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Danny is a masculine given name. It is related to and short for the male name Daniel. It may refer to:
People
Danny Altmann, British immunologist
Danny Antonucci, Canadian animator, director, producer, and writer
Danny Baker (born 1957), English journalist, radio and TV presenter
Danny Barnes (disambiguation), several people
Danny Bentley, American politician and pharmacologist
Danny Bonaduce (born 1959), American radio/television personality, comedian
Danny Brown (born 1981), American rapper
Danny Joe Brown (1951–2005), American singer, Molly Hatchet
Danny Burawa (born 1988), American baseball player
Danny Carey (born 1961), American drummer, Tool
Danny Chan (1958–1993), Hong Kong singer and actor
Danny Chan (born 1975), Hong Kong actor, martial artist, dance choreographer, and singer
Danny Clark (disambiguation), several people
Danny Collins (footballer) (born 1980), Welsh footballer
Danny Boy Collins (born 1967), English wrestler
Danny Costain, American politician
Danny Coulombe (born 1989), American baseball player
Danny Cox (disambiguation), several people
Danny Denzongpa (born 1948), Indian actor
Danny DeVito (born 1944), Italian-American actor, comedian, producer and director
Danny Donnelly (politician), Northern Irish politician
Danny Drinkwater (born 1990), English footballer
Danny Duffy (born 1988), American baseball player
Danny Duncan (musician) (born 1986), musician, We the Kings
Danny Dyer (born 1977), English actor and presenter
Danny Elfman (born 1953), American composer, singer, songwriter and record producer
Danny Etling (born 1994), American football player
Danny Franco (born 1973), Israeli basketball coach
Danny Glover (born 1946), American actor
Danny Gonzales (born 1976), American football coach and former player
Danny Gonzalez (born 1994), American YouTube personality
Danny Graham (disambiguation), several people
Danny Gray (rugby union) (born 1983), English rugby union footballer
Danny Gray (American football) (born 1999), American football player
Danny Green (disambiguation), several people
Danny Hutton (born 1942), Irish-American singer and songwriter
Danny Ings (born 1992), English footballer
Danny Isidora (born 1994), American football player
Danny Jansen (born 1995), American baseball player
Danny Javier (1947–2022), Filipino actor, singer and member of APO Hiking Society
Danny Johnson (American football) (born 1995), American football player
Danny Kaye (1911–1987), American entertainer
Danny Kirwan (1950–2018), English singer-songwriter, guitarist, Fleetwood Mac
Danny Lee (disambiguation), several people
Danny Lewis (basketball) (born 1970), American-English basketball player
Danny Lopez (disambiguation), several people
Danny Mendick (born 1993), American baseball player
Danny Miller (disambiguation), several people
Danny Morseu (born 1958), Australian basketball player
Danny Murphy (disambiguation), several people
Danny Noonan (disambiguation), several people
Danny O'Brien (disambiguation), several people
Danny Ozark (1923–2009), American baseball manager
Daniel Pearl (1963–2002), American murder victim
Danny Pearson (musician) (1953–2018), American composer and singer-songwriter
Danny Pinter (born 1996), American football player
Danny Pittman (born 1958), American football player
Danny Pudi (born 1979), American actor
Danny Roberts (disambiguation), several people
Danny Rose (disambiguation), several people
Danny Rubin (basketball) (born 1991), American-Israeli basketball player
Danny Saucedo (born 1986), Swedish singer-songwriter
Danny Schayes (born 1959), American basketball player, son of Dolph
Danny Vargas Serrano (born 1979), member of the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica
Danny Simpson (born 1987), English footballer
Danny Smith (disambiguation), several people
Danny Smythe (1948–2016), American drummer, The Box Tops
Danny Thomas (disambiguation), several people
Danny Trejo (born 1944), American actor
Danny Valencia (born 1984), American baseball player
Danny Vukovic, Australian footballer
Danny Wallace (footballer) (born 1964), English footballer
Danny Wallace (humorist) (born 1976), British author and television presenter
Danny Ward (footballer, born 1993) (born 1993), Welsh football player
Danny Williams (disambiguation), several people
Danny Wolf (born 2004), American-Israeli college basketball player for the Michigan Wolverines
Danny Woods (1942–2018), American singer, member of the group Chairmen of the Board
Danny Worsnop (born 1990), English singer, Asking Alexandria
Danny Young (disambiguation), several people
Stage name
Danny (footballer), Portuguese footballer, Daniel Miguel Alves Gomes
Danny!, stage name of American recording artist and producer Danny Swain
Danny, stage name of Finnish singer Ilkka Lipsanen
Danny, Daniel Murillo, lead vocalist of the band Hollywood Undead and formerly Lorene Drive
Danny Romero, stage name of Daniel Ramírez Romero, Spanish singer
Danny Saucedo, aka "Danny," Swedish singer
Danny Sexbang, stage name of Leigh Daniel Avidan, singer of musical comedy duo, Ninja Sex Party
Fictional characters
Danny, a character in the American 2001 thriller movie Good Neighbor
Danny, in the 2002 animated film Return to Never Land
Danny, in the 2005 American science fiction adventure Zathura: A Space Adventure
Danny, in the 2012 American horror film Sloppy the Psychotic
Danny, in the 2017 animated television series Adventure Time episode "Ring of Fire"
Danny Baldwin, in the British soap opera Coronation Street
Danny Pennington, a character in the 1990 live-action film adaptation of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Danny Baker (character), in the comedy TV show 30 Rock
Danny Burke, a character in the 1984 American teen sex comedy movie Revenge of the Nerds
Danny Collins, in the film of the same name
Danny Dallas, in TV series Soap
Danny Dog, in Peppa Pig
Danny Fatfuck, in the Adult Swim television pilot Paid Programming
Danny Madigan, played by Austin O'Brien in the 1993 American fantasy meta action comedy movie Last Action Hero
Danny Messer, in the TV crime drama CSI: NY
Danny Mitchell (EastEnders), in the British soap opera EastEnders
Danny Moon, in the British soap opera EastEnders
Danny Noonan, the main protagonist in the movie Caddyshack
Danny O'Neil, in the 1988 movie 14 Going on 30
Danny Phantom (character), alter-ego of Daniel "Danny" Fenton and the title character of the Nickelodeon cartoon series Danny Phantom
Danny Pink, in Doctor Who
Danny Rand, also known as Iron Fist, a Marvel superhero
Danny Rebus, from the TV series The Electric Company
Danny Reilly, a fictional character in the Millarworld, as the co-inventor of time travel
Danny Rayburn, in the Netflix series Bloodline
Danny Tanner, in the TV sitcom Full House
Danny the Street, a living, sentient street of DC Comics' Doom Patrol
Danny Thornill, in the film Cyberbully
Danny Torrance, in the 1977 novel The Shining
Danny Van Zandt, in Degrassi: The Next Generation
Danny Walker, in the 2001 film Pearl Harbor
Danny "Danno" Williams, in the 1968–1980 television series Hawaii Five-O
Danny "Danno" Williams, in the 2010 remake series Hawaii Five-0
Danny Williams, in the TV series My Little Pony
Danny Zuko, in the musical Grease
Danny (Pokémon), in the Pokémon universe
Danny, the main male orange cat in the film Cats Don't Dance
Danny, in the Just! series of short story collections by Australian author Andy Griffiths
Danny, nickname of Mrs. Danvers, the main antagonist of Daphne du Maurier's 1938 novel Rebecca
Danny, in the anime Sonic X
Danny, the leader of The Bash Street Kids from the British comic The Beano
Danny, in the martial arts action thriller Unleashed
Danny, title character in the 2016 song cycle The Seven Doors of Danny
Danny (Paw Patrol), a recurring character in Paw Patrol
See also
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All pages with titles beginning with Danny
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Dan (disambiguation)
Daniel (disambiguation)
Dany (disambiguation)
Daniel Keith Swain (born August 18, 1983), known mononymously as Danny!, is an American rapper, record producer, singer, and composer.
Swain rose to prominence after his debut performance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, where he premiered his song "Evil". After joining Okayplayer Records, Danny! released his album Payback, cited by AllMusic as one of the best hip-hop releases of the year. In 2013, Ebony magazine listed Swain among other rising artists in its "Leaders of the New School" piece, calling Swain one of a handful of "innovators".
Swain has composed background music that has since been placed in numerous motion pictures and television programs, most notably FOX's animated series Bob's Burgers for which Swain was awarded an Emmy plaque for his contributions to an episode that won in the Outstanding Animated Program category at the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards in 2017.
Early life
Swain, the only son of military parents, was born in Killeen, Texas and moved to Columbia, South Carolina, as a teenager. He attended Richland Northeast High School and began pursuing music as a hobby during his second year. Swain started penning his own lyrics and recorded songs as a showcase for his production.
Career
= 2004–2006: Early beginnings, Charm and instrumental albums
=After spending nearly a year networking with local artists, Swain released his debut mixtape The College Kicked-Out. The record received mixed to unfavorable reviews—an up-and-coming Charlamagne tha God was among Kicked-Out's critics, panning the mixtape on air while working as a local radio station personality—which Swain would allude to in much of his later work.
Shortly after Kicked-Out's release Swain was accepted to the Savannah College of Art & Design and accordingly relocated to Savannah, Georgia. It was here that he began to work on his second project, F.O.O.D. The following year Swain officially released his third mixtape Charm, which was notable for featuring an underlying theme of escapism in its narrative of a musician who wants success in music to take him away from his day-to-day routine.
During this time Swain compiled an instrumental album, Dream, Interrupted, in an effort to promote his production; within two years the sequels Dream, Fulfilled and Dream, Extinguished would also be released.
= 2007–2011: MTV, And I Love H.E.R. and Interscope era
=After Charm, Swain received his first big break when MTV played a role in securing him a recording contract with Definitive Jux, an independent music label, at the time helmed by El-P of Run the Jewels fame. The record deal allowed Swain to release an album through the label, promoting it with a 12" single and accompanying music video slated for an exclusive premiere on mtvU. Though the label's involvement would not amount to a released album—only the single "Just Friends", which charted on the Billboard Hot 100—the deal did establish an ongoing relationship between Swain and MTV, which began using his music extensively in various programs.
Swain self-released his debut album, the faux-soundtrack And I Love H.E.R. The album was cited at the time by publications such as Pitchfork, LA Weekly and ABC News as one of the best releases of the year. And I Love H.E.R. was also notable for introducing another musical direction for Swain, who was experimenting with hip house, downtempo and lounge/electronica to produce a sort of "lounge-hop" hybrid.
Following And I Love H.E.R.'s success, Swain completed the Where Is Danny? album. Interscope Records, through its short-lived digital distribution program, distributed a revamped version of the album on iTunes.
= 2012–present: Breakthrough, music licensing and The Book of Daniel
=After the release of his third studio LP Payback, the title track of Swain's previous album was featured in a commercial for Sonos wireless speakers. Swain signed on as a composer for MTV's internal Hype Music label (later absorbed into Sony/ATV's Extreme Music production music library) and slowly transitioned into a producer role, landing instrumental placements with various Viacom television programming as well as commercials for Nordstrom, McDonald's, and incidental music for Bob's Burgers and its soundtrack, The Bob's Burgers Music Album.
In 2014, Swain started working on a new album, initially titled Deliverance, but later changed to The Book Of Daniel after the book in the Bible. During the album's development Swain appeared in Sesame Street's "Party Bus" video, which featured an original remix of "The Wheels on the Bus" composed by Swain. He also began working as a voiceover artist, narrating a season of Hey Rookie, Welcome to the NFL in 2016 for ESPN. The following year Swain was awarded an Emmy plaque from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for his musical contributions to the Bob's Burgers episode "Bob Actually" (Outstanding Animated Program, 2017), composing music for three scenes.
In 2015, a tracklist for The Book of Daniel was revealed at Swain's website. The album debut was announced for February 29, 2016, but it was not released. Another scheduled date, October 31, 2018, passed without the album release.
Despite a halt in studio releases, Swain continues to contribute to Bob's Burgers while composing library music and incidental cues under various aliases for Extreme Music.
Discography
= Studio albums
=And I Love H.E.R.: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Where Is Danny?
Payback
The Book Of Daniel
= Instrumental albums
=Dream, Interrupted
Dream, Fulfilled
Dream, Extinguished
= Production credits
== Film and television placements/credits
=See also
Alternative hip hop
List of former Interscope Records artists
List of Sony/ATV Music Publishing artists
References
External links
Official website
Danny! at AllMusic
Danny! at IMDb
Danny! discography at MusicBrainz