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Dean Alioto

Dean Alioto

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Director and writer Dean Alioto is an award-winning filmmaker and documentarian with an impressive track record across film and television. He has produced acclaimed specials for A+E, Bravo, and Discovery, and served as a consultant on James Fox’s hit UFO documentary The Phenomenon. Dean’s groundbreaking work in the genre has earned him a place in the Paramount+ documentary Unknown Dimensions: The Story of Paranormal Activity, where he is celebrated as the creator of The McPherson Tape, the first-ever found footage film. He is also known for the enigmatic Paramount TV movie Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County, which has become a cult classic in the UFO and paranormal storytelling space.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2025
Content

as    Stranger #1

2021
2018
Beyond the Spectrum: Being Taken

as    Filmmaker

2012
Complacent

as    Mr. Capilano

2010
The Genesis Files

as    Taylor

2009
Shadowheart

as    Spider

2007
L.A. Dicks

as    Harold

1989
UFO Abduction

as    Michael Van Heese