Jason Daniel "Danny" Roberts (born July 19, 1977) is a recruiter and television personality best known for appearing on '' The Real World: New Orleans'' in 2000.

Career

Roberts graduated from

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in 1995. Roberts studied foreign language education while attending the

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, where he graduated from in 1999.

''Real World''

Prior to beginning the show, he had recently begun a relationship with Paul Dill, a

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stationed in

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. Because of the U.S. Military "

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" policy toward homosexuals, Paul's face was obscured on TV and much national attention was brought to the issue. In early 2004,

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aired a special where Paul (then out of the military) revealed his face for the first time and the policy and its effects were discussed. In November 2006, Roberts announced in '' The Advocate'' magazine that he and Dill had split up.

Post ''Real World''

Roberts made a few post-''Real World'' appearances on television such as ''

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'', Netflix's ''DTLA'', and hosted the DVD collection of gay-themed short films, ''Boy's Briefs''. Roberts spoke at schools across the country on diversity in sexuality, coming out, public policy, and the military's "Don't ask, Don't tell" policy for several years after his first TV appearance in addition to other LGBTQ advocacy work. After spending 10 years in New York and Seattle, Roberts returned to

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, where he worked in human resource recruiting for an email software company called

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, where he worked from 2014 until 2017. He previously worked as a recruiter for

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, a residential real estate company. As of 2017, Roberts is a Senior Talent Recruiter at InVision App, the digital design tool, in Boston, Massachusetts. Roberts currently lives in Grafton, Vermont.

Personal life

Danny divorced Wes Pereria in 2018

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. Together, they are the co-parents of an adopted daughter, Naiya Sage. In 2018, Roberts revealed in an interview with ''

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'' that he was

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positive since 2011.

TV appearances

* '' DTLA'' (2012) * ''Reality TV Secrets Revealed'' (2004) * ''

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: Out in the Real World'' (2003) * ''Boys Briefs 2'' (2002) * '' Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Battle of the Seasons'' (2002) * ''Dawson's Creek'' - Episode: ''Coming Home'' (2000) French Exchange Student * '' The Real World: New Orleans'' (2000) ** '' The Real World Homecoming: New Orleans'' (2022)

References

External links

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Danny Roberts Interview
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