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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

1989
UFO Abduction

as    Michael Van Heese