Daniel DiMaggio is an American actor. He played the role of Oliver Otto in the ABC sitcom ''

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''.

Early life

DiMaggio was born to actor and writer Lou DiMaggio, and actress Loretta Fox. In his personal time, he enjoys skateboarding, running

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and

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. Daniel participates in Disney's Magic of Storytelling campaign aimed to encourage children to read.

Career

DiMaggio's first started acting in commercials at the age of 8. His first production role was in the short film ''Geisho'' in 2010. He guest starred on '' Burn Notice'' as a young

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. He was also featured as a young Superman in the series ''

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'' in 2016. In 2017 he had a role in ''

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'' as Young Dusty. In 2016, DiMaggio was cast as Oliver Otto, the middle child on the

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family sitcom ''

''. The show debuted on October 11, 2016, and ran for five seasons. He has listed "The Maze" as his favorite episode. As part of his role as Oliver Otto, DiMaggio has been studying

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since the show debuted. With no previous training, he took several classes a week to build his ability to perform on the show. In 2019, DiMaggio appeared on an episode of '' Celebrity Family Feud'', with his ''American Housewife'' co-stars, taking on the cast of ''

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''.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:DiMaggio, Daniel Living people American male ballet dancers American male child actors American male film actors Place of birth missing (living people) American male television actors American male voice actors Male actors from Los Angeles Year of birth missing (living people)