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A life-long resident of Philadelphia, Dean Malissa has been a performer since childhood. After graduating with a degree in Media and Communications, he entered the world of business – working his way from a junior salesman to the senior vice presidency of an international manufacturing firm.
Dec 16, 2021 · Dean Malissa, as George Washington, speaks to a crowd. (Courtesy of Dean Malissa) Acting, though, had been enjoyable to Malissa. He just hadn’t done it since high school. So after the sale, he tried it out again, landing the lead role in “Damn Yankees” at Beth Sholom Congregation in Elkins Park.
Jul 3, 2018 · Dean Malissa is the world’s leading portrayer of George Washington. The proper term for what Malissa does — dressing as Washington and speaking as him and essentially being him — is...
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Jan 5, 2022 · They were talking about Dean Malissa, the Jewish actor who portrayed Washington before Shippey. “He set a very high bar,” Shippey said. From 2004 until the outbreak of COVID-19, Malissa served as the foremost Washington impersonator in the nation that Washington fathered.
Jun 4, 2012 · “Washington is received almost universally with acclamation and roaring applause,” Dean Malissa says. “My friends who portray Thomas Jefferson walk around with a target on their back. People ...
Dean Malissa is known for Aquarius (2000), Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (2003) and First Freedom: The Fight for Religious Liberty (2012).
Jul 2, 2015 · The actor who brings George Washington to life at Mount Vernon. Not everyone can claim the same career path as Dean Malissa. After working in corporate America for 25 years, he became an actor in Philadelphia and then the George Washington impersonator at Mount Vernon.
