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Danny Burstein (born June 16, 1964) is an American actor and singer, most known for his work on the
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stage. A seven-time
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nominee, Burstein won the 2020
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for his performance as Harold Zidler in ''
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'' on Broadway. He also received Tony nominations for ''
The Drowsy Chaperone ''The Drowsy Chaperone'' is a Canadian musical theatre, musical with music and lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison, and a book by Bob Martin (comedian), Bob Martin and Don McKellar. The story concerns a middle-aged, asocial musical theater f ...
'' (2006), '' South Pacific'' (2008), ''
Follies ''Follies'' is a Musical theater, musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by James Goldman. The plot takes place in a crumbling Broadway theater, now scheduled for demolition, previously home to a musical revue (based on t ...
'' (2011), '' Golden Boy'' (2013), ''
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'' (2014), and '' Fiddler on the Roof'' (2016). Burstein has also won two
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, four
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, and received three
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nominations. Burstein's performance in ''Moulin Rouge!'' also earned him the 2020
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for Distinguished Performance. His other Broadway credits include ''
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'' (1992), '' Saint Joan'' (1993), and ''
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown ''Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown'' ( es, Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios) is a 1988 Spanish black comedy film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar, starring Carmen Maura and Antonio Banderas. The film brought Almodóvar to ...
'' (2010). Burstein's television work includes a feature-length episode of the
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sitcom ''
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'' (2002) and a Staten Island father in the first season of '' Louie'' (2010). He appeared as different characters in six episodes of the original
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drama series ''
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'' (1995–2010), and also recurred as Lolly Steinman on the
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series ''
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'' (2010–11) and as D.A. Lewis Cormier on the CBS series ''
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''. His film appearances include '' Transamerica'' (2005), ''
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'' (2008), ''
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'' (2015), and ''
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'' (2016).


Early life and education

Burstein was born in Mt. Kisco, New York, and was raised in New York City. Danny's 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
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and of
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descent, and his stepfather is
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. He was not raised in any particular faith and celebrated both Jewish and Christian holidays. Burstein attended the
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. 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. He graduated from Queens College in New York City, during which time he obtained his first professional acting job in the chorus of ''
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'' at
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in St. Louis. He received an MFA from the graduate acting program at the
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in 1990. During his time in drama school at UCSD, he appeared in ''
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'' at
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.


Career

On
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, Burstein's eighteen appearances, which have garnered him seven
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nominations, have included ''A Little Hotel on the Side'' (1992), Yakov in ''
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'' (1992–93), in '' Saint Joan'' and ''
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'' (both in 1993), Paul in ''
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'' (1995), 1st Officer William Murdoch in ''
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'' (1997–99), Aldolpho in ''
The Drowsy Chaperone ''The Drowsy Chaperone'' is a Canadian musical theatre, musical with music and lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison, and a book by Bob Martin (comedian), Bob Martin and Don McKellar. The story concerns a middle-aged, asocial musical theater f ...
'' (2006–07), Luther Billis in '' South Pacific'' (2008–10), Taxi Driver in ''
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown ''Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown'' ( es, Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios) is a 1988 Spanish black comedy film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar, starring Carmen Maura and Antonio Banderas. The film brought Almodóvar to ...
'' (2010–11), Tokio in '' Golden Boy'' (2012–2013), Max in the Sharr White play ''The Snow Geese'' (2013), Herr Schultz in the 2014 revival of ''
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'' (2014–15) and Tevye in '' Fiddler on the Roof'' (2015–2016). Burstein's
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credits include Rajiv Joseph's ''Describe the Night'' at the
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; ''
Talley's Folly ''Talley's Folly'' is a 1980 play by American playwright Lanford Wilson. The play is the second in ''The Talley Trilogy'', between his plays '' Talley & Son'' and ''Fifth of July''. Set in an boathouse near rural Lebanon, Missouri in 1944, it i ...
'' opposite
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at The
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for which he was nominated for a
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and a
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; the world premieres of A. R. Gurney's ''Mrs. Farnsworth'' (2004), opposite
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and John Lithgow, at
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and ''Psych'' (2001) at
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. He also starred in ''
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'' (1996 and 2002) at the Westside Theatre; as Ru/Floor Monitor/Pianist in '' Merrily We Roll Along'' (1994) at the York Theatre at St. Peter's Church; ''All in the Timing'' at the Houseman; as Daniel in Alan Menken and David Spencer's ''Weird Romance'' at the WPA; as Solomon in '' The Rothschilds'' and ''Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh'', both at
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; ''The United Way'' at Ensemble Studio Theater; and ''
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'' at
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. He appeared in four concerts at
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including: the
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centennial, as Steward in '' Sail Away'' (1999), and in ''
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'' (2018)."BursteinBiography"
BroadwayWorld.com, accessed June 27, 2012 He appeared in the
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(
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) staged concert productions of ''
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'' (1996), as Romeo Skragg in ''
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'' (1998), as Tailor-Merchant in ''
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'' (1997) and as Mister Mister in ''
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'' (2013). He played the role of Buddy Plummer in the
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production of ''
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'', which ran from May 7, 2011, through June 19, 2011, at the Eisenhower Theater, co-starring with
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, Ron Raines, and
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. He reprised that role in the Broadway engagement of ''Follies'' at the Marquis Theatre from August 7, 2011 (in previews) through January 22, 2012, and continued with the production in its engagement at the
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in Los Angeles, California from May 3, 2012, through June 9, 2012. He won the
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and
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for Outstanding Actor in a Musical and was nominated for the
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, Best Actor in a Musical. Burstein can be heard on the
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of many of these musicals. Among his many recordings is the musical ''Sweet Little Devil'' in which he introduced three
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, Buddy DeSylva songs. The score originally went unrecorded in 1924 and was finally recorded by PS Classics, with Burstein playing the role of Sam in 2012. Burstein's film roles include ''Duane Incarnate'' (2004), '' Transamerica'' (2005), ''
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'' (2008), ''Nor'easter'' (2013), ''Trust, Greed, Bullets and Bourbon'' (2013), ''American Milkshake'' (2013), ''Autumn Whispers'' (2013), '' Affluenza'' (2014), '' Blackhat'' (2015), directed by Michael Mann, ''
The Family Fang ''The Family Fang'' is a bestselling novel written by Kevin Wilson and published by Ecco in 2011. Plot Annie and Buster Fang are the children of famous performance artists who, in the late ’80s and early ’90s, perform public interactive p ...
'' (2015), opposite
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and directed by
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, ''Construction'' (2015), ''
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'' (2016), written and directed by
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, and ''The Sounding'', written & directed by Catherine Eaton. His many television credits include recurring on ''
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'', recurring on '' Dr. Death'', recurring as D.A. Lewis Cormier on ''
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'', guest starring on the animated series ''
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'' as Dick Flake, and guest starring on ''
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'' (2019), ''
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'' (2019), ''
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'' (2019), '' Madam Secretary'' (2018), '' NCIS: New Orleans'' (2018), ''
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'' (2018), ''
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'' (2017), all the ''
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'' series, the BBC's ''
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'' (2002), the FX series '' Louie'' (2010), and ''
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'' (2015). He was cast in
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's ''
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'' after director
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saw him in ''South Pacific'', and after auditioning for three different characters, he landed the part of Lolly Steinman. Burstein has lent his voice in a number of video games, including ''Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas'', ''Manhunt 2'', ''Grand Theft Auto IV'', and ''Neverwinter Nights 2''. He made his Metropolitan Opera debut as Frosch in ''Die Fledermaus'' (2013–14 season). Burstein serves on the Artists Committee of the Kennedy Center Honors and has been a guest lecturer teaching at many universities such as Yale, NYU, Juilliard, UCSD and Queens College. Burstein played the role of Tevye in the 2015 Broadway revival of '' Fiddler on the Roof'', at the Broadway Theatre (53rd Street), Broadway Theatre, directed by Bartlett Sher. The revival began in previews on November 20, 2015, and officially opened on December 20, 2015, and closed on December 31, 2016. In the summer of 2017, he played the role of Nick Bottom in the New York Public Theater's Shakespeare in the Park production of ''A Midsummer Night's Dream''. He appeared as Alfred P. Doolittle in the Broadway revival of ''My Fair Lady'' at Lincoln Center Theater from January 8, 2019. He also originated the on-stage role of Harold Zidler on Broadway in ''
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'' in 2019. ''Moulin Rouge!'' played its pre-Broadway performances at the Colonial Theatre (Boston), Emerson Colonial Theatre in Boston from July 10, 2018, to August 19, 2018. In 2021, Burstein received the
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for ''Moulin Rouge!'' In 2021 he was nominated for an Audie Award for his narration of Stephen King's ''If It Bleeds''.


Personal life

Burstein was married to actress Rebecca Luker from June 2000 until her death on December 23, 2020. He has two sons, Alexander and Zachary, from a previous marriage, and lives in Morningside Heights, Manhattan. In March 2020, following the shutdown of all Broadway theatrical productions including ''
Moulin Rouge! ''Moulin Rouge!'' (, ) is a 2001 jukebox musical romantic drama film directed, co-produced, and co-written by Baz Luhrmann. It follows a young English poet, Christian, who falls in love with the star of the Moulin Rouge, cabaret actress and cour ...
'', in which he was starring, Burstein, along with several other cast members, contracted COVID-19. He was subsequently hospitalized at Mount Sinai Morningside, St. Luke's in the Morningside Heights section of Manhattan and recovered. Burstein discussed his experience with the disease in a column published in ''The Hollywood Reporter''. He wrote in August 2020 of continued challenges with his post-COVID recovery while caring for his wife, who had Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, ALS.Burstein, Danny
"Broadway Star Danny Burstein on His Struggles After COVID-19: 'I'm Not Really Sure How I'm Doing' (Guest Column)"
''The Hollywood Reporter'', August 10, 2020


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Panarello, Joseph F. "Behind the Stage Door with Danny Burstein", July 6, 2006 (Broadway World.com)
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