Daniel Edward Sidney Lloyd (born October 13, 1972) is an American former

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best known for his role as

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in the horror film '' The Shining'' (1980) an adaptation of Stephen King's 1977 novel of the same name.

Life and career

Lloyd was born in

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. His first and best-known role is that of Danny Torrance in Stanley Kubrick's '' The Shining'' (1980). He was selected for the role due to his ability to maintain his concentration for extended periods. In the DVD commentary by Garrett Brown and John Baxter, they state that Kubrick was able to film all of Lloyd's scenes without the six-year-old actor realizing he was in a horror film. He was led to believe that he was just acting in a drama film about a family who lives in a hotel. Lloyd was interviewed in ''Making The Shining'' (1980), filmed by Kubrick's daughter,

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. Despite his well-received performance in ''The Shining'', Lloyd retired from acting at the age of ten after his appearance as young

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in the television film '' Will: G. Gordon Liddy'' (1982). In 2004, Lloyd became associate professor at the department of biology at

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. In 2019, Lloyd appeared in a

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as a spectator at a baseball game in the ''Shining'' sequel '' Doctor Sleep'', his first acting role in 36 years.

Personal life

Lloyd is married to Jessi Bowers (born 1981) and has two children of his own, as well as two stepchildren from his wife's previous relationship.

Filmography

Film

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lloyd, Danny 1972 births 20th-century American educators 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American educators American male child actors American male film actors American male television actors Living people Male actors from Chicago People from Pekin, Illinois Schoolteachers from Kentucky