Danny Strong was born and raised in Manhattan Beach, a little borough south of Los Angeles. He attended the University of Southern California where he double majored in Theater and English (with an emphasis in fiction writing). During his tenure there, he was awarded the James Pendelton Award for Acting and was a finalist for the prestigious Irene Ryan Award given by the Kennedy Center. Upon graduation he immediately started working as an actor and was awarded a fellowship from the USC School of Theater to teach acting during the summer session (at twenty-two, he's the youngest person to ever receive this honor).Over the next several years, his acting resume quickly grew with guest appearances on such seminal TV shows as "Third Rock from the Sun", "Seinfeld", "Nip/Tuck" and films like "Pleasantville", "Seabiscuit" and the critically acclaimed indie "New Suit". He has also had lead roles in several independent films. Danny is best known for the five years he played Jonathan Levenson on the landmark television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" for which he was named "One of the top ten scene stealer's on television" by the San Francisco Chronicle. He is also widely recognized for his four seasons as Doyle on "Gilmore Girls".Also a writer, Danny has written scripts for famed writer/director Gary Ross' production company, Larger than Life Prods., and most recently penned a high profile political drama for HBO films to be produced by Paula Weinstein.
