Danny Irizarry

Danny Irizarry was born in Quito, Ecuador, as Joseph Daniel Irizarry, Jr., to American parents living abroad. His paternal grandfather was Puerto Rican, and his maternal grandmother was Czech. Both of his other grandparents can trace their roots in the United States back to the Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower, with British, German and Yugoslav branches on the family tree. At age four Danny relocated to the United States with his family, living in Chicago and the western suburbs. He competed in gymnastics, earning a state title, and then transitioned to studying taekwondo. Danny started his theater training with the Children's Theatre of Western Springs. He also studied improv at Second City, Chicago. Two of his favorite theater roles were as Puck in Fury Theatre's Teen Bard production of A Midsummer Night's Dream and as Buddy the Elf in the CTWS production of Elf, Jr. His first film role was in the student short, Moved by Love, directed by family friend and Biola student Elisa Logan. Thi