Dan Griffin

Dan Griffin was born in Connecticut of Irish decent, the oldest of five children. He quickly learned to juggle his responsibilities and his very creative/artistic side. Back in the first grade he used to create and draw stories for many of the children on the playground, and probably during class, too, a bit! He grew up very involved in the arts, having first sung on stage when he was six years old. By the time Griffin was 12 he was singing with the Golden Chordsmen, a renowned barbershop singing chorus, and had competed in both state and western New England competitions. Griffin excelled at many things, including various sports (soccer, gymnastics and Irish step-dancing) and academia. By the time he was in seventh grade there was not a lot of competition in gymnastics, and he left Connecticut to begin school in New York. He continually wrote and illustrated while pursuing his schooling and gymnastics. After having won many awards in local competitions, Griffin went to the gymnastic f