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Danny Reagan
Blue Bloods character
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Danny Reagan (Donnie Wahlberg)
First appearance"Pilot"
September 24, 2010
Created by Robin Green
Mitchell Burgess
Portrayed by Donnie Wahlberg
In-universe information
Full nameDaniel Fitzgerald Reagan
GenderMale
OccupationPolice officer
Family Francis Xavier "Frank" Reagan (father)
Mary Margaret Reagan (mother)†
Erin Reagan (younger sister)
Joseph Conor "Joe" Reagan (younger brother)†
Jameson "Jamie" Reagan (younger brother)
SpouseLinda Rose Reagan (née O'Shea) (wife)†
Significant otherMarianne Romano (ex-girlfriend)
ChildrenJack Reagan
Sean Reagan
RelativesHenry Reagan (grandfather)
Nicky Reagan-Boyle (niece)
Police career
Department New York City Police Department
Years of service1995 –Present
RankDetective 1st Grade
Awards NYPD Medal for Valor

Daniel Fitzgerald "Danny" Reagan is a fictional NYPD Detective First Grade, and one of the main characters in the television series Blue Bloods . Introduced in the first episode in 2010, he has been portrayed by actor and New Kids on the Block singer Donnie Wahlberg for the entire fourteen-year run of the show. [1]

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Biography

The eldest son of the current New York City Police Commissioner Frank Reagan [2] and his wife Mary, Danny grew up in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn with a younger sister, Erin, and two younger brothers, Joe and Jamie. He was happily married to Linda from 1996, with whom he has two sons, Jack (b. circa autumn 2000) and Sean (b. circa 2004), until Linda's death off-screen on May 28, 2017. [3] They lived at 1712 Amboy Road on Staten Island until a drug cartel retaliated against a recent bust that Danny had made by firebombing their home in the season 7 finale "The Thin Blue Line". During high school, Danny dated Marianne Romano (Charisma Carpenter), who was described by his partner Baez as "the queen bee, super good looking, a little crazy, and dynamite in the sack" to which he agreed. [4] Right after graduating from high school, Danny worked numerous jobs including construction and bartending. [5]

In several episodes in the earlier seasons, it is clearly established in dialogue that Danny was the oldest of the siblings followed by Erin, Joe and Jamie [6] in that order; Frank mentions that Danny was in diapers during the Watergate hearings which took place in 1973-74, while the final scene at the Reagan family plot in the episode "The Blue Templar" shows Joe's date of birth on his headstone as June 6, 1977. In later seasons, the writers appear to have retconned the order of birth. In the episode "Common Ground", Frank states that Joe was his firstborn and that he misses him every day. He also stated that the boys were 19 months apart and Erin was their younger sister. Therefore, Joe is the oldest, then Danny, Erin and Jamie is the youngest.[ original research? ]

For a class project of Nicky's, Danny mentioned that when he was three years old, he wanted to be a firefighter for Halloween, but his grandfather Henry swore that as long as he was alive, no Reagan would ever be a member of the FDNY, got him into a police uniform, and he "never took it off" until he made Detective. [7]

On the job since autumn 1995, [8] Danny took a leave of absence from the New York City Police Department to serve two tours in the Iraq War as a Marine. [9] (He had enlisted and served in the Marines sometime after high school and prior to joining the NYPD, and either stayed in the Marine Corps Reserve and was activated, or volunteered to reenlist at the start of the war.) Danny saw combat in Fallujah, and was the only member of his platoon to come home alive (resulting in some post-traumatic stress). [9] [10] During his time in the Marines, Danny was decorated for heroism. [9]

He is old-school; his hotheadedness and harsh methods of detective work sometimes get him in trouble, [11] which his father worries about. When asked if his son "crosses the line" and violates procedure from time to time, Frank answered, "I think he walks on the line". [12] Danny is hard on other policemen and detectives when he feels they are unprofessional or not doing their duty to its utmost. He is currently assigned to the Detective Squad of the 54th Precinct, and partnered with Detective Maria Baez. In "Most Wanted", it is mentioned that he leads the Manhattan South Detective Borough in both collars and complaints. [13] In "Love Stories", he and Baez are awarded the NYPD Medal for Valor for their actions in "Partners".

As a detective with the NYPD, Danny carries a Kahr K9 in 9×19mm as his duty weapon, and drives a Dodge Charger on duty, which replaced his previous Chevrolet Impala 9C1. He also owns a Glock 19 in 9×19mm, and previously used a Smith & Wesson 5946 in 9×19mm. [14] Danny drove a Jeep XJ Cherokee as his personal/family vehicle from Season 1 to Season 5, whilst Linda drove a rather troublesome 2001 Kia Sedona/Carnival; this vehicle was replaced when Henry lost his driver's license and gave Linda his car. In Season 6, Danny's Cherokee was replaced by a fourth-generation Ford Explorer.

Partners

Over his career, Danny has had numerous partners, with the show having cycled through various iterations until partnering with Maria Baez. [15]

Critical reception

For his performance in the role, Wahlberg was nominated for a People's Choice Award for Favorite TV Crime Drama Actor in 2017. [27] In 2024, CinemaBlend included the character on their list of the "32 Smartest TV Detectives". [28]

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References

  1. ↑ Lilliejord, Kacie (October 2, 2020). "Blue Bloods: 10 Facts You Didn't Know About Danny Reagan". ScreenRant.
  2. ↑ Castillo, Michelle (December 20, 2013). "Selleck and his super 'stache leading the Blue Bloods clan". Metro Edmonton. Edmonton, Canada. p. 40. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  3. ↑ Andrews, Travis (October 13, 2017). "Disposable women?". Stars and Stripes. The Washington Post. p. 39. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Growing Boys". Blue Bloods. Season 4. Episode 6. November 1, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Unfinished Business". Blue Bloods. Season 4. Episode 13. January 17, 2014.
  6. ↑ Yaquinto, Marilyn (2019), "Policing the World: The Last (White) American Standing", Policing the World on Screen, Cham: Springer International Publishing, pp. 236–237, doi:10.1007/978-3-030-24805-5_10, ISBN   978-3-030-24804-8 , retrieved September 22, 2024
  7. ↑ "Age of Innocence". Blue Bloods. Season 1. Episode 16. February 25, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Samaritan". Blue Bloods. Season 1. Episode 2. October 1, 2010.
  9. 1 2 3 Hiltbrand, David (November 28, 2011). "Blue Bloods popular among TV views". Calgary Herald. Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. D3. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Silver Star". Blue Bloods. Season 1. Episode 17. March 11, 2011.
  11. ↑ Schein, Alexandra (2017), Horlacher, Stefan; Floyd, Kevin (eds.), ""Guys Like Me Are a Dying Breed": The Politics of Irish-American Masculinity in Recent Movies and TV Series", Contemporary Masculinities in the UK and the US, Cham: Springer International Publishing, pp. 157–176, doi:10.1007/978-3-319-50820-7_9, ISBN   978-3-319-50819-1 , retrieved September 22, 2024, In Blue Bloods, Danny (Donnie Wahlberg) is criticized for his harsh methods as a police detective, which he then has to justify.
  12. ↑ "Secret Arrangements". Blue Bloods. Season 4. Episode 19. April 11, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Most Wanted". Blue Bloods. Season 5. Episode 6. October 31, 2014.
  14. ↑ Vortisch, Hans-Christian (2014). Call Of Cthulhu - Investigator Weapons: Volume 2 - Modern Day. Sixtystone Press. p. 86. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  15. 1 2 McKee, Mark D. (July 17, 2022). "Blue Bloods Fans Can't Seem To Agree On This Developing Relationship". Looper.com.
  16. ↑ "Flags of Our Fathers". Blue Bloods. Season 6. Episode 10. December 11, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Pilot". Blue Bloods. Season 1. Episode 1. September 24, 2010.
  18. ↑ "Yvonna Kopacz Wright". IMDb .
  19. ↑ "Officer Down". Blue Bloods. Season 1. Episode 4. October 15, 2010.
  20. ↑ Hirji, Faiza (2014), Karim, Karim H.; Eid, Mahmoud (eds.), "Producing Alternative Media Discourses on Muslims", Engaging the Other, New York: Palgrave Macmillan US, p. 206, doi:10.1057/9781137403698_10, ISBN   978-1-349-48708-0 , retrieved September 22, 2024, Danny Reagan, longtime police officer and main protagonist, has been asked to unearth the truth about an urgent case that may have links to terrorism, although he cannot disclose this to his partner, Jackie.
  21. 1 2 "Nightmares". Blue Bloods. Season 3. Episode 7. November 9, 2012.
  22. ↑ "Framed". Blue Bloods. Season 3. Episode 12. January 18, 2013.
  23. ↑ "Inside Jobs". Blue Bloods. Season 3. Episode 13. February 1, 2013.
  24. ↑ "Protest Too Much". Blue Bloods. Season 3. Episode 17. March 8, 2013.
  25. ↑ Lovce, Frank (January 9, 2024). "'Blue Bloods' returns with 2-part episode". Newsday. pp. A28. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  26. ↑ Kaylor, Jenna (April 20, 2024). "It's Time for 'Blue Bloods' to Give Danny a New Romance". Collider.
  27. ↑ "People's Choice Awards 2017: Full List Of Winners". People's Choice. January 19, 2017. Archived from the original on January 20, 2017. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  28. ↑ Sledge, Philip (July 4, 2024). "32 Smartest TV Detectives". CINEMABLEND.
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