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Damon Salvatore

Damon Salvatore is the vampire antihero of L.J. Smith's The Vampire Diaries novels and the 2009–2017 CW series, played by Ian Somerhalder; he begins as the villainous brother of Stefan and ends the series human.

Damon Wayans

Damon Kyle Wayans Sr. (born 1960) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and Wayans family member, known for In Living Color, My Wife and Kids, Lethal Weapon, and Poppa's House.

Damon Wayans Jr.

Damon Wayans Jr. (born 1982), American actor and comedian, son of Damon Wayans Sr.; known for Brad on Happy Endings, Coach on New Girl, Big Hero 6, and Poppa's House.

Damsel (2018 film)

Damsel (2018) is a comedy Western by David and Nathan Zellner, starring Robert Pattinson and Mia Wasikowska, premiered at Sundance 2018 and in Berlinale competition, released by Magnolia Pictures; distinct from the unrelated 2024 Netflix film of the same name.

Damsel (2024 film)

Damsel is a 2024 Netflix dark fantasy film directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, starring Millie Bobby Brown as Elodie, a princess sacrificed to a dragon who must save herself; Netflix's most-watched film of 2024.

Damson Idris

Damson Idris (Adamson Alade-Bo Idris, born 1991) is a British-Nigerian actor, the breakout Franklin Saint of FX's Snowfall (2017–2023) and co-star of F1 The Movie (2025), later an F1 Global Brand Ambassador.

Dan + Shay

Dan + Shay: American country pop duo of Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney, formed in Nashville in 2013. Three consecutive Best Country Duo/Group Performance Grammys for "Tequila," "Speechless," and "10,000 Hours" with Justin Bieber.

Dan Abnett bibliography

Dan Abnett bibliography: published works of British novelist and comic writer Dan Abnett (born 1965), covering Gaunt's Ghosts, Eisenhorn, Horus Heresy, Guardians of the Galaxy with Andy Lanning, and 2000 AD series such as Sinister Dexter.

Dan and Phil

Dan and Phil, also known as Dan & Phil, are an English YouTube comedy duo, Daniel Howell and Phil Lester, making joint videos, radio, books, and tours since 2009.

Dan Auerbach

Dan Auerbach (Daniel Quine Auerbach, born 1979, Akron, Ohio) is the Black Keys' singer-guitarist, solo artist (Keep It Hid, Waiting on a Song), the Arcs founder, and Nashville producer behind Easy Eye Sound.

Dan Avidan

Dan Avidan (Leigh Daniel Avidan, born 1979), also Danny Sexbang, is an American musician and comedian: co-host of Game Grumps since 2013 and lead singer of Ninja Sex Party (formed 2009 with Brian Wecht), plus Starbomb, Skyhill, and Shadow Academy.

Dan Aykroyd

Dan Aykroyd (born 1952, Ottawa) is a Canadian-American comedian, actor, and screenwriter, an original Saturday Night Live cast member (1975–79), co-creator of the Blues Brothers with John Belushi, co-writer of Ghostbusters, Oscar-nominated for Driving Miss Daisy, and co-founder of House of Blues.

Dan Bakkedahl

Dan Bakkedahl (born 1969, Rochester, Minnesota) is an American comedic actor and improviser. Known for Roger Furlong on Veep, Tim Hughes on Life in Pieces, and as a Daily Show correspondent from 2005.

Dan Balan

Dan Balan (Dan Mihai Bălan, b. 1979, Chișinău) is a Moldovan singer-songwriter and producer who founded O-Zone, whose "Dragostea Din Tei" topped charts in over 30 countries, and later worked as Crazy Loop and co-wrote T.I.'s Grammy-nominated "Live Your Life".

Dan Blocker

Dan Blocker (Bobby Dan Davis Blocker, 1928-1972), American actor, played Eric "Hoss" Cartwright for 13 seasons of NBC's Bonanza; Korean War veteran, teacher, steakhouse chain co-owner; died at 43 of pulmonary embolism.

Dan Brown

Dan Brown (born 1964) is the American thriller author of The Da Vinci Code and the Robert Langdon series; over 250 million copies in 56 languages, about $2.24 billion film gross.

Dan Bucatinsky

Dan Bucatinsky (born 1965) is an American actor, writer, and producer, Emmy winner as James Novak on Scandal, co-founder with Lisa Kudrow of Is Or Isn't Entertainment (The Comeback, Web Therapy), husband of Don Roos.

Dan Butler

Dan Butler (born 1954, Indiana) is an American actor known as Bob "Bulldog" Briscoe on Frasier (1993–2004) and for his Drama Desk-nominated one-man play The Only Thing Worse You Could Have Told Me...; Broadway credits include Travesties and Twentieth Century.

Dan Byrd

Dan Byrd (Daniel Byrd, born 1985) is an American actor known for Travis Cobb on Cougar Town (2009–2015), Brandon in Easy A, The Hills Have Eyes (2006), A Cinderella Story, Aliens in America, Utopia, and Young Sheldon; distinct from the 1985 actor of the same name.

Dan Carlin

Dan Carlin, American journalist and broadcaster (CU Boulder history B.A., 1989), hosts Hardcore History and Common Sense; long-form, guest-free episodes of 3-4 hours, hundreds of millions of downloads.

Dan Castellaneta

Dan Castellaneta (Daniel Louis Castellaneta, born 1957, Chicago) is the American voice actor and writer who voices Homer Simpson, Krusty, Grampa, Barney, and Willie on The Simpsons, a four-time Emmy winner and Second City alumnus.

Dan Castellaneta filmography

Dan Castellaneta filmography: screen and voice credits of Daniel Louis Castellaneta (born 1957), Homer Simpson's voice since 1987 on The Simpsons, also the Genie in Aladdin, Grandpa in Hey Arnold!, plus live-action roles in The War of the Roses and The Pursuit of Happyness.

Dan Conner

Dan Conner is the fictional working-class patriarch of Roseanne and The Conners, played by John Goodman from 1988 to 2025; his season 9 death was retconned as fiction, and he was later widowed by Roseanne's opioid overdose.

Dan Cortese

Dan Cortese (Daniel James Cortese, born 1967, Sewickley, Pennsylvania) is an American actor and host, Emmy-winning host of MTV Sports (1992), Seinfeld's 'mimbo' Tony, and Perry Rollins on Veronica's Closet.

Dan Curtin (musician)

Dan Curtin is an American techno and house producer and DJ from Cleveland, Ohio, active since 1992, with more than 400 tracks, and based in Berlin since 2003.

Dan Da Dan: Evil Eye (ダンダダン 邪視)

Dan Da Dan: Evil Eye (ダンダダン 邪視) is a 2025 Science SARU compilation film pairing the Dan Da Dan season 1 finale with season 2's first three episodes, released theatrically from May 30, 2025 before the July 3 season premiere.

Dan Da Dan: First Encounter (ダンダダン)

Dan Da Dan: First Encounter (ダンダダン) is a 2024 Japanese compilation film of the first three episodes of the Dandadan anime by Science SARU, released theatrically worldwide from August 31, 2024, with an 18-minute making-of featurette, before the series' October 2024 streaming debut.

Dan Dailey

Dan Dailey (Daniel James Dailey, 1915-1978), American actor, singer, and dancer of vaudeville and Broadway origin; Fox movie musicals with Betty Grable, Oscar nomination for When My Baby Smiles at Me, Golden Globe for The Governor & J.J.; distinct from the glass artist and the Sergeant Major of the Army of the same name.

Dan Dao Hui

Dan Dao Hui (單刀會) is a four-act historical zaju by the Yuan playwright Guan Hanqing, dramatizing Guan Yu's confrontation with Lu Su at a banquet over Jingzhou.

Dan DeCarlo

Dan DeCarlo (Daniel S. DeCarlo, 1919–2001), American cartoonist of Archie Comics who defined its house style, gave Betty her ponytail, and created Josie and the Pussycats and co-created Sabrina the Teenage Witch.