Daniel Franzese
Highest Rated: 89% Looking: The Movie (2016)
Lowest Rated: 24% Stateside (2004)
Birthday: May 9, 1978
Birthplace: Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Brooklyn-born, Florida-raised actor Daniel Franzese paid his dues with low-rent retail work in such venues as Blockbuster Video and Whole Foods Market, before achieving his big break in show business practically overnight with the Lindsay Lohan comedy "Mean Girls" (2004). As Damian, a flamboyant and effeminate classmate of Lohan's character, Franzese delivered a hefty dose of comic relief and made a standout impression among the sizeable cast. He did most of his additional early work in New York-based indie pictures, among them "Bully" (2001), "Party Monster" (2003) and "Stateside" (2004). After he relocated to Los Angeles, notable projects included the drug-dealing saga "Bristol Boys" (2006), the offbeat coming of age tale "Whirlygirl" (2006) and the grisly grindhouse remake "I Spit on Your Grave" (2010); he also had a bit part in a big budget studio picture, Steven Spielberg's sci-fi epic "The War of the Worlds" (2005). When not on camera, Franzese devoted much of his time to art, creating a series of arresting and eye-catching mixed media installations, a number of which investigate the phenomenon of celebrity from multiple angles. In 2015, Franzese joined the second season cast of HBO's LGBT-themed comedy-drama series "Looking" (HBO 2014-15), portraying the character of Eddie. After that series ended with the feature-length wrap-up "Looking: The Movie" (HBO 2016), Franzese moved on to co-star in teen drama "Recovery Road" (Freeform 2016) and legal drama "Conviction" (ABC 2016- ).
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Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Jacked | Unknown (Character) | - | 2022 |
89% |
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Looking: The Movie | Eddie (Character) | - | 2016 |
31% |
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I Spit on Your Grave | Stanley (Character) | $92.4K | 2010 |
67% |
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The Missing Person | Agent Craig (Character) | $17.6K | 2009 |
No Score Yet |
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Kill Theory | Freddy (Character) | - | 2009 |
No Score Yet |
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Killer Pad | Doug (Character) | - | 2008 |
No Score Yet |
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Whirlygirl | Big Clive (Character) | - | 2006 |
No Score Yet |
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Cruel World | Claude Markham (Character) | $16.3K | 2005 |
76% |
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War of the Worlds | National Guardsman (Character) | $234.3M | 2005 |
No Score Yet |
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Bristol Boys | Jake (Character) | - | 2005 |
24% |
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Stateside | Danny Tripodi (Character) | $174.3K | 2004 |
84% |
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Mean Girls | Damian (Character) | $86.1M | 2004 |
No Score Yet |
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Blood Feast 2: All U Can Eat | Altar Boy (Character) | - | 2002 |
54% |
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Bully | Derek Dzvirko (Character) | $510.1K | 2001 |
TV
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No Score Yet | 52% | After Midnight | Guest | 2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Funny Dance Show | Guest | 2020 |
No Score Yet | 66% | S.W.A.T. | Harwell (Guest Star) | 2018 |
20% | No Score Yet | Conviction | Jackson Morrison (Character) | 2016-2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Gay for Play Game Show Starring RuPaul | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2016 |
100% | 87% | Recovery Road | Vern Testaverde (Character) | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Gay Skit Happens | Unknown (Character) | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Doctors | Guest | 2015 |
94% | 92% | Party Down | Ziggy Chorofsky (Guest Star) | 2010 |
88% | 95% | Burn Notice | Dougie (Guest Star) | 2010 |
No Score Yet | 80% | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2006 |