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Daniel J. Travanti

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Daniel J. Travanti Biography

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  • Birth Name: Danielo Giovanni Travanti
  • Birth Place: Kenosha, WI
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 03/07/1940, Pisces
  • Profession: Actor
Daniel J. Travanti Fast Facts:
  • Played football and was on the debate team in high school.
  • Turned down scholarship offers from Harvard, Princeton and Dartmouth; graduated from the University of Wisconsin in three years.
  • Enlisted in the Army after dropping out of Yale School of Drama.
  • Beat out more than 50 actors for the part of Frank Furillo on Hill Street Blues.
  • Participated in NBC's mid-'80s "Don't Be a Dope" anti-drug campaign.
    Daniel J. Travanti Relationships:
  • Elvira Travanti - Mother
  • John Travanti - Father

  • Daniel J. Travanti Awards:
  • 1981 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series - Winner
  • 1982 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series - Winner
  • 1983 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series - Nominee
  • 1983 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series - Nominee
  • 1984 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series - Nominee
  • 1985 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series - Nominee
  • 1984 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Special - Nominee
  • 1982 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama - Winner
  • 1983 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama - Nominee
  • 1984 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama - Nominee
  • 1985 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama - Nominee
  • 1986 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama - Nominee

  • College:
  • University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (BA); attended Yale University, School of Drama, New Haven, CT; Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA (MA in English Literature).
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