Dean Parisot (Parisot) is a Hollywood director and screenwriter whose television credits include serials like Curb Your Enthusiasm, ER, The Tick and Monk. His first feature film as a director was the 1998 film, Home Fries. In 1989, for directing The Appointments of Dennis Jennings, Parisot was honored with an Oscar for Best Live Action Short at the 61st Academy Awards.