Dean Wareham (born 1 August 1963) is an American musician and actor who formed the band Galaxie 500 in 1987. He left Galaxie 500 in April 1991 and founded the band Luna. In 1997, he made an album with Claudia Silver under the name of Cagney And Lacee. Since Luna's breakup in 2005, Wareham has released albums with fellow Luna bandmate (and wife) Britta Phillips under the name of Dean and Britta. They also work as film composers, notably on the Noah Baumbach films The Squid and the Whale and Mistress America. He released a self-titled album in 2014 and reformed Luna in 2015. Dean Wareham was born in Wellington, NZ, but moved to NYC at age 14. He formed the bands GALAXIE 500 (in 1987) and LUNA (in 1991). After Luna played their "final shows" in 2005, Wareham released three albums as DEAN & BRITTA with Luna bandmate (now wife) Britta Phillips. The pair also score films, most notably Noah Baumbach's THE SQUID & THE WHALE and MISTRESS AMERICA, and Andy Warhol's SCREEN TESTS. Wareham's memoir, BLACK POSTCARDS was published by Penguin press in 2006. In 2013, Dean released his first solo record, EMANCIPATED HEARTS, an extended EP produced by Jason Quever of the band, Papercuts. A self-titled full-length album produced by Jim James of My Morning Jacket followed in 2014. Luna reformed and began touring again in 2015. Last year, they released A Sentimental Education, an album of covers, and A Place of Greater Safety, an EP of 6 instrumentals.