Dustin Lee Abraham
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Dustin Lee Abraham is an American
United States
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actor
Actor
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, producer and screenwriter
Screenwriter
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. He was born in Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
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. He penned the 2001 cult movie How High
How High
How High is a 2001 stoner comedy starring Method Man and Redman, written by Dustin Lee Abraham, and director Jesse Dylan's debut feature film. Entertainment Weekly rated it third in their "Best Stoner Movie" top ten list...
for Method Man
Method Man
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and Redman. As of 2009, he produces and writes for CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama television series, which premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000. The show was created by Anthony E. Zuiker and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer...
. A 2007 episode, entitled Dead Doll, was nominated for an Emmy for "outstanding makeup for a single-camera series (non-prosthetic)."
On March 27, 2007, Redman confirmed on BET
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Rap City
Rap City
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that How High 2, the sequel to How High, is being written by Abraham. The script is still in progress though the project is set to begin production in August 2008.
On December 6, 2007, legendary film director William Friedkin
William Friedkin
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directed an episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
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, Cockroaches
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, written and produced by Abraham. This was the first time Friedkin had made a presence in television in nearly a decade.
Abraham has graduated from Chaparral High School in Las Vegas, Arizona State University
Arizona State University
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and California State University, Los Angeles
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.
Before his work in film and television, Abraham won the distinguished title of American Forensic Association
American Forensic Association
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Dramatic Interpretation National Speech Champion. Actor James Dean
James Dean
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won the same title when he was in high school.
Abraham was mentored by Anthony E. Zuiker
Anthony E. Zuiker
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, creator of all three CSI franchises, while a student in high school.