Daniel Franzese
Biography
Daniel Franzese is an American actor known for playing Damian Leigh, the high school student in Mean Girls (2004), and for his role in Bully (2001). He was born in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, and grew up in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, later attending the Florida School of the Arts. His film credits include Party Monster (2003), I Spit on Your Grave (2010), and Looking: The Movie (2016). On television, he had a main role in Recovery Road in 2016, played Jackson Morrison in Conviction from 2016 to 2017, and appeared in Looking as Eddie. Franzese also writes and performs comedy, creating the 2011 rock opera Jersey Shoresical: A Frickin' Rock Opera! and a one-man Off-Broadway show that premiered in New York in 2013. He hosted the Logo TV sketch show Gay Skit Happens.
48years old
Turns 49 on May 9in 209 days
- Born Bensonhurst
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 10
- Career span
- 17 years2001 to 2018
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Behind the camera
Franzese wrote, directed and performed the 2011 rock opera Jersey Shoresical: A Frickin Rock Opera!, which premiered at The Fringe Festival in New York before playing the Hayworth Theatre in Los Angeles.
A role that slipped away
In 2018, Franzese was set to play Damian again in Ariana Grande's music video for "Thank U, Next", but scheduling conflicts made him drop out. He was on a comedy tour at the time.
Daniel Franzese movies on Netflix
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Worked with
Daniel Franzese shares two films with Steven Marcus, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Lacey Chabert's page
Michael Shannon's page
Tim Roth's page
Parker Posey's page
Seth Green's page
All films by Mark Waters
Steven R. MonroeDirector, 1 film, 2010
All films by Steven R. Monroe
All films by Larry Clark
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