Danny Gerard (born Daniel Gerard Lanzetta; May 29, 1977) is an American actor and musician. He is best known for his role as Alan Silver in the

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''. He also starred in the short lived

series '' Blue Skies'' and the unaired

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pilot ''

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''.

Early life

Gerard was born in

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and is of Italian descent.

Career

He was in the original Broadway production of ''

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'' starring alongside

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and

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. He played the role of Arty, in this Tony award-winning production. In 1997, he starred as the voice of the titular character in the animated film adaptation of

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's ''

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''. Gerard was in the original cast of the musical ''

Falsettoland ''Falsettoland'' is a musical with a book by James Lapine, with music and lyrics by William Finn. Following '' In Trousers'' and ''March of the Falsettos'', it is the third in a trio of one-act musicals centering on Marvin, his wife Trina, his ps ...

'', playing the role of Jason. He can be heard on the second disc of the two-CD set of "March of the Falsettos" and

. He released a CD, ''The Story of a Minute in America'' in 2005. Going by his real name Danny Lanzetta, he has also written several books and is a spoken word artist.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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