-location vignettes.

Dana's husband, Pat Dougherty, participates behind the scenes. Deanie's husband Charles Gagliano and their children have been featured on the show, along with an ever-changing group of guest performers, predominantly drawn from the members of Crestway Baptist, but also including celebrities such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Randy Travis, Sylvester Stallone and Whoopi Goldberg.

The group produces an annual Dean and Company Christmas Special. The 2009 special was filmed at several area locations such as Cahaba Grand Conference Center and Bottletree. Previous specials have featured Riverchase Galleria and other local landmarks.

Cast

  • Puppets
    • P.R., a whistling bird named for Pau Russell
    • Podo, a small brown dog named for Pau Russell's shaving cream
    • DeeDee, a French monkey, named for Daisy, Dana and Deanie

References

External links

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