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Dan Gilvezan

Dan Gilvezan is an American actor and writer born in St. Louis, Missouri. He is best known for voicing Peter Parker/Spider-Man and Bumblebee on The Transformers.

Dan Green (voice actor)

Dan Green, stage name of James Hadley Snyder (also Jay Snyder), American voice actor born 1975 in San Rafael, California, based in New York; voice of Yugi Muto/Yami Yugi in the 4Kids Yu-Gi-Oh! dub, Entei and Mewtwo in Pokémon, and Knuckles in Sonic.

Dan Gregor

Dan Gregor is an American comedy writer, director, and producer. He is known for his work on How I Met Your Mother, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, and co-writing Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers.

Dan Haggerty

Dan Haggerty (Daniel Francis Haggerty, 1942-2016) was an American actor and animal trainer famous as the bearded Grizzly Adams in the 1974 film and the 37-episode NBC series, later a restaurant owner and infomercial pitchman.

Dan Harmon

Dan Harmon (born 1973, Milwaukee) is an American writer-producer, creator of Community, co-creator with Justin Roiland of Rick and Morty, creator of Krapopolis, author of the eight-step Story Circle, and a three-time Emmy winner.

Dan Lauria

Dan Lauria (Daniel Joseph Lauria), American actor born 1947 in Brooklyn, played Jack Arnold on The Wonder Years (1988–1993), Vince Lombardi on Broadway, Jack Sullivan on Sullivan & Son, and Tip O'Neill in Reagan; former Marine Corps captain.

Dan Levy (Canadian actor)

Dan Levy (Daniel Joseph Levy, born 1983, Toronto) is a Canadian actor-writer-director, son of Eugene Levy, MTV Canada host, co-creator and David Rose of Schitt's Creek, and 2020 four-discipline Emmy winner.

Dan O'Herlihy

Dan O'Herlihy (Daniel Peter O'Herlihy, 1919–2005) was an Irish actor, Oscar-nominated for Buñuel's Robinson Crusoe (1954), Macduff in Welles's Macbeth, later General Black in Fail Safe and the Old Man in RoboCop.

Dan Osborne

Dan Osborne (Daniel James Osborne, born 1991, Dagenham) is an English TV personality, TOWIE cast member 2013–2015, Splash! contestant, and third-place Celebrity Big Brother 22 housemate; married to Jacqueline Jossa 2017, separated 2025.

Dan Perlman

Dan Perlman is an American comedian, writer, and director from New York City, co-creator and star of Showtime's Flatbush Misdemeanors (2021-2022). Also known for the shorts Cramming and Being Bublé and the album Emergency Contact.

Dan Povenmire

Dan Povenmire (Daniel Kingsley Povenmire) is an American animator and writer, recognized as the co-creator of Disney's Phineas and Ferb and its series voice of Dr. Doofenshmirtz.

Dan Rowan

Dan Rowan (Daniel Hale David, 1922–1987), American comedian, co-host and straight man of Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (NBC, 1968–1973); WWII P-40 pilot, 1969 Emmy winner, executive producer 1972–73.

Dan Schneider

Dan Schneider (Daniel James Schneider) is an American TV producer and writer behind Nickelodeon hits like iCarly, Victorious, Drake & Josh, and Henry Danger; he left Nickelodeon in 2018 and lost his 2026 defamation appeal over the documentary Quiet on Set.

Dan Stevens

Dan Stevens (Daniel Jonathan Stevens, born 1982, Croydon, Surrey) is an English actor known as Matthew Crawley in Downton Abbey (2010-2012), then Legion's David Haller, the Beast in Disney's 2017 Beauty and the Beast, and roles in The Guest, Gaslit, and The Terror: Devil in Silver.

Dana Andrews

Dana Andrews (Carver Dana Andrews, 1909-1992), American film actor and 1940s leading man, star of the film noir Laura and The Best Years of Our Lives; later Screen Actors Guild president 1963-1965.

Dana Ashbrook

Dana Ashbrook (born 1967, San Diego) is an American actor known for playing Bobby Briggs in Twin Peaks (1990), Fire Walk with Me (1992), and The Return (2017), plus Dawson's Creek and Crisis Center.

Dana Barron

Dana Barron (born 1966, New York City) is an American actress, the original Audrey Griswold in National Lampoon's Vacation (1983), reprised in Christmas Vacation 2 (2003); Daytime Emmy winner, distinct from Dana Lyn Baron and Ina Barrón.

Dana Delany

Dana Welles Delany, American actress born 1956 in New York City; two-time Emmy winner as Colleen McMurphy on China Beach (1988–1991), later Katherine Mayfair on Desperate Housewives, Megan Hunt on Body of Proof, and the DCAU voice of Lois Lane.

Dana Eden

Dana Eden (דנה עדן), Israeli TV producer and co-creator of the Emmy-winning Apple TV+ spy thriller Tehran, co-founder of Donna & Shula Productions; died 15 February 2026 in Athens during season four filming.

Dana Elcar

Dana Elcar (Ibson Dana Elcar, 1927-2005), American character actor and director, best known as Peter Thornton on MacGyver (1985-1992); his real glaucoma blindness was written into the show; over 150 screen credits including The Sting and 2010.

Dana Goldberg (producer)

Dana Goldberg (born 1979) is an American film producer and studio executive, Chief Creative Officer of Skydance Media; not the comedian Dana Goldberg. She joined Skydance in 2010 as President of Production and executive produced the Mission: Impossible films and Top Gun: Maverick.

Dana Ivey

Dana Ivey (born 1941, Atlanta) is an American character actress, five-time Tony nominee, three-time Obie winner, creator of Daisy Werthan in Driving Miss Daisy, and film supporting player from The Color Purple to The Leisure Seeker.

Dana Plato

Dana Plato (Dana Michelle Strain, 1964-1999), American actress who played Kimberly Drummond on Diff'rent Strokes 1978-1984; later legal troubles, low-budget films, and a 1999 overdose ruled suicide.

Dana Reeve

Dana Reeve, born Dana Charles Morosini, was an American actress and caregiver advocate, widow of Christopher Reeve, who chaired his paralysis foundation until her death in 2006.

Dana Snyder

Dana Snyder (born 1973) is an American voice actor and comedian from Easton, Pennsylvania, known as Master Shake in Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Granny in Squidbillies, The Alchemist in The Venture Bros, Scratch in The Ghost and Molly McGee, and Dr. Colosso in The Thundermans.

Dana Terrace

Dana Terrace, American animator and creator of Disney's The Owl House; formerly storyboard revisionist on Gravity Falls and director on DuckTales; now makes Knights of Guinevere with Glitch Productions.

Dana Vespoli

Dana Vespoli (Christa Nikom Walker), born 1972 in Portland, Oregon, is an American adult film performer, director, and writer active since 2003, directing from 2006 for Sweetheart Video, Evil Angel, and TransSensual, an AVN Hall of Fame inductee (2015) and XBIZ award winner.

Dana Wheeler-Nicholson

Dana Wheeler-Nicholson (born 1960, New York City) is an American actress known for Fletch, Tombstone, The Night We Never Met, Friday Night Lights, and Nashville; granddaughter of DC Comics founder Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson, based in Austin, Texas since 2005.

Dana Wynter

Dana Wynter (Dagmar Winter, 1931–2011), Berlin-born English actress; starred as Becky Driscoll in Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956); Fox contract player, films Sink the Bismarck! and Airport, later TV work.

Danai Gurira

Danai Gurira (Danai Jekesai Gurira, born 1978) is a Zimbabwean-American actress and playwright: Michonne in The Walking Dead, Okoye in Marvel's Black Panther films, and author of Eclipsed, The Convert, and In the Continuum.