Dana MacDuff
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Dana John MacDuff is a film
producer and actor
in Hollywood, California
, and Reno
, Nevada
.
He was born in Pasadena
, California, to the actor
Tyler MacDuff
and the former Beverlie May Anderson (born 1930), who divorce
d in 1961. He is named for his father's close friend, the actor Dana Andrews
. He graduated in 1974 from Blair International Baccalaureate School
in Pasasdena. Like his father, Dana MacDuff served in the United States Navy
, having been on active duty from 1974-1977. He then worked as a page at the American Broadcasting Company
. After working in features for a time, he accepted a position as a floor and stage manager with the BBC
in Belfast, Northern Ireland
. He returned to Hollywood in 1995 to produce films.
MacDuff has worked in such pictures as Bad Blood (2006), An American Reunion (2003), and The Remnant (2001). He has acted in Alligator (1980) and Far from Bismarck (1999).
He and his older brother, Brandon R. MacDuff (born 1954), a 1972 graduate of Blair High School, have formed Oakdale Pictures, a production company in Reno.
MacDuff was married from 1986-1995 to the former Anne Pope. He is divorced from Laurie Howell MacDuff, to whom he was married from 2001-2005. He has one child from the first marriage named Phillippa Claire Yorke MacDuff, who took photos of herself and friends naked as part of her Degree in Fine Art at the University of Dundee.
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
producer and actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
in Hollywood, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, and Reno
Reno, Nevada
Reno is the county seat of Washoe County, Nevada, United States. The city has a population of about 220,500 and is the most populous Nevada city outside of the Las Vegas metropolitan area...
, Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
.
He was born in Pasadena
Pasadena, California
Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Although famous for hosting the annual Rose Bowl football game and Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena is the home to many scientific and cultural institutions, including the California Institute of Technology , the Jet...
, California, to the actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
Tyler MacDuff
Tyler MacDuff
Tyler MacDuff, born Tyler Glenn Duff, Jr. , was an American actor, primarily on television westerns and dramas who was cast as Billy the Kid in The Boy from Oklahoma.-Biography:...
and the former Beverlie May Anderson (born 1930), who divorce
Divorce
Divorce is the final termination of a marital union, canceling the legal duties and responsibilities of marriage and dissolving the bonds of matrimony between the parties...
d in 1961. He is named for his father's close friend, the actor Dana Andrews
Dana Andrews
Dana Andrews was an American film actor. He was one of Hollywood's major stars of the 1940s, and continued acting, though generally in less prestigious roles, into the 1980s.-Early life:...
. He graduated in 1974 from Blair International Baccalaureate School
Blair International Baccalaureate School
Blair International Baccalaureate School is located at 1201 S. Marengo Avenue, Pasadena, California 91106 and is in the Pasadena Unified School District ....
in Pasasdena. Like his father, Dana MacDuff served in the United States Navy
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
, having been on active duty from 1974-1977. He then worked as a page at the American Broadcasting Company
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
. After working in features for a time, he accepted a position as a floor and stage manager with the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
. He returned to Hollywood in 1995 to produce films.
MacDuff has worked in such pictures as Bad Blood (2006), An American Reunion (2003), and The Remnant (2001). He has acted in Alligator (1980) and Far from Bismarck (1999).
He and his older brother, Brandon R. MacDuff (born 1954), a 1972 graduate of Blair High School, have formed Oakdale Pictures, a production company in Reno.
MacDuff was married from 1986-1995 to the former Anne Pope. He is divorced from Laurie Howell MacDuff, to whom he was married from 2001-2005. He has one child from the first marriage named Phillippa Claire Yorke MacDuff, who took photos of herself and friends naked as part of her Degree in Fine Art at the University of Dundee.