Dennis Daniel
Encyclopedia
United States
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media personality. He has been a public figure in radio
Radio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
, TV and film
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...
criticism for over 25 years. His regular voice and many character voices have been heard on thousands of radio and TV commercials nationwide.
Writing
In the 1980s, Daniel was one of the key figures in horror filmHorror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
and underground comics journalism, writing articles and reviews for such publications as Fangoria, Film Threat, Psychotronic Video
Psychotronic Video
Psychotronic Video was a film magazine originally started by publisher/editor Michael J. Weldon in 1980 in New York City as a hand-written and photocopied weekly fanzine entitled Psychotronic TV. It was then relaunched by Weldon under its more commonly known name as an offset quarterly in 1989...
, Deep Red
Deep Red
Profondo Rosso is a 1975 giallo film directed and written by Dario Argento and co-written by Bernardino Zapponi. It was released on March 7, 1975 in Italy and June 11, 1976 in the United States. The film's score was composed and performed by Goblin...
, The Comics Journal, and the Comics Buyers Guide.
He is the author of two published works, The Famous Monsters Chronicles (Fantaco
FantaCo Enterprises
FantaCo Enterprises was an American comic book store and publishing company founded by Thomas Skulan and based in Albany, New York. As a publisher, FantaCo was known for its idiosyncratic line-up of mostly black-and-white titles, including the humorous Hembeck Series and the horror title Gore Shriek...
, 1992), a book celebrating the horror film field and the magazine Famous Monsters of Filmland; and Tales Of The Tape (1997), an omnibus collection of stories about his years in radio published by the National Association of Broadcasters
National Association of Broadcasters
The National Association of Broadcasters is a trade association, workers union, and lobby group representing the interests of for-profit, over-the-air radio and television broadcasters in the United States...
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Film criticism
Along with his advertising duties, Daniel is a film critic for in Review (the oldest film magazine in the world) and the cultural website Here Come The Wild Dogs.The Oddfather
The Oddfather is a cartoon project in progress that was written by Daniel and animated by 3D3D computer graphics
3D computer graphics are graphics that use a three-dimensional representation of geometric data that is stored in the computer for the purposes of performing calculations and rendering 2D images...
animator Pete Sussi. The Oddfather is part mob story, part David Lynch
David Lynch
David Keith Lynch is an American filmmaker, television director, visual artist, musician and occasional actor. Known for his surrealist films, he has developed his own unique cinematic style, which has been dubbed "Lynchian", and which is characterized by its dream imagery and meticulous sound...
ian fantasy.
Radio and vocal recording
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
, copywriter, voice performer, and director at Long Island radio stations, first for 102.3 WBAB
WBAB
WBAB is a rock radio station on Long Island. Located at 102.3 FM, the station is licensed to Babylon, New York and is owned by Cox Radio. The station is also simulcast on WHFM 95.3 FM in eastern Suffolk County. Both WBAB's 102.3 and WHFM's 95.3 signals are broadcast in HD. The station also streams...
-FM, Babylon (12 years), and then for 92.7 WLIR
WLIR
WLIR-FM is a Christian radio station as part of the WLIX Voice of Hope Radio Network. WLIR-FM broadcasts in the Hamptons-Riverhead area. Its transmitter is currently located near East Quogue, New York....
-FM, Garden City (5 years).
Daniel, along with writer/musician/producer Tom Schizano, has also produced original radio station imaging-CDs heard all over the world for both FirstCom
FirstCom
FirstCom Music began in 1980 as a broadcast service company. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, the company offered several services utilized by radio stations throughout the United States...
and 5 Alarm Music. A brand new "Ear Candy" series will be making its worldwide debut in 2008 for 5 Alarm.
The Poe Project
In 1998 and 1999 Daniel produced two double CDs based on the works of Edgar Allan PoeEdgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe was an American author, poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective...
, featuring local and international voice over artists and musicians. The series, The Poe Project, was created to raise money for children's arts charities.
The Album Rock Show
WBON
WBON, also known as "La Nueva Fiesta", is a Spanish-language FM radio station licensed to Westhampton, New York and operating at 98.5 MHz and 96.9 MHz with a Tropical format. Its transmitter is located in Manorville, New York. The station is licensed to JVC Media LLC.Until March 2007, the...
-FM "The BONE" on Long Island (before the station converted to Spanish-language format). The show was co-hosted by Daniel's son, Sean Daniel.
This four-hour rock radio program was the only one on New York commercial radio that was programmed by the DJ himself. Daniel showed up every Saturday with a suitcase full of CDs, and played an eclectic music mix of rock classics, deep cuts, and various genre spin-offs. Guests on the show included members of the seminal rock group Zebra
Zebra (band)
Zebra is a hard rock band founded in 1975 in New Orleans, Louisiana. It features Randy Jackson , Felix Hanemann and Guy Gelso . Their mainstream debut on Atlantic Records was in 1983 with their eponymous album, highlighted by the singles "Tell Me What You Want" and "Who's Behind The Door"...
, filmmaker Roy Frumkes and Monty Python
Monty Python
Monty Python was a British surreal comedy group who created their influential Monty Python's Flying Circus, a British television comedy sketch show that first aired on the BBC on 5 October 1969. Forty-five episodes were made over four series...
member Terry Jones
Terry Jones
Terence Graham Parry Jones is a Welsh comedian, screenwriter, actor, film director, children's author, popular historian, political commentator, and TV documentary host. He is best known as a member of the Monty Python comedy team....
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Kid Fitness
Daniel is currently doing the voices of several puppet characters (Tree and Izzy) for the popular PBS children's educational show Kid Fitness. As the show progresses, Daniel will be doing even more characters. He has just recently been asked to write for the program as well, which he will be doing with his writing partner Roy Frumkes.Tin Foil
The animated 3D short Tin Foil, written and voiced by Daniel; and conceived and animated by Mike Baumis, will soon be making its world premier as both an animated short. It tells the tale of two wind-up tin toys who end up having a race with destiny. It features a short story poem, written and voiced by Daniel, in a Dr. SeussDr. Seuss
Theodor Seuss Geisel was an American writer, poet, and cartoonist most widely known for his children's books written under the pen names Dr. Seuss, Theo LeSieg and, in one case, Rosetta Stone....
vein, with original music by Tom Schizano.
Film cameos
Tom Savini
Thomas Vincent "Tom" Savini is an American actor, stuntman, director, award-winning special effects and makeup artist. He is known for his work on the Living Dead films directed by George A. Romero, as well as Creepshow, The Burning, Friday the 13th, The Prowler, and Maniac. He directed the 1990...
led to a cameo
Cameo appearance
A cameo role or cameo appearance is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the performing arts, such as plays, films, video games and television...
as a flesh-eating "garage mechanic" zombie in the 1990 remake of Night of the Living Dead
Night of the Living Dead (1990 film)
Night of the Living Dead is a 1990 American remake of George A. Romero's 1968 horror film of the same name and was directed by Tom Savini. Romero rewrote the original 1968 screenplay co-authored by John A...
. He will also be featured in the upcoming rerelease of the Roy Frumkes
Roy Frumkes
Roy Frumkes is an independent filmmaker. Frumkes directed the 1985 documentary Document of the Dead, a film detailing the production of Dawn of the Dead.-Biography:The cooperation of George A...
-directed living dead film documentary Document of the Dead
Document of the Dead
Document of the Dead is a 1985 documentary film by American filmmaker Roy Frumkes that was largely shot during the production of the 1978 film Dawn of the Dead.-Synopsis:...
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Advertising
Daniel entered the advertising field in 1989 as a creative director. He currently serves as the senior broadcast creative director at one of the largest advertising agencies in New York, where he writes, voices and produces hundreds of radio and TV commercials every year.His advertising work has been recognized with dozens of writing and performance awards, including a 1984 Clio Award.
Public speaker
Dennis is also a lecturer and convention guest who has spoken about film and the creative process all over the world, most recently at The School of Visual Arts and as a guest of the state of IsraelIsrael
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
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