Danny A. Abeckaser

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Danny A. Abeckaser (Hebrew: דני א. אבקסר) is an Israeli-born American actor and filmmaker.[1][2][3][4]

Early life[]

Abeckaser was born in Israel, the sixth of seven children of Sephardic Jewish (Moroccan-Jewish) parents who immigrated to the U.S. in 1980.[5] He grew up in Brooklyn.[6]

Career[]

Abeckaser produced and acted in the film Holy Rollers (2010), which also stars Jesse Eisenberg.[5]

He then played the part of Dino Lapron opposite Michael Shannon and Winona Ryder in the Ariel Vromen film The Iceman (2012) and had a very small role in the Martin Scorsese film The Wolf of Wall Street (2013).[6]

Abeckaser had his first starring role in A Stand Up Guy (2016).[7]

He made his directorial debut with First We Take Brooklyn (2018), which he co-starred with Harvey Keitel.[7]

Abeckaser shared a scene with Robert De Niro as Louie the Deadbeat in the Scorsese film The Irishman (2019).[8][9][10]

Filmography[]

Year Title Role Notes
2001 Made Club Promoter Uncredited
2004 Point&Shoot Danny A
2066 Alpha Dog Latino Youth #1
2006 Homie Spumoni Rosa's Maitre d
2006 El Cantante Studio Engineer
2007 Gardener of Eden Ami
2007 The Education of Charlie Banks Arresting Officer
2008 You Don't Mess with the Zohan Ze'ev
2010 Holy Rollers Jackie Solomon Producer
2011 Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star AFA Presenter
2012 Freelancers Louie
2012 The Iceman Dino Lapron
2013 The Wolf of Wall Street Investor's Center Broker #2
2015 Experimenter Braverman Producer
2015 Club Life Mark also producer and writer
2016 A Stand Up Guy Sammy Producer
2016 The Curse of Sleeping Beauty Executive producer only
2016 Marauders Antonio Leon
2018 First We Take Brooklyn Mikki Writer, Producer and Director
2019 The Irishman Deadbeat
2019 Mob Town Joe Barbara Director and Producer
2021 Lansky Greg Kunz
2021 I Love Us Sammy Silver Director
TBA Blackjack: The Jackie Ryan Story Producer and Director only

References[]

  1. ^ Eric Ortiz Garcia (9 December 2019). "Interview: Danny A. Abeckaser Talks MOB TOWN, The Apalachin Mafia Meeting And THE IRISHMAN". Screen Anarchy. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  2. ^ Donnelly, Matt (20 September 2017). "Martin Scorsese's 'The Irishman' Casts Former Nightlife Kingpin Danny A Abeckaser (Exclusive)". TheWrap. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  3. ^ Donnelly, Matt (20 September 2017). "Martin Scorsese's 'The Irishman' Casts Former Nightlife Kingpin Danny A Abeckaser (Exclusive)". Yahoo! Entertainment. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  4. ^ Grater, Tom (22 December 2020). "Danny A. Abeckaser Signs With APA; Dystopian Thriller 'Go / Don't Go' U.S. Deal – Global Briefs". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  5. ^ a b Klein, Amy (13 May 2010). "Rolling with not so holy Chasidim". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  6. ^ a b Roberts, Sheila (30 April 2013). "Danny Abeckaser Talks THE ICEMAN, His Role in THE WOLF OF WALL STREET, and His Movie THE LIFE". Collider (website). Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  7. ^ a b Gustafson, Kristy (29 November 2017). "First We Take (Hollywood): How One Man is Paving His Way to the Top". HuffPost. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  8. ^ Brunner, Jeryl (5 November 2019). "Danny A. Abeckaser Opens Up About the Time Robert De Niro Punched Him in the Gut While Filming The Irishman". Parade. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  9. ^ "'It Was The Best Experience Of My Life': Actor Danny A. Abeckaser On 'The Irishman' & Robert De Niro". WLNY-TV. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  10. ^ Paltrowitz, Darren (23 August 2019). "Israeli-American Actor Danny A. Abeckaser on Landing Gig on 'The Irishman'". The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles. Retrieved 3 July 2020.

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