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Dan Lauria

Dan Lauria

Best known as Jack Arnold, the husband and father with one of the world's softest hearts, on the period comedy drama The Wonder Years (1988-1993), burly actor Dan Lauria's accomplishments as an actor far outstripped that single characterization. Lauria sustained an impressive and versatile career that encompassed soap operas, situation comedies, long-form features and miniseries, and theatrical work, to name only a few arenas. As a young man, the Brooklyn-born Lauria attended Southern Connecticut State University, where he played collegiate football, then enlisted in the Marines. He received formal dramatic training under coaches Constance Welch (at Yale) and Davey Marlin-Jones (at the Washington Theatre Club) -- both of whom tutored him with an approach resolutely opposed to that of the classic "Method." Lauria then debuted onscreen in the early '80s largely with telemovies, such as the 1983 Without a Trace and the 1985 Brass, and with occasional appearances on sitcoms such as Growing Pains. The Wonder Years, of course, represented one of Lauria's most significant breaks, and he later reflected that it would remain his chief legacy as an actor. After Years wrapped in 1993, Lauria continued his small-screen work. He appeared on such programs as ER, Law & Order, Smallville, and Boy Meets World; played legendary network head Fred Silverman in Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Charlie's Angels; and played Crawford in the Martin Lawrence comedy vehicle Big Momma's House 2 (2006). He also maintained a busy theatrical schedule, with a particularly strong presence at L.A.'s Coronet Theater. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide


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Dan Lauria Trivia

When was Dan Lauria born?
Dan Lauria was born on April 12, 1947

Who did Dan Lauria portray in Terror in the Family?
Dan Lauria was Todd Martin in Terror in the Family

Who did Dan Lauria play in The Spirit?
Dan Lauria was Dolan in The Spirit

What role did Dan Lauria portray in Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Charlie's Angels?
Dan Lauria played Fred Silverman in Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Charlie's Angels

What role did Dan Lauria portray in Stakeout?
Dan Lauria played Phil Coldshank in Stakeout

Who did Dan Lauria play in A Wake In Providence?
Dan Lauria was Rudy in A Wake In Providence

Who did Dan Lauria play in True Friends?
Dan Lauria was Pauley in True Friends

What role did Dan Lauria portray in Big Momma's House 2?
Dan Lauria played Crawford in Big Momma's House 2

Who did Dan Lauria portray in Mr. Murder?
Dan Lauria was Gen. Aames in Mr. Murder

What role did Dan Lauria portray in Wide Awake?
Dan Lauria played Father Peters in Wide Awake

Who did Dan Lauria play in From the Earth to the Moon?
Dan Lauria was James Webb in From the Earth to the Moon

Who did Dan Lauria portray in Stories of the American Puppet?
Dan Lauria was Narrator in Stories of the American Puppet

Who did Dan Lauria play in The Bronx is Burning?
Dan Lauria was Capt. Joseph Borelli in The Bronx is Burning

Who did Dan Lauria portray in High Times' Potluck?
Dan Lauria was Carmine in High Times' Potluck

What role did Dan Lauria portray in Independence Day?
Dan Lauria played Commanding Officer in Independence Day

What role did Dan Lauria play in Without a Trace?
Dan Lauria played Baker in Without a Trace

Who did Dan Lauria portray in Another Stakeout?
Dan Lauria was Captain Coldshank in Another Stakeout


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