Danny Quinn (born Daniele Anthony Quinn; 16 April 1964) is an Italian-born American actor.

Danny Quinn
Born
Daniele Anthony Quinn

(1964-04-16) 16 April 1964 (age 60)
OccupationActor
Years active1986–present
Spouses
(m. 1991; div. 1993)
[1]
Nancy Maamary
(m. 2016)
[2]
Children1
FatherAnthony Quinn

Early life and career

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He is the son of Anthony Quinn.[3] Since 1986, he has appeared in more than twenty films, including his role as Carlos in the cult film Band of the Hand.

Personal life

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From 1991 to 1993, Quinn was married to the actress Lauren Holly.[4]

On 21 October 2016, he married in Verona, Italy, Nancy Maamary, who is Lebanese, and they have a daughter, Luna Quinn, born on 14 March 2018. Danny Quinn's most famous movies are Mary Magdalene [it], Judas and Thomas, all from 2001. In all of the three movies he plays Jesus of Nazareth.

He received the America Award of the Italy-USA Foundation in 2019.

Selected filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1986 Band of the Hand Carlos
1988 Stradivari Francesco
1989 The Betrothed Renzo Tramaglino
1993 Space Rangers Daniel Kincaid TV
1999 David and Lola David Director, Writer
2000 Mary Magdalene [it] Jesus
2001 Thomas Jesus
2001 Judas Jesus

References

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  1. ^ "You've Not Seen Nothing Like The Fighting Quinns". www.spokesman.com.
  2. ^ "Sunday's Special Guest on Rai 1: Danny Quinn's Life and Career". www.ilmessaggero.it/en.
  3. ^ Quinn Settles With Wife After Testimony Of Abuse philly.com 20 August 1997
  4. ^ "Danny Quinn a beatific yet hardly anarchic life citation clashing differences as the acumenFree Access". www.jacksoncountypilot.com.
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