Danny Gerard

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Danny Gerard
Born
Daniel Gerard Lanzetta

(1977-05-29) May 29, 1977 (age 47)
Mount Vernon, New York, United States
Occupation(s)Actor and musician
Years active1986–2000

Danny Gerard (born Daniel Gerard Lanzetta; May 29, 1977) is an American actor and musician. He is best known for his role as Alan Silver in the CBS television series Brooklyn Bridge . [1] [2] He also starred in the short lived CBS series Blue Skies and the unaired NBC pilot News at Twelve .

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Early life

Gerard was born in Mount Vernon, New York and is of Italian descent. [3]

Career

He was in the original Broadway production of Lost in Yonkers starring alongside Kevin Spacey, Mercedes Ruehl and Irene Worth. He played the role of Arty, in this Tony award-winning production. In 1997, he starred as the voice of the titular character in the animated film adaptation of Jack London's White Fang .

Gerard was in the original cast of the musical Falsettoland , playing the role of Jason. He can be heard on the second disc of the two-CD set of "March of the Falsettos" and Falsettoland. He released a CD, The Story of a Minute in America in 2005.

Going by his real name Danny Lanzetta, he has also written several books and is a spoken word artist. [4]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1988Starlight: A Musical MovieBenny
1990 Desperate Hours Zack Cornell
1993 Robot in the Family Alex Shamir
1997Academy BoyzPeter Herns
2000 Looking for an Echo Young Pooch

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1986Rage of Angels: The Story ContinuesJoshua ParkerTelevision film
1987 Kate & Allie —Episode: "Dearly Beloved"
1988Drop-Out MotherSam CromwellTelevision film
1989 Monsters MartyEpisode: "Satan in the Suburbs"
1991 HBO Storybook Musicals IraEpisode: "Ira Sleeps Over"
1991CBS All American Thanksgiving Day Parade—Television special
1991–1993 Brooklyn Bridge Alan Silver33 episodes
1994 Law & Order Billy WojakEpisode: "Kids"
2011 Law & Order: SVU GlennEpisode: "Bombshell"

References

  1. ↑ Meisler, Andy (November 24, 1991). "UP AND COMING: Matthew Siegel and Danny Gerard; Boys Will Be Boys, Be It 1991 or 1956". The New York Times. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
  2. ↑ Lanzetta, Danny. "I Was The Child Star Of A CBS Show Who Had Two Free Throws To Win The Big Game". Deadspin. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
  3. ↑ "News Archives: The Buffalo News".
  4. ↑ "STORIES and SONGS". July 8, 2013. Archived from the original on July 8, 2013. Retrieved November 8, 2021.


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