Danny Burstein (born June , ) is an American actor of stage and
screen, who made his Broadway debut in . He is a seven-time Tony Award
nominee; for The Drowsy Chaperone (), South Pacific (), Follies (),
Golden Boy (), Cabaret (), Fiddler on the Roof (), and Moulin Rouge!
(). He has also won two Drama Desk Awards, four Outer Critics Circle
Awards, and received three Grammy Award nominations. Burstein's
performance as Harold Zidler in the stage adaptation of Moulin Rouge!
on Broadway earned him the Drama League Award for Distinguished
Performance. His other Broadway credits include The Seagull (), Saint
Joan (), and Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown ().Burstein's
television work includes a feature-length episode of the BBC sitcom
Absolutely Fabulous () and a Staten Island father in the first season
of Louie (). He appeared as different characters in six episodes of
the original NBC drama series Law & Order (â€"), and also recurred as
Lolly Steinman on the HBO series Boardwalk Empire (â€"). Burstein
currently recurs as D.A. Lewis Cormier on the series Evil. His film
appearances include Transamerica (), Deception (), The Family Fang (),
and Indignation ().Burstein was born in Mt. Kisco, New York, and was
raised in New York City. Danny's biological parents separated when he
was two months old. He was raised by his mother, Virginia (Vega), a
painter, and his stepfather, Harvey Burstein, a professor of Greek
philosophy. His mother, who is from Costa Rica, is Catholic and of
Spanish descent, and his stepfather is Jewish. He was not raised in
any particular faith and celebrated both Jewish and Christian
holidays.Burstein attended the High School of the Performing Arts.
While in high school, he performed in community theatre and summer
stock in New Hampshire for which he as paid $ for the entire season.
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. Louis.. He received an MFA from the
graduate acting program at the University of California, San Diego in
. During his time in drama school at UCSD, he appeared in Macbeth at
La Jolla Playhouse.
screen, who made his Broadway debut in . He is a seven-time Tony Award
nominee; for The Drowsy Chaperone (), South Pacific (), Follies (),
Golden Boy (), Cabaret (), Fiddler on the Roof (), and Moulin Rouge!
(). He has also won two Drama Desk Awards, four Outer Critics Circle
Awards, and received three Grammy Award nominations. Burstein's
performance as Harold Zidler in the stage adaptation of Moulin Rouge!
on Broadway earned him the Drama League Award for Distinguished
Performance. His other Broadway credits include The Seagull (), Saint
Joan (), and Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown ().Burstein's
television work includes a feature-length episode of the BBC sitcom
Absolutely Fabulous () and a Staten Island father in the first season
of Louie (). He appeared as different characters in six episodes of
the original NBC drama series Law & Order (â€"), and also recurred as
Lolly Steinman on the HBO series Boardwalk Empire (â€"). Burstein
currently recurs as D.A. Lewis Cormier on the series Evil. His film
appearances include Transamerica (), Deception (), The Family Fang (),
and Indignation ().Burstein was born in Mt. Kisco, New York, and was
raised in New York City. Danny's biological parents separated when he
was two months old. He was raised by his mother, Virginia (Vega), a
painter, and his stepfather, Harvey Burstein, a professor of Greek
philosophy. His mother, who is from Costa Rica, is Catholic and of
Spanish descent, and his stepfather is Jewish. He was not raised in
any particular faith and celebrated both Jewish and Christian
holidays.Burstein attended the High School of the Performing Arts.
While in high school, he performed in community theatre and summer
stock in New Hampshire for which he as paid $ for the entire season.
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. Louis.. He received an MFA from the
graduate acting program at the University of California, San Diego in
. During his time in drama school at UCSD, he appeared in Macbeth at
La Jolla Playhouse.
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