Daniel McVicar

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Daniel McVicar
Born (1958-06-17) June 17, 1958 (age 66)
Independence, Missouri, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actor, director, writer
Years active1985–present

Daniel McVicar (born June 17, 1958; Independence, Missouri) is an American actor, director and writer known for his work in European films and American television. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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Early life and education

McVicar was born in Missouri and raised in Broomfield, Colorado. He studied at the California Institute of the Arts, the Stella Adler Studio, The Beverly Hills Playhouse and at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, London.

Career

McVicar has a career spanning more than 40 years on television and film, with over 20 films to his credit. [6]

From 1987 to 2009, he played fashion designer Clarke Garrison on The Bold and the Beautiful . He has made 17 recurring appearances on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson , where he was Craig's nemesis at CBS Television City.

He played Rock Hudson in the 1995 TV movie Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story .

He played Captain William T. Bell in "Maschi contro femmine" (2010), directed by Fausto Brizzi.

He starred opposite Ben Gazzara in two projects, the television miniseries Woman on the Run where he worked opposite screen legend Gina Lollobrigida, and A Kiss in the Dark with Gazzara and Patricia Millardet, as well as starring in Under the Sky for filmmaker Angelo Antonucci.

He was in The Fourth Planet, directed by award-winning Russian filmmaker Dimitris Astrakhan. Although Daniel starred as American astronaut Sam Straiton, the role called for him to speak entirely in Russian, which he had to learn while shooting on location in St. Petersburg.

He appeared in two Ezio Greggio comedies, “Silence of the Hams”, and “Screw Loose”, working with Mel Brooks.

He played the cult comic character Diabolik in the Tiromancino video clip “Amore Impossibile” alongside Claudia Gerini as Eva Kant.

In 2006, he released the short film "Always a First Time", which was directed, produced, and written by him. The film was named the best of the fest at the Salento Film Festival. He is also the creator of Late Night Mash, an award-winning show and community.

A former student of acting teachers Stella Adler, Lee Strasberg, and Milton Katselis and at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, he conducts Masterclasses at the International Cinema Academy in Milan.

The European years

Daniel relocated to Italy in 2007, and worked with Italian filmmakers Fausto Brizzi (“Maschi Contro Femmine”), Giorgio Serafini  [ it ] (“Il Bene e Il Male”), Giulio Manfredonia (“Friends and Enemies”), Manetti Bros. (“L’Ispettore Coliandro”), Paolo Ruffini (“Fuga di Cervelli”), and provided the voice for Davide Ferrario’s documentary “Sexxx”.

He was cast in Polish director Jacek Bromski’s film “One Way Ticket to the Moon” playing Lt. Birnbaum.

He continued work in television, both in Variety programs such as “Treno di Desideri” and “I Raccomandati”, and appearing as a guest on shows hosted by Antonella Clerici, Mara Venier, Benedetta Parodi  [ it ] and Cristina Parodi, and others and has appeared in several television series.

He played a supercharged version of himself running a stunt school in a story arc on Fabio Volo’s television series “Untraditional”.

In 2022, he appeared in three films and a TV series: Massimo Paolucci’s “Soldato Sotto La Luna”, Stefano Milla’s “The Magic Penguin”, “Oltre” and a story arc in the second season of “Sport Crime”.

He was president of the inaugural Sorrento Film and Food Festival, held on January 1-6 2023, with awards going to Terry Gilliam, Enrico Vanzina  [ it ], Noa, Susy Del Giudice  [ it ] and Giovanni Esposito, as well as Remo Girone, Victoria Zinny  [ it ], Francesca Tizzano and Master Chefs Don Alfonso, Peppe Aversa, Pasquale Palamaro and Gennaro Esposito.

New media

McVicar started the McVlog video blog in July 2006 and hosted the first annual Vloggies on November 4, 2006.

His work in the new media expanded to "The Late Nite Mash", an online show and creative community that has featured interviews with Andy García and music mashups with The Late Nite Mash musical director Joey Altruda and saxophone player Plas Johnson, integrated with community generated content from animators, vloggers and artists. Noteworthy episodes include a hangover remedy with French Maid Fifi and Freshtopia, and a discussion of the taser incident at UCLA with Mash experts Mistress Evolution and Mistress Abigail. He was named "Male Vlogger of 2006" by Lulu.tv.

His media company MagmaWave.com is based in Los Angeles and Turin, Italy.

Personal life

Daniel McVicar is of Scottish, Irish and Polish ethnic descent. He is from a family of 12 siblings. He is the father of three children, two from his first marriage (1987-1996), Hank (1988-2011) and Maisy (born 1991), and Pietro McVicar (born 2012) from his marriage (2011-2014) to international figure skating judge Virginia De Agostini.

He is a member of Mensa.

Selected filmography

Television

YearTitleRole
2022Sport CrimeJustin Keller
2018Untraditional
2013Un Medico In FamigliaWayne
2009Inspector ColiandroBob
1987-2009 The Bold and Beautiful Clarke Garrison
2009Good and EvilVittorio Jaboni
2006-2008The Late Late Show with Craig FergusonMcVicar
2000Un Bacio Nel BuioPaolo
1996Una Donna In FugaGiacomo Riboldi
1995Land’s EndNight Eyes
1995 Liz- The Elizabeth Taylor Story Rock Hudson
1992 A Women Scorned
1991I Lampsi / Η ΛάμψηPriest Jes / Ιερέας Τζες
1987Houston KnightsPolice Officer
1984-1986Scarecrow and Mrs. KingBartender in Play/ Agent with Lenin Photo
1986Highway to HeavenHonor Guard Captain
1985Dirty WorkLt. Mark McEvans
1985OtherworldFirst Guard
1985Santa BarbaraSecurity Guard

Film

YearTitleRole
2022Soldato Sotto La LunaDon Michele
2022Fallen
2019 Creators - The Past Dan Anderson - Reporter
2013Fuga Di CervelliDean Perry
2013One Way Ticket To The MoonProkurator, Colonel Birnbaum
2013Una Notte Agli StudiosMr. Frame
2010Men vs WomenCaptain William T. Bell
2001ZanaSandro
2001Under the Sky
1999 Pirates of the Plain Karl (Bobby's Dad)
1999 Screw Loose Big Man
1997Kiss of DeathAldo Botticelli
1996Alone in the WoodsDany Rogers
1995Chetvyortaya PlanetaSam
1994 The Silence of the Hams Forensic Expert
1993ScornedTruman Langley
1993Night Eyes ThreeThomas Cassidy
1992A Woman’s SecretRyan

Others

YearTitleRole
2011Dark Resurrection Volume 0 (Short video)Vicar
2004Tiromancino - Amore Impossible (music video)Diabolik
1994Guardian Angel (video)Hobbs
2010Men Vs WomanProducer
2006Always a First TimeProducer, Writer, & Director

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