Danny Bonaduce

Danny Bonaduce, in a still from The Partridge Family.

Dante Daniel Bonaduce (pronounced Bon-uh-do-ce) (born August 13, 1959 in Broomall, Pennsylvania) is an actor, disc jockey, and game show host. He is the son of veteran TV writer/producer Joseph Bonaduce. 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 married Setsuko Hattori in 1985 and divorced her in 1988. On November 4 1990, he met his second wife, Gretchen Hillmer on a blind date. They married that same day (In 2002, Bonaduce stated on his talk show, "The Other Half", that he only married so he could engage in sex with Gretchen, who forbade premarital sex)^{[citation needed]}. They have two children together, Countess Isabella Michaela Bonaduce (born November 23, 1994) and Count Dante Jean Michel Bonaduce (born February 14, 2001)

As an adult, he and teen idol Barry Knight boxed each other for charity, resulting in a Bonaduce win. Lately, 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. 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 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.

In 2001 he released his autobiography, Random Acts of Badness.

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.

Starred in Breaking Bonaduce, a 2005 reality television show on VH1, and has appeared on The Opie and Anthony Show heard on XM Satellite Radio and CBS Radio. Since August 2006, he has been hosting a new tabloid-themed game show named Starface, which airs on GSN.

Bonaduce recently 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 tried to calm down the argument to no avail, but Nice and Bonaduce ended up making up at the conclusion of the interview.

Recently, while eating in an outdoor cafe on Hollywood Boulevard, Bonaduce was asked by a member of a 9/11 conspiracy theory website his opinions on the theory that President George W. Bush or the American government were behind 9/11; Bonaduce (a Bush supporter and self-described patriot) called gave him a rather vitriolic and curse-filled rant that wound up posted on Youtube.com (see link below). Bonaduce has claimed that he and his family have received death threats since then.

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

Trivia

Bonaduce's persistent fighting on the "Partridge Family" set with Jeremy Gelbwaks (first Chris) became problematic, 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.
His personal assistant is Jaclyn Bradley, who does the music for Breaking Bonaduce.
He has trained in the martial arts for over 20 years and holds black belts in multiple styles.
He is a fan of director David Dillehunt.
He was invited to the wedding of Duane Chapman a/k/a "Dog The Bounty Hunter" in 2006. [2]
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. [3] [4]
Bonaduce has appeared as himself on the detective series, "Monk".
His brother, John Bonaduce, has continued the family tradition of the "musical family". He drives a VW Bus and leads the choir at Notre Dame High School. John is extremely religious and his wife works with the Catholic Archdiocese.
Bonaduce voted for George W. Bush in the 2004 election [5]

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