Billy Dean first gained national attention after appearing on the television talent competition Star Search.
14 Facts About Billy Dean
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Billy Dean's father, known as Billy Dean, maintained a band called The Country Rocks in his spare time.
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Billy Dean soon began touring in local clubs, and sang Frank Sinatra's "My Way" at his high school graduation.
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Billy Dean was a basketball player in high school, and was offered a scholarship to East Central Community College in Decatur, Mississippi.
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Billy Dean attended college for one year before dropping out in order to pursue his desired career in music.
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Billy Dean worked as a demo singer and took acting lessons, appearing in television commercials for McDonald's, Chevrolet and Valvoline.
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Billy Dean's self-titled second album followed in 1991, and soon earned a gold certification as well.
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Billy Dean toured with The Judds on their farewell tour in 1991, he toured with Wynonna Judd and Clint Black.
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Also in 1993, Billy Dean had an opening slot on Alan Jackson's tour.
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Billy Dean returned to the recording studio in 1996 for his fifth album, It's What I Do, on Capitol Records Nashville.
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In 1998, Victoria Shaw and several other artists, including Billy Dean, collaborated on the charity single "One Heart at a Time".
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Billy Dean took up acting once more, appearing in the minor TV specials A Face to Kill For and Blue Valley Songbird.
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Billy Dean's next release for View 2 was a cover of John Denver's "Thank God I'm a Country Boy".
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Billy Dean has taken over the lead role, playing Hank Longley, in "The Toy Shoppe" at the Starlite Theater in Branson, Missouri, through the end of 2013.