Danny Burstein
Biography
Danny Burstein is an American actor and singer whose career has centered on the Broadway stage. He grew up in New York City, trained at the High School of the Performing Arts, and earned an MFA from the University of California, San Diego in 1990. His early Broadway appearances included The Seagull, Saint Joan and Titanic. He has been nominated for nine Tony Awards, with earlier nods for The Drowsy Chaperone, South Pacific and Follies, and he won the 2020 Tony for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for Moulin Rouge! No male performer has received more Tony nominations. He has also won a Drama League Award and three Drama Desk Awards. His screen work includes Transamerica (2005), Blackhat (2015) and Indignation (2016), and he had recurring television roles on Boardwalk Empire and Evil.
62years old
Turns 63 on June 16in 246 days
- Born New York City
- Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 18 years2005 to 2023
Every film, newest first
- 2023Molli and Max in the FutureIMDb rating 6.3
- 2016IndignationIMDb rating 6.7
- 2015BlackhatIMDb rating 5.5
- 2005TransamericaIMDb rating 7.3
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Big break
Martin Scorsese saw Burstein in South Pacific and then cast him in HBO's Boardwalk Empire. Burstein tried out for three different characters before winning the role of Lolly Steinman.
First role
While he was a student at Queens College in New York City, Burstein landed his first professional acting job, singing in the chorus of The Music Man at The Muny in St. Louis.
Beyond film
Burstein introduced three George Gershwin and Buddy DeSylva songs on the 2012 PS Classics recording of Sweet Little Devil, a score that had gone unrecorded since 1924.
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Worked with
Danny Burstein made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Viola Davis's page
Burt Young's page
Holt McCallany's page
Graham Greene's page
John Ortiz's page
Fionnula Flanagan's page
All films by Michael Mann
Duncan TuckerDirector, 1 film, 2005
All films by Duncan Tucker
James SchamusDirector, 1 film, 2016
All films by James Schamus
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| Drama League Award | Won | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.