Bonaduce, Danny 1959-

views updated

Bonaduce, Danny 1959-

PERSONAL

Full name, Dante Daniel Bonaduce; born August 13, 1959, in Broomall, PA (some sources say Philadelphia, PA); son of Joseph (a television writer and producer) and Betty (a freelance writer) Bonaduce; married Setsuko Hattori, c. 1985 (divorced, 1988); married Gretchen (an actress), December 6, 1990 (filed for divorce, 2007); children: (second marriage) Countess Isabella Michaela, Count Dante Jean-Michel Valentino. Avocational Interests: Black belt in Okinawan Chinan Ryu, Tae Kwon Do, Tokyo-Ryu, and Shorin Ryu.

Addresses:

Agent—William Morris Agency, 151 S. El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Contact—2651 La Cuesta Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90046.

Career:

Actor, radio personality, and talk show host. WEGX-FM, Philadelphia, PA, disc jockey, 1988-c. 1991; worked for KKFR-FM, Phoenix, AZ, c. 1991; WLUP-FM, Chicago, IL, radio personality, c. 1994; WKQI-FM, Detroit, MI, radio personality, 1995; WNSR-FM, New York City, radio personality, 1998; KALC-FM, Denver, CO/Star 98.7 (Los Angeles), radio personality, 1999-2005. Appeared in television commercials as a child; appeared in television commercial for Ball Park hot dogs, 2000.

Awards, Honors:

TV Land Award nomination (with others), quintessential non-traditional family, 2003, TV Land Award nomination (with others), favorite singing siblings, 2006, both for The Partridge Family.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Voice of Avery Arable, Charlotte's Web (animated; also known as E. B. White's "Charlotte's Web"), Paramount, 1973.

Robertson, Baker's Hawk, Doty/Dayton, 1976.

Kootz, Corvette Summer (also known as The Hot One), United Artists, 1978.

Richie, H.O.T.S. (also known as T & A Academy), Derio, 1979.

John, Deadly Intruder (also known as The Deadly Intruder), 1985.

Doug, America's Deadliest Home Video, 1993.

Himself, Playboy: The Ultimate Pamela Anderson, Playboy Entertainment Group, 2002.

Himself, Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (also known as Dickie Roberts: (Former) Child Star), Paramount, 2003.

Himself, Christmas in Tinseltown, New Line Home Video, 2004.

Voice of Ugly Midget, Lil' Pimp (animated), Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment, 2005.

Voice of Roscoe, Firedog (animated), 2005.

Voice of Ranch Steer, Dr. Doolittle 3, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2006.

Danny Bonaduce, The Jerk Theory, 2008.

Film Work:

Stunt coordinator, Deadly Intruder (also known as The Deadly Intruder), 1985.

Television Appearances; Series:

Danny Partridge, The Partridge Family, ABC, 1970-74.

Voice of Danny, Goober and the Ghost Chasers (animated), ABC, 1973-75.

Voice of Danny Partridge, The Partridge Family: 2200 A.D. (animated; also known as The Partridge Family in Outer Space), CBS, 1974-75.

Host, Danny!, syndicated, 1995.

In Search of the Partridge Family, VH1, 2004.

Breaking Bonaduce, VH1, 2005.

Host, Starface, GSN, 2006.

I Know My Kid's a Star (also known as Danny Bonaduce's "Child Star"), VH1, 2008.

Also appeared as voice, Fred Flintstone and Friends (animated).

Television Appearances; Movies:

Millard Kensington, Murder on Flight 502, ABC, 1975.

Narrator, Come On, Get Happy: The Partridge Family Story, 1999.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Danny Partridge, A Knight in Shining Armor, ABC, 1971.

Boy at Museum, Call Holme, NBC and CBS, 1972.

Franklin, Honest Al's A-OK Used Car and Trailer Rental Tigers, syndicated, 1978.

Cast host, I Know My Kid's a Star, VH1, 2008.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Thanksgiving Reunion with "The Partridge Family" and "My Three Sons," ABC, 1977.

The Lost Youth of Hollywood, NBC, 1991.

Hardcore TV, HBO, 1993.

The Partridge Family: E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 1999.

Narrator, Totally Out of Control—Vehicles, ABC, 1999.

Narrator, Totally Out of Control—Nature, ABC, 1999.

"TV Guide"'s Truth Behind the Sitcoms, Fox, 1999.

Narrator, Totally Out of Control—People, ABC, 2000.

The Great American History Quiz: Pursuit of Happiness, History Channel, 2000.

Child Stars: Their Story (also known Child Stars), Arts and Entertainment, 2000.

Intimate Portrait: Shirley Jones, Lifetime, 2001.

Narrator, Bellbottoms to Boogie Shoes: The 70's (also known as The 70s: Bell-Bottoms and Boogie Shoes), The Learning Channel, 2001.

Celebrity Boxing, Fox, 2002.

The 2002 Blockbuster Hollywood Christmas Spectacular, NBC, 2002.

We Are Family, BBC, 2003.

When "The Partridge Family" Ruled the World, VH1, 2004.

The 6th Annual Family Television Awards, The WB, 2004.

Super Secret Movie Rules: Disaster Movies, VH1, 2004.

The 2nd Annual TV Land Awards, TV Land, 2004.

The Nanny Reunion: A Nosh to Remember, Lifetime, 2004.

VH1 Big in 05, VH1, 2005.

The 3rd Annual TV Land Awards, TV Land, 2005.

100 Greatest Kid Stars, VH1, 2005.

Mr. Partridge, The New Partridge Family, VH1, 2005.

20 Greatest Celebrity Moments, VH1, 2006.

10th Annual Prism Awards, FX Channel, 2006.

Presenter, The 2006 LA Area Emmy Awards, 2006.

Presenter, VH1 Big in 06 Awards, VH1, 2006.

Fox Reality Really Awards, 2007.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

"Halloween's on Us," Accidental Family, NBC, 1967.

Boy, "Emmett's Retirement," Mayberry R.F.D., CBS, 1969.

Rick, "Mike's Birthday Party," Mayberry R.F.D., CBS, 1969.

Rick, "Goober and the Telephone Girl," Mayberry R.F.D., CBS, 1969.

Boy, "Going Ape," Bewitched, ABC, 1969.

Robert, "A Bunny for Tabitha," Bewitched, ABC, 1969.

Danny Shoemaker, "Jonathan Tells It Like It Was," The Ghost & Mrs. Muir, 1969.

Stevie, "Deep Are the Roots," Good Guys, CBS, 1970.

"Shirley Jones," This Is Your Life, 1971.

"Invitation to March," Hollywood Television Theater, PBS, 1972.

Paul, "Speak No Evil," Shazam!, CBS, 1975.

Joey, "Empty Weapon," Police Story, NBC, 1975.

"A Hair of the Dog," Eight Is Enough, ABC, 1978.

Hot Rod, "Let the Good Times Role," Fantasy Island, ABC, 1978.

"Joey and Redhawk," CBS Afternoon Playhouse, CBS, 1978.

Fred, "Family Crisis," CHiPs (also known as CHiPS Patrol), NBC, 1978.

Larry, "The Good Life," California Fever, CBS, 1979.

Billy, "Karate," CHiPs (also known as CHiPS Patrol), NBC, 1981.

Billy, "The Threat of War: Karate II," CHiPs (also known as CHiPS Patrol), NBC, 1982.

Myron, "High Times," CHiPs (also known as CHiPS Patrol), NBC, 1983.

"Guess Who's Coming to Slumber?" Rags to Riches, NBC, 1988.

"Episode with Garry Shandling," The Ben Stiller Show, Fox, 1992.

"Episode with Dennis Miller," The Ben Stiller Show, Fox, 1992.

"The Best Man," The Ben Stiller Show, Fox, 1992.

Surveyor, "How Green Was My Apple," Marriedwith Children, Fox, 1994.

Himself, "Gum, Disease," Space Ghost Coast to Coast (animated; also known as SGC2C), Cartoon Network, 1994.

Gordon, "The Finals Curtain," Boston Common, NBC, 1996.

Ricky, "Eric's Burger Job," That '70s Show, Fox, 1998.

Chip, "Drew's Holiday Punch," The Drew Carey Show, ABC, 1998.

"Hollywood Poster Boys for Bad Behavior," Geraldo (also known as The Geraldo Rivera Show), 1998.

"The Cassidys: C'mon, Get Happy," Famous Families, 1999.

Johnny Osiris, "Stargazer," Pacific Blue, USA Network, 1999.

Happy Hour, USA Network, 1999.

GBS executive, "Trash TV: Part 2," Diagnosis Murder, CBS, 1999.

Himself, "Sabrina, Nipping at Your Nose," Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (also known as Sabrina), ABC, 1999.

Hollywood Squares (also known as H2 and H2: Hollywood Squares), syndicated, 1999-2003.

"Shirley Jones: Hollywood's Musical Mom," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 2000.

The Roseanne Show, 2000.

DVD guy, "Crazy Courtney," The Amanda Show, Nickelodeon, 2000.

Radio personality, Maybe It's Me, The WB, 2001.

Ricky, "Radio Daze," That '70s Show, Fox, 2001.

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, 2001.

"Classic Television," Weakest Link (also known as The Weakest Link), BBC and Seven Network, 2001.

(Uncredited) Cohost, The Other Half, syndicated, 2001, 2003.

Danny Partridge, "Diff'rent Strokes: The Rivals/The Partridge Family: Keith and Lauriebelle," The Rerun Show, NBC, 2002.

The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 2002.

Himself, "Taming of the Realtess," Girlfriends, UPN, 2002.

"70s Teen Idols," VH-1 Where Are They Now?, VH1, 2002.

"80s Teen Idols," VH-1 Where Are They Now?, VH1, 2002.

Celebrity judge, America's Most Talented Kids, NBC, 2002.

"Shrew's the Boss/Acting," The Anna Nicole Show, E! Entertainment Television, 2003.

Himself, "Mr. Monk Meets the Playboy," Monk, USA Network, 2003.

Judge, Pet Star, Animal Planet, 2003.

"Domestic Goddess," The Real Roseanne Show, ABC, 2003.

Himself, "A Pain in Aspen," Rock Me, Baby, UPN, 2003.

"David Cassidy: The Reluctant Idol," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 2004.

Pyramid (also known as The $100,000 Pyramid), syndicated, 2004.

Today (also known as NBC News Today and The Today Show), NBC, 2004.

"Top 10 TV Dads," TV Land's Top Ten, TV Land, 2004.

"The Andy Griffith Show Episodes," TV Land's Top Ten, TV Land, 2004.

"Top 10 TV Cars," TV Land's Top Ten, TV Land, 2004.

Ron, "Playhouse," Less Than Perfect, ABC, 2005.

"Bedroom Etiquette," Love Lounge, 2005.

"First Times," Love Lounge, 2005.

The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch, CNBC, 2005.

Too Late with Adam Carolla, Comedy Central, 2005.

Entertainment Tonight (also known as E.T.), syndicated, 2005, 2007.

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, CBS, 2005, 2006, 2007.

"Danny Bonaduce: Tabloids' Bad Boy," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 2006.

Izzy Delancey, "Built to Kill: Parts 1 & 2," CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (also known as C.S.I., CSI: Las Vegas, and Les Experts), CBS, 2006.

Izzy Delancey, "Loco Motives," CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (also known as C.S.I., CSI: Las Vegas, and Les Experts), CBS, 2006.

Jimmy Kimmel Live!, ABC, 2006.

This Morning (also known as This Morning with Richard and Judy), ITV, 2006.

"Top 10 TV Weddings," TV Land's Top Ten, TV Land, 2006.

"Leachman Passes a Milestone/Golf/Stuff Style & Jules Verne Gets the Star Treatment," In the Mix (also known as In the Cutz), Urban America, 2006.

"Dead Men Walking," Celebrity Paranormal Project, VH1, 2006.

"World's Best Love Songs," 20 to 1 (also known as 20 to 01), Nine Network, 2006.

"Magnificent Moves," 20 to 1 (also known as 20 to 01), Nine Network, 2006.

"Danny Bonaduce," Howard Stern on Demand (also known as Howard TV on Demand), 2006.

"Breaking Bonaduce," Howard Stern on Demand (also known as Howard TV on Demand), 2006.

"Danny Bonaduce Phoner," Howard Stern on Demand (also known as Howard TV on Demand), 2007.

The A-List, Animal Planet, 2007.

"Oscar Special," Mad TV, Fox, 2007.

"Locations," TV Land Confidential (also known as TV Land Confidential: The Untold Stories), TV Land, 2007.

Also appeared as himself, Ricki Lake; himself, "Tvography: The Partridge Family," Biography, Arts and Entertainment; narrator, "Lucky Luciano: Chairman of the Mob," Biography, Arts and Entertainment; himself, A Baby Story, The Learning Channel.

Television Work; Series:

Executive producer, Breaking Bonaduce, VH1, 2005.

Producer, I Know My Kid's a Star (also known as Danny Bonaduce's "Child Star"), VH1, 2008.

Television Work; Pilots:

Executive producer, I Know My Kid's a Star, VH1, 2008.

Television Work; Movies:

Consulting producer and (uncredited) executive consultant, Come On, Get Happy: The Partridge Family Story, 1999.

RECORDINGS

Album Tracks:

9th Street Bridge Song, Hollywood Hi-Fi, Brunswick Records, 1996.

WRITINGS

Autobiography:

Random Acts of Badness: My Story, Hyperion, 2001.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Billboard, February 21, 1998, p. 69.

Esquire, August, 1991, p. 104.

People Weekly, February 27, 1989, pp. 97-99.