Baritone Dean Willis is from Burleson, Texas. He studied at Southern Methodist University and Abilene Christian University. Willis has performed the roles of Figaro in The Marriage of Figaro, Escamillo in Carmen, Dulcamara in The Elixir of Love, and Vertigo in Pépito. Willis is also the worship minister for the Pleasant Ridge Church of Christ in Arlington. He lives in Burleson with his wife, Kristen, and two children, Chloe and Camden.