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AKA: Danny Huston

Ethnicity: Caucasian

Birthdate: 1962-05-14

Birthplace: Rome, Italy

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Biography

After playing a dying Hollywood agent on a futile search for sympathy in “Ivansxtc” (2000), director-turned-actor Danny Huston felt that he had finally emerged from the confines of his family name. His father, legendary director John Huston, had cast a giant shadow over his son’s short career. Grandfather Walter Huston—star from the 30’s & 40’s and an Oscar winner—and half-sister Anjelica—also a winner of Oscar gold—only added to the stress of doing right by the Huston name. But instead of succumbing to the pressure, Huston embraced his family’s legacy—even to the point of shamelessly using the name to open doors—and forged his own path through Hollywood.Huston was born in Rome, Italy in 1962 and raised by his mother, actress Zoe Sallis, whose affair with his father never became a...

Credits

Title	Distributor	Role	Release
Under the Volcano	Ithaca Enterprises	Segment Director	07-01-1984
Mr. Corbett's Ghost	VIP Medienfonds Film & Entertain...	Director	---
Maddening	Team M Inc	Director	---
I Really Hate My Job	3DD Entertainment	Actor	---
John Huston: The Man, ...	Point Blank Productions	Actor	---

Box Office

Release	Title	Distributor	Role	Domestic Box Office
07-01-1984	Under the Volcano	Ithaca Enterprises	Segment...	---
---	Mr. Corbett's Ghost	VIP Medienfonds Film & Entertain...	Director	---
---	Maddening	Team M Inc	Director	---
---	I Really Hate My Job	3DD Entertainment	Actor	---
---	John Huston: The Man, ...	Point Blank Productions	Actor	---

Milestones

Begin	Through
1988	---	Directed father, John Hudson in the TV movie, "Mister Corbett's Ghost"
1988	---	Helmed first feature, "Mr. North," an adaptation of Thornton Wilder's last novel; produced by father, John Huston
1991	---	Directed Klaus Maria Brandauer in "Becoming Colette," a biopic on the writer Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette
1995	---	Made acting debut in Mike Figgis' "Leaving Las Vegas"
1996	---	Directed "Ice Princess" for HBO, starring Katerina Witt

Professions

Profession	Type
actor	primary
director	primary
writer	secondary

Relationships

Relationship	Name
half-sister	Anjelica Huston	Directed by father in her Oscar-winning performance in "Prizzi's Honor" (1985); married to sculptor Robert Graham Jr.
wife	Virginia Madsen	Married from 1989-1992
father	John Huston	Born in 1906; earned Oscars for directing and scripting "The Treasure of Sierra Madre" (1948); produced Danny's first feature, "Theophilus North" (1988); died from emphysema in 1987
half-brother	Tony Huston	Born in 1950; mother, Enrica Soma; wrote screenplay for "The Dead" (1987), directed by father and starring sister Anjelica; married to actress Pat Delaney
grandfather	Walter Huston	Born in 1884; played leading roles in many important American films of the 1930s and 40s; directed by his son John in his Oscar-winning role in "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre" (1948); died from an aortic aneurysm in 1950

Notes

"One is looking for different dimensions one can play, and that is kind of what is exciting with regards to playing a character. But in a way, it might be family tradition. I am especially attracted to losers who fail again but somewhat valiantly. I am more interested in those type of characters. I can probably play those types of characters better. It's more what I can do." - Huston on portraying dark, complex characters to The Los Angeles Times, Aug. 28, 2005

Danny Huston's memories of directing his father, John Huston in the TV movie "Mr. Corbett's Ghost" (The Los Angeles Times, August 28, 2005):

"I was in my early 20s."

"I was just thinking about it the other day. He was so kind and supportive to me."

"There was a situation where he fluffed a line and he said 'cut' in front of the camera, and being young man I had to sort of assert myself. I said, 'Dad, you can't say 'cut.' I am directing.'"

"And he was so kind. He said, 'I'm ever so sorry. I'll never do it again.'"

"Of course, he could say 'cut.' How stupid of me to tell him that he couldn't…. It was so generous of him to do so."

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