Known to his old friends as Jason Bennison, Dean (adopted the name in honor of James Dean ) is not a newcomer to the entertainâ€" ment industry. At 16 he started his own Karaoke business in the Mississauga/Oakville area. In his late teens he left Oakville to study the arts at a high school in Florida prior to joining Nova Scotia‘s Theatre Anitgonish and Coastline Theatre Company for a season. The rest is history. Dean wooed audiences at Toronto‘s Limelight Dinner Theatre for a threeâ€"month run with the company. In addition, his personal life took a different turn, he fell in love with one of the show‘s dancers, Michelle Forgie. The two plan to be married next year. By KATHRYN KATES Special to the Beaver Lat New Year‘s he accompanied, his mother, Sandi Bennison (his biggest fan) to the Legends show at Harbour Castle Westin. Edged on by mom, Dean approached the proâ€" ducer of the event, talent agent, John Kondis, stating his interest in becoming a member of the troupe. Much to his amazement he was auditioned and hired the next day. At 20 years old, Oakville‘s Jason Dean is already a ‘legend.‘ The actor, singer and songwriter imitates the young Elvis and Buddy Holly in the popular stage show, Legends, A Tribute To The Superstars. A legend‘ at 20 oS Moving back home, Dean joined 200 North Service DAVID B. POSEN, M.D. Reg. $19.95 259%/ OFrF Oakville Town Centre II ice Rd. W. (905) 849â€"3850 author of $142 This aspiring artist‘s dream is to become an actor and a recording artist in his own right. He has already realized part of his goal by recording at BMG Records and perâ€" forming in television shows such as "We toured across Canada and the United States as the opening act for The Sweet, Lee Aaron, Killer Dwarfs and Svengali in theatres, concert halls and arenas. I just love a live audience... even if I have a bad day, once I get on stage, nothâ€" ing else matters," says Dean. the band Absolute Faith as the lead singer. Oakville ‘legend‘, Jason Dean. (Photo by Riziero Vertolli) Saturday, May 28th 2â€"4 p.m. * Stress Management * Lifetime Counselling (See ‘King‘ page 18) Featuring tips on Special Pricing on 5 New OXYGEN Models to choose from!