Daniel Franzese (born May 9, 1978) is an American actor, comedian and
activist best known for his roles in director Larry Clark's Bully and
as Damian in Tina Fey's 2004 feature film Mean Girls. Franzese is the
creator of several live comedy shows including the 2011 rock opera
Jersey Shoresical: A Frickin' Rock Opera! and his one-man stand-up
performance I've Never Really Made the Kind of Money to Become a Mess
in 2013.After coming out as gay in 2014, Franzese became more active
in the fight for civil and human rights in the LGBTQ community; and
through his portrayal of the HIV-positive character Eddie in the
second season of the HBO series Looking, and its subsequent series
finale television film, Looking: The Movie, he has become a well known
AIDS activist in the United States. In 2015 he became an ambassador
for the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation.Franzese was born in
Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York, the son of Denise, a lunch lady, and
Ralph "R. J." Franzese, a lounge singer. Franzese attended Piper High
School in Sunrise, Florida from 1992 to 1996. His mother was a lunch
lady at the school.Daniel Franzese has appeared in numerous feature
films including Bully, Party Monster, Mean Girls, Bristol Boys and War
of the Worlds. He has also guest starred on several television series
including The Comeback, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Burn Notice,
Party Down, and the web series, Foodies. He also had a main role in
the 2010 film I Spit on Your Grave.
activist best known for his roles in director Larry Clark's Bully and
as Damian in Tina Fey's 2004 feature film Mean Girls. Franzese is the
creator of several live comedy shows including the 2011 rock opera
Jersey Shoresical: A Frickin' Rock Opera! and his one-man stand-up
performance I've Never Really Made the Kind of Money to Become a Mess
in 2013.After coming out as gay in 2014, Franzese became more active
in the fight for civil and human rights in the LGBTQ community; and
through his portrayal of the HIV-positive character Eddie in the
second season of the HBO series Looking, and its subsequent series
finale television film, Looking: The Movie, he has become a well known
AIDS activist in the United States. In 2015 he became an ambassador
for the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation.Franzese was born in
Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York, the son of Denise, a lunch lady, and
Ralph "R. J." Franzese, a lounge singer. Franzese attended Piper High
School in Sunrise, Florida from 1992 to 1996. His mother was a lunch
lady at the school.Daniel Franzese has appeared in numerous feature
films including Bully, Party Monster, Mean Girls, Bristol Boys and War
of the Worlds. He has also guest starred on several television series
including The Comeback, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Burn Notice,
Party Down, and the web series, Foodies. He also had a main role in
the 2010 film I Spit on Your Grave.
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