Danny Bonaduce

Danny Bonaduce
Danny Bonaduce
Born	Dante Daniel Bonaduce; August 13, 1959 (age 65); Broomall, Pennsylvania
Occupation(s)	Actor; Comedian; Disc Jockey; Game show host
Known for	The Partridge Family ; Breaking Bonaduce ; The Adam Carolla Show
Spouse(s)	Setsuko Hattori (1985 - 1988) ; Gretchen Hillmer (c. 1990 - present)(filed for divorce)
Relatives	Joseph Bonaduce (father) ; Betty Bonaduce (mother)

Dante Daniel Bonaduce (pronounced /bɑnədutʃi/) (born August 13, 1959 in Broomall, Pennsylvania) is an American comedian, actor, disc jockey, and game show host. He is the son of veteran TV writer/producer Joseph Bonaduce.

Biography

By his own account, Bonaduce grew up in a highly dysfunctional family setting, with physical and emotional abuse from his father. His early fame at the age of ten in the Partridge Family made home life even more difficult, but led to close relationships with costars Shirley Jones and Dave Madden. Following the end of the series, Bonaduce's late teens and twenties became a time of serious drug abuse, homelessness, and violence. He acted sporadically, and by the late 1980's became an on-air radio personality.

He married real estate agent Setsuko Hattori in 1985 and divorced her in 1988. On November 4 1990, he met his second wife, Gretchen Hillmer on a blind date, and they married that night. They have two children together, Countess Isabella Michaela Bonaduce (born November 23, 1994) and Count Dante Jean Michel Bonaduce (born February 14, 2001). The children's names are not aristocratic titles, but given names.

In April 2007, Bonaduce announced on the Adam Carolla radio show that he and his wife are going through a divorce.

Bonaduce hired Beverly Hills Attorney Adam Sacks to represent him in the divorce and has mentioned the divorce multiple times on the Adam Carolla radio show.

Career

TV

He originally gained fame in the television series The Partridge Family. Bonaduce played the wisecracking Danny Partridge, who was a constant bane of the Family's manager, played by Dave Madden. Bonaduce has said that he owes a lot to Madden, who took him into his home when young Danny's family was in domestic strife.

He has had a successful career as a radio announcer and co-host of The Other Half a daytime talk show positioned as a complementary show to The View, on which he starred with Mario Lopez and Dick Clark. The show lasted from 2001 to 2003.

He starred in Breaking Bonaduce, a 2005 reality television show on VH1. In August 2006, he hosted the tabloid-themed game show named Starface, which aired on the Game Show Network.

Danny sometimes appears on Fox News, where he has suggested Jane Fonda should have been shot for treason. He also stated on MSNBC's Scarborough Country that "personally I think at this point if anyone had a rope thick enough, I think that Rosie should be strung up for treason", referring to Rosie O'Donnell.

Radio

He started his radio career on WEGX in Philadelphia. Bonaduce went to KKFR in Phoenix, Arizona, a stint which soon ended after he was charged with assaulting a transvestite prostitute, Darius Barney. Once that was settled, Bonaduce was successful at WLUP in Chicago. Later, Danny hosted weekday mornings in Detroit, Michigan at WKQI then flying to Chicago for afternoons at WLUP. Then in Los Angeles, Bonaduce began co-hosting the morning drive-time show on Star 98.7 FM (KYSR) with Jamie White. He is a frequent guest on the Loveline radio program.

Bonaduce filed a lawsuit against Jamie White on September 28, 2005 for allegedly slandering him on air while he was in a rehab center called Milestones Ranch. He claims she lied about him showing up to work under the influence of drugs. Bonaduce claims he was never under the influence of drugs while at work. The outcome is still pending.

Bonaduce appeared on the Radio Chick show, where he and co-host Chuck Nice got into a heated debate over a comment Bonaduce made about his being fearless. Chuck Nice repeatedly called Bonaduce a dumbass, after Bonaduce referred to Nice as a "little man." Host Leslie Gold and Butch Brennan tried to calm down the argument to no avail, but Nice and Bonaduce ended up making up at the conclusion of the interview.

Danny joined The Adam Carolla Show on January 2, 2007, replacing Dave Dameshek. [1]

Public Life

In 1991, Bonaduce was arrested for beating up Darius Barney, a transvestite hooker. Bonaduce was sentenced to probation, and KKFR - where he was working at the time - fired him. Many GLBT activists attacked him for it.

As an adult, Bonaduce boxed Donny Osmond in a charity event and later boxed former Brady Barry Williams in a separate event. Bonaduce won both contests gaining a decision over Osmond and a TKO over Williams.

In 2001 he released his autobiography, Random Acts of Badness. It has been heralded as a smart, well-written comedic tragedy and was a New York Times bestseller. In 2006, he starred in a cable TV reality show Breaking Bonaduce, which chronicled his family's struggle to break his cycle of alcohol addiction. As of April 2007, Bonaduce celebrated one year of sobriety.

Recently, while eating in an outdoor cafe on Hollywood Boulevard, Bonaduce was asked by Mark Dice his opinions on the theory that President George W. Bush or elements within the American government were behind 9/11; Bonaduce (a self-described Republican and patriot) gave a curse-filled response during which he expressed his support for George W. Bush and he also declared he is a proud Republican, the video was posted on Youtube.com (see link below). Bonaduce has claimed that he and his family have received death threats since then.

Trivia

Attended Pierce College
Bonaduce's persistent fighting on the "Partridge Family" set with Jeremy Gelbwaks (first Chris) became problematic. The producers chose the quickest solution, and Gelbwaks was replaced after season one.
In the late 1980s David Cassidy signed Bonaduce on as his opening act.
He made a cameo appearance in a 1994 episode of Married With Children along with Partridge Family costar Dave Madden.
Bonaduce received an "award" from The Soup and refused to read his speech then end up kissing the host. It was scripted.
Bonaduce's self-titled LP was released in 1973 by MGM Records. Bonaduce has admitted that his vocals can barely be heard on the album; most of the singing was provided by Bruce Roberts. [2] [3]
Bonaduce has appeared as himself on the detective series, "Monk".
Ashley Massaro, current WWE Smackdown! diva and winner of the '05 diva search, was Bonaduce's personal trainer and appeared in several episodes of the first season.
He guest-starred with J.D. Roth on an episode on Sex Wars. Five years later, Bonaduce would later work with Roth, behind-the-scenes on Breaking Bonaduce.
He also guest-starred on CSI:Crime Scene Investigators, Season 7 Episode 10
He claims to have slept with more than 500 women.
In some photographs, it would appear that Danny does not have a navel.

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