Daniel Franzese

Daniel Franzese Biography

Daniel Franzese (born May 9, 1978) is an American actor. He has worked in film, TV and theater.

Early life

Franzese was born in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York, the son of Denise and Ralph "R. J." Franzese, a lounge singer. Franzese attended Piper High School in Sunrise, Florida from 1992-1996. His mother, Denise, was a lunch lady at Piper.

Actor

Franzese has appeared in more than fourteen films, including Bully, Party Monster, Mean Girls, Bristol Boys and War of the Worlds. Franzese was also featured in the web series Foodies; the first episode aired in 2011. In 2016 Franzese starred in the television show Recovery Road on Freeform as Verne.

Curator

On October 12, 2007, Franzese curated his first art show called Halloween, a multi-artist show which examined celebrity, vanity, money and the day we get to dress up and ask strangers for goodies.

On April 25, 2008, at the World of Wonder Storefront Gallery in Los Angeles, California, Franzese curated an art show called depARTed. The show featured art inspired by stars that died before their time. All art was inspired by famous personalities from Marilyn Monroe, Judy Garland, James Dean and Anna Nicole Smith to notable figures like Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King Jr., to artists like Keith Haring and Isabella Blow. Artists included Ron English, Keyth Ryden (also known as KRK Ryden), and Jessicka.

Franzese's show, Crusaders and Haters, at Royal/T gallery showcased an assortment of work from artists from all over the world, depicting superheroes and villains in pop culture. The show opened July 17, 2009.

Personal life

On April 22, 2014, Franzese came out publicly as gay, stating that while his friends and family knew, it was time "everyone knew the truth". In July 2016, he got engaged to his partner Joseph Bradley Phillips.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	Bully	Derek Dzvirko
2002	Hometown Legend	Abel
2002	Blood Feast 2: All U Can Eat	Altar Boy
2003	Party Monster	The Rat / Dallas MC
2003	Queens Supreme	David	Episode: "Pilot"
2004	Mean Girls	Damian
2004	Stateside	Danny Tripodi
2004	Soleado	Bar Friend
2005	War of the Worlds	National Guardsman
2005	The Comeback	Mr. Hollywood	Episode: "Valerie Relaxes in Palm Springs"
2005	Cruel World	Claude Markham
2005	Bristol Boys	Jake
2006	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Dean Harden	Episode: "Fannysmackin'"
2006	Whirlygirl	Big Clive
2006	The Iron Man	Valeah
2008	Bar Starz	Big Mikey
2008	Killer Pad	Doug
2009	The Missing Person	Agent Craig
2009	On the Inside	Paul Warren
2009	Kill Theory	Freddy
2010	Party Down	Ziggy Chorofsky	Episode: "Cole Landry's Draft Day Party"
2010	I Spit on Your Grave	Stanley
2010	Burn Notice	Dougie	Episode: Noble Causes
2011	Foodies	Danny Domenica
2012	Electric City	Unknown character
2012	Foodfight!	Twinkleton (voice)
2015	Looking	Eddie
2015	Mind Puppets
2016	The Brits Are Coming		Filming
2016	Recovery Road	Vern Testaverde

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