Terrance Dean

Terrance Dean
File:Terrance Dean Publicity Photo.jpg
Nationality	American
Occupation(s)	Writer, memoirist
Years active	2008–present
Notable work	Hiding in Hip-Hop: On the Down Low in the Entertainment Industry (memoir)

Terrance Dean is an author, educator, writer, former MTV executive, and speaker best known for his 2008 memoir Hiding in Hip Hop: On the Down Low in the Entertainment Industry — from Music to Hollywood. He has written for The New York Sun and the The Tennessean. He has worked with entertainment professionals such as Rob Reiner, Spike Lee, Keenan Ivory Wayans, and Anjelica Houston.

In addition to writing, Dean has worked in production for MTV, BET, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures, and Warner Bros.

Influences

Dean cites the late Afro-American and openly-gay author E. Lynn Harris as a major literary influence, writing on the late author's death in which Harris said, "'Terrance, you have a gift. Your story will help so many people, especially men who are struggling with their sexuality. You better write and share it with others.' And, so I did. It felt great to have someone like E. Lynn to encourage me. If it had not been for him I would have still been hiding, and afraid to come to terms with who I am."

Sources

• Dean, Terrance (2008). Hiding in Hip Hop: On the Down Low in the Entertainment Industry—from Music to Hollywood. New York, NY: Atria Books. ISBN 978-1416553403. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)