Occupation Actor Education Piper High School Role Actor | Name Daniel Franzese Years active 2001 – present | |
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Born May 9, 1978 (age 45) ( 1978-05-09 ) Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York, U.S. Parents Ralph "R. J." Franzese, Denise Franzese Siblings Christopher Franzese, Diana Franzese Movies Mean Girls, I Spit on Your Grave, Bully, Party Monster, Kill Theory Similar People Jeff Branson, Steven R Monroe, Chad Lindberg, Lizzy Caplan, Jonathan Bennett Profiles | ||
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Daniel Franzese (born May 9, 1978) is an American actor, writer, director, comedian and activist best known for his roles in director Larry Clark’s Bully and as Damien in Tina Fey's 2004 feature film Mean Girls. Franzese is the creator of several live comedy shows including the 2011 rock opera Jersey Shoresical: A Frickin' Rock Opera! and his one man stand-up performance "I’ve Never Really Made the Kind of Money to Become a Mess" in 2013.
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- Daniel franzese on aids awareness hbo s looking and stuff my italian moms says
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- Early life
- Actor
- Comedian
- Curator
- Activist
- Personal life
- Filmography
- References
After publicly revealing his homosexuality in 2014, Franzese became more active in the fight for civil and human rights in the LGBTQ community; and through his portrayal of HIV Positive character Eddie in the HBO series Looking, he has become a well known AIDS activist in the United States. In 2015 he became an ambassador for the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation.
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Early life
Franzese was born in Bensonhurst, New York, the son of Denise, a lunch lady, and Ralph "R. J." Franzese, a lounge singer. Franzese attended Piper High School in Sunrise, Florida from 1992 to 1996. His mother was a lunch lady at the school.
Actor
Daniel Franzese has appeared in numerous feature films including Bully, Party Monster, Mean Girls, Bristol Boys and War of the Worlds. He has also guest starred on several television series including The Comeback, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Burn Notice, Party Down, and the web series, Foodies.
In 2015 he was cast as Eddie in the HBO series Looking; and in 2016 he landed the role of Vern Testaverde in the ABC Family's Recovery Road. In 2016 and early 2017, he portrayed Jackson Morrison in ABC’s legal drama Conviction.
Comedian
Daniel has written, directed and performed several live comedy productions, including his one-man Off-Broadway show, I’ve Never Really Made the Kind of Money to Become a Mess which premiered in New York in 2013 at The Players Theater, and his 2011 rock opera JERSEY SHORESICAL: A FRICKIN ROCK OPERA! which also premiered in New York at The Fringe Festival before its run in Los Angeles at the Hayworth Theatre. Franzese is also an emerging stand-up comedian, and has performed on stages across America at clubs like Stand Up Live in Phoenix and the Comedy Store in Hollywood.
Daniel has been a guest panelist on the Logo TV comedy game show Gay For Play Starring RuPaul and was the host of Gay Skit Happens, a comedy sketch show also Logo TV.
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.
Activist
After penning a “coming out” letter to his Mean Girls character Damien in 2014, in which the actor spoke of his admiration for the courage Damien displayed as an outwardly gay teenager and referring to him as an icon for gay youth, Franzese become an influential voice in the LGBTQ community. When he became an official ambassador for the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation, organization’s like GLAAD invited Franzese to host their 2015 gala in San Francisco. He also presented the GLAAD playbook on HIV and AIDS to MSNBC on behalf of the organization. His reputation as an activist grew after he was awarded the role of Eddie in the HBO series Looking. The character of Eddie is a non-profit activist who is also HIV Positive, and during his time portraying Eddie, Daniel used his celebrity to promote messages of acceptance and understanding for people suffering from AIDS. at special events, through media appearances and a speeches at college campuses, including The University of Wisconsin in April 2016.
Daniel, who is also an ambassador for LAMBDA Legal, is committed to decreasing the stigma associated to people with AIDS; and is working to change current HIV related laws.
Personal life
In 2016 Daniel proposed to his boyfriend of two years, stylist Joseph Bradley Phillips, at a North Hollywood, California Starbucks. The proposal became a top news story for media outlets around the world including CNN, Entertainment Tonight, the New York Daily News, Cosmopolitan, People, Mirror, Daily Mail and Access Hollywood.