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During his time in drama school at UCSD, he appeared in Macbeth at La Jolla Playhouse. He received an MFA from the graduate acting program at the University of California, San Diego in 1990. He graduated from Queens College in New York City, during which time he obtained his first professional acting job in the chorus of The Music Man at The Muny in St. While in high school, he performed in community theatre and summer stock in New Hampshire for which he was paid $200 for the entire season. īurstein attended the High School of the Performing Arts. He was not raised in any particular faith and celebrated both Jewish and Christian holidays. His mother, who is from Costa Rica, is Catholic and of Spanish descent, and his stepfather is Jewish. He was raised by his mother, Virginia (Vega), a painter, and his stepfather, Harvey Burstein, a professor of Greek philosophy.

Danny's parents separated when he was two months old. Kisco, New York, and was raised in New York City. His film appearances include Transamerica (2005), Deception (2008), The Family Fang (2015), and Indignation (2016).īurstein was born in Mt. He appeared as different characters in six episodes of the original NBC drama series Law & Order (1995–2015), and also recurred as Lolly Steinman on the HBO series Boardwalk Empire (2010–11) and as D.A. His other Broadway credits include The Seagull (1992), Saint Joan (1993), and Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (2010).īurstein's television work includes a feature-length episode of the BBC sitcom Absolutely Fabulous (2002) and a Staten Island father in the first season of Louie (2010). Burstein's performance in Moulin Rouge! also earned him the 2020 Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance. Burstein has also won two Drama Desk Awards, four Outer Critics Circle Awards, and received three Grammy Award nominations. He also received Tony nominations for The Drowsy Chaperone (2006), South Pacific (2008), Follies (2012), Golden Boy (2013), Cabaret (2014), and Fiddler on the Roof (2016). Danny Burstein (born June 16, 1964) is an American actor and singer, most known for his work on the Broadway stage.Ī seven-time Tony Award nominee, Burstein won the 2020 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for his performance as Harold Zidler in Moulin Rouge! on Broadway.