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Danny Arroyo
Birth at
29 January 1979
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Danny Arroyo was born on January 29, 1979 in the Bronx, New York. His full name is Daniel Luis Arroyo. His parents are of French, Dominican and Puerto Rican descent. As a child, he studied American football, intending to become a professional footballer. But after becoming interested in the classics of cinema, he decided to go to Hollywood to fulfill his new dream. Arroyo's first roles were in low-budget films and advertising. Then, in 1998, he starred in Lethal Weapon 4, which is remembered for
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Danny Arroyo was born on January 29, 1979 in the Bronx, New York. His full name is Daniel Luis Arroyo. His parents are of French, Dominican and Puerto Rican descent. As a child, he studied American football, intending to become a professional footballer. But after becoming interested in the classics of cinema, he decided to go to Hollywood to fulfill his new dream.
Arroyo's first roles were in low-budget films and advertising. Then, in 1998, he starred in Lethal Weapon 4, which is remembered for him for the scene of a fight with Mel Gibson, from which he got a nose kick. He called it a memorable event in his acting career. Another such moment was the joint shooting with Bart Reynolds. It was a television movie, Hard Times, where Reynolds also directed.
Among the films with his participation are “White Fever”, “Street Warrior”, “Spring Breakaway”, “Richard III”, “Hotel California”, “House of Chimeras”. For his role in the film “House of Chimeras” at the festival of independent cinema in California Danny Arroyo received the award “Best actor”.
Arroyo's first script work was the thriller "Players", which should be released in 2010. Danny was also one of the executive producers of the film. The plot tells about fans of video games, which belongs to Arroyo. The film will be released at Xkalybr Films, which Danny Arroyo founded in 2007. Arroyo is proud to be a member of the Actors Guild and a member of the Academy of Television Arts.
Arroyo is a big fan of classical cinema and regularly visits cinemas where there is a retrospective of classic films. Arroyo calls his idols such masters of Hollywood as James Dean, Marlon Brando, Jack Nicholson and Robert DeNiro. His favorite television films he calls the series “Star Trek” and “Star Cruiser Galaxy”, and animated series “The Simpsons”, “Griffins” and “South Park”. Danny considers Superman the best superhero movie. And “The Godfather”, “Lawrence – Prince of Arabia”, “Casablanca”, “Mad Bull” and “Psycho” he is ready to watch around the clock.