DEAN Z CAST

Meet the people who help make the magic happen!

THE tupelo sound

COLTON COOPER

Colton Cooper was born and raised right here in Branson, Missouri. Colton has performed most of his life with his parents, Clay and Tina Cooper. He aspired to play football in college, but soon found a passion for music and decided to follow the path of his parents. Colton currently performs in three shows at Clay Cooper Theatre including Clay Cooper's Country Express, Hot Rods & High Heels, and Dean Z's Ultimate Elvis Show. He is staying busy and having a blast. In his free time, Colton enjoys learning all aspects of music, working out, and assisting his mom with administrative work at the theatre.


brian skinner

Born during a total solar eclipse — this Pisces began his performance career singing bass (poorly) in a barbershop quartet at Fort Atkinson High School solo and ensemble contest. From there he became a singing/dancing Mountie at Six Flags Great America. Next, he wrote, performed and produced his own show - “Jump, Jive n’ Wail” in Wisconsin Dells. From there Skinner sailed the seas as a guest entertainer onboard Norwegian, Disney and Royal Caribbean’s cruise lines as the creator/beat-bass of the pop a cappella group “The Cat’s Pajamas - vocal band”. From there the Cat’s PJ’s ventured to Branson and performed over 1000 shows. Skinner is happy to be singing harmonies for Dean Z for his second season. His hobbies include chicken chasing, paddle boarding, and unicycling . . at the same time.


joey blackwood

Joey was born and raised here in Branson and is the son of Robbie Blackwood, Clay’s Drummer. Growing up, He really wanted to be a rock guitarist but very quickly found a love for singing and dancing.


He started working at Clay’s theatre in fall of 2021 performing in Clay Cooper's Country Express show and recently joined the cast of Dean Z: The Ultimate Elvis in 2024. He’s very blessed to be a part of such great fun and entertainment.

jacob deck

Jacob Deck is from Kennett, MO. He began singing and dancing at a very young age, and continued to pursue this passion throughout high school and college performing in numerous theatrical productions. His professional credits include: Pinocchio in Shrek the Musical and Bert in Mary Poppins.
He’s danced in The Daniel O’Donnell Show, Clay Cooper’s Country Express, and can currently be seen in Dean Z - The Ultimate Elvis and Hot Rods and High heels. “The only way to do great work, is to love what you do!”

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