Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan and raised in San Diego, California. He attended Herbert Hoover High School under the music tutelage of John Duitsman and drama with Anne Archer Krill. (Who later transferred to Patrick Henry High to teach Annette Bening and Brian Stokes Mitchell. Dale attended California State University, Stanislaus in Turlock, California, majoring in Drama. DeeTee is the Executive Producer, writer, and title character of the award winning short film, My Name Is Lamar (2017) He has worked with many distinguished directors and producers including Ethan Coen, Joel Coen' ,George Clooney, Brian Grazer, Jay Roach, Katie Jacobs and Bryan Cranston. Two of Dale's TV guest roles landed him on the 2010 Primetime Emmy ballot for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy and Drama series. _"Modern Family" (2009)_qv and _"House M.D." (2010)_qv He is an established voiceover actor with narrations for audio books and video games. Dale began his professional theater career in 1978 at Starlight Musical Theatre in San Diego. Since then he's performed at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Cincinnati Playhouse, Virginia Stage Company, San Diego Rep, Sacramento Music Circus, Sledgehammer Theatre, The Human I Theatre and Lawrence Welk Dinner Theatre. Dale has over 60 National Commercials to his credit including one spot with the U.S. Army that earned him Advertising Age Magazine's Best Commercial Actor award in 2004. As a vocalist, Dale was lead singer and percussionist for the R&B band, Upside De Head. He has sang in recording sessions as well as in concerts with Chris Brown, Poison, Barry Manilow, Helen Reddy, gospel artists Tramaine Hawkins, Kurt Carr and was a member of the gospel group, The Rickey Grundy Chorale. As a screenwriter, he is a quarter finalist in both Final Draft's and Screen Craft's 2017 Screenwriting Contests with his romantic thriller, Chalkline. His other screenplays include Mr. Cotton, Nice Guys Finish Lonely and is adapting a Frank Capra holiday classic, Pocketful Of Miracles. For television, he has written Theme Park, a workplace situation comedy. Dale proudly serves as a member of the Television Academy, American Film Institute and The Paley Center for Media.