Daniel Futterman
A handsome, dark-haired actor with an easy-going delivery
and photogenic smile,
Dan Futterman had a breakthrough (although thankless)
role playing Val Goldman, the straight son of Robin Williams,
in "The Birdcage" (1996).
Raised in tony Westchester County, NY, he graduated from Columbia University with a degree in English and was torn between graduate school and pursuing an acting career. The latter won out and 1991 proved to be a banner year for the young performer, landing his first stage role in the WPA production "Club Soda" and his first (small) film role as a thug who menaces Jeff Bridges in "The Fisher King". While his film career has heated up, Futterman has not abandoned stage work:
he succeeded Joe Mantello as the voluble Louis Ironside in Tony Kushner's "Angels in America" on Broadway in 1993; portrayed an American diplomat's son who runs into trouble in South Africa in Jon Robin Baitz's "A Fair Country" (1996); and was a slick card player with big dreams in "Dealer's Choice" (1997).
After landing a significant role as the son who leaves a blended family in "Big Girls Don't Cry...They Get Even" (1992), the actor made a handful of TV appearances, most notably as a West Point grad pitted against former classmates during the Civil War in "Class of '61" (ABC, 1993) Several of his best screen performances have been in independent films. Futterman displayed a winning charm as a teacher who seemingly can't make a commitment in the romantic comedy "Breathing Room/'Til Christmas" (1996).
"Far Harbor/Mr. Spreckman's Boat" (also 1996) was an ensemble piece in which he stood out as a smarmy doctor in an interracial relationship. As the American half of a pair of twenty-something con artists in London in "Shooting Fish" (1997), he delivered a finely nuanced but loosely engaging performance that dominated the early sequences. Futterman returned to TV work co-starring with Mickey Rourke as a teacher who clashes with a priest in "Thicker Than Blood" (TNT, 1998) and appearing alongside Ron Eldard and Martin Donovan in the WWII drama "When Trumpets Fade" (HBO, 1998).
In 1999, Futterman made the leap to series TV, co-starring as the writer brother of a jurist (Amy Brenneman) in the hit CBS series "Judging Amy" (which he departed early in the 2001-2002 season). On the big screen, he delivered one of his best screen performances in the indie "Urbania" (2000), portraying a gay man coming to terms with the aftermath of a trauma.
Also Credited As: Daniel Futterman
Born: on 06/08/67 in Silver Spring, Maryland
Job Titles: Actor, WaiterFamily
Daughter: Sylvie Epstein Futterman.
Dan has two brothers; Futterman is the middle child
Significant Others
Wife: Anya Epstein. married in September 2000
Companion: Susan Floyd. appeared together in "Breathing Room"; no longer together
Education
Columbia University, New York, New York, English, BA
Milestones
1991 Film debut in small role in "The Fisher King"
1991 Stage acting debut in the Off-Broadway production "Club Soda"
1991 TV-movie debut in "Daughter of Privilege" (NBC)
1992 Co-starred in the film "Big Girls Don't Cry...They Get Even"
1993 Had first substantive TV role in the ABC movie "Class of '61"
1993 Replaced Joe Mantello in the role of Louis Ironside in the two-part Broadway production "Angels in America"
1996 Breakthrough screen role as Robin Williams' son in "The Birdcage", directed by Mike Nichols
1996 Played featured role in the Off-Broadway production "A Fair Country" by Jon Robin Baitz
1997 Had featured role in the Off-Broadway play "Dealer's Choice"
1997 Starred alongside Stuart Towsend and Kate Beckinsale in the British caper comedy "Shooting Fish"
1998 Appeared in the telefilms "Thicker Than Blood" (TNT) and "When Trumpets Fade" (HBO)
1999 Appeared as the brother of the main character in the CBS drama series "Judging Amy"; left series early in the 2001-2002 season
2000 Had leading role in independent film "Urbania"
2002 Cast as Karen's cousin Barry, a 35-year-old man who realizes he's gay, on the NBC sit-com "Will & Grace"
2002 Co-starred with Jennifer Lopez and Billy Campbell in "Enough"
2002 Returned to the NYC stage in "Further Than the Furthest Thing" at the Manhattan Theater Company
Raised in Westchester County, New York
watch him in video tube:
and also watch his gay movie called URBANIA:
A handsome, dark-haired actor with an easy-going delivery
and photogenic smile,
Dan Futterman had a breakthrough (although thankless)
role playing Val Goldman, the straight son of Robin Williams,
in "The Birdcage" (1996).
Raised in tony Westchester County, NY, he graduated from Columbia University with a degree in English and was torn between graduate school and pursuing an acting career. The latter won out and 1991 proved to be a banner year for the young performer, landing his first stage role in the WPA production "Club Soda" and his first (small) film role as a thug who menaces Jeff Bridges in "The Fisher King". While his film career has heated up, Futterman has not abandoned stage work:
he succeeded Joe Mantello as the voluble Louis Ironside in Tony Kushner's "Angels in America" on Broadway in 1993; portrayed an American diplomat's son who runs into trouble in South Africa in Jon Robin Baitz's "A Fair Country" (1996); and was a slick card player with big dreams in "Dealer's Choice" (1997).
After landing a significant role as the son who leaves a blended family in "Big Girls Don't Cry...They Get Even" (1992), the actor made a handful of TV appearances, most notably as a West Point grad pitted against former classmates during the Civil War in "Class of '61" (ABC, 1993) Several of his best screen performances have been in independent films. Futterman displayed a winning charm as a teacher who seemingly can't make a commitment in the romantic comedy "Breathing Room/'Til Christmas" (1996).
"Far Harbor/Mr. Spreckman's Boat" (also 1996) was an ensemble piece in which he stood out as a smarmy doctor in an interracial relationship. As the American half of a pair of twenty-something con artists in London in "Shooting Fish" (1997), he delivered a finely nuanced but loosely engaging performance that dominated the early sequences. Futterman returned to TV work co-starring with Mickey Rourke as a teacher who clashes with a priest in "Thicker Than Blood" (TNT, 1998) and appearing alongside Ron Eldard and Martin Donovan in the WWII drama "When Trumpets Fade" (HBO, 1998).
In 1999, Futterman made the leap to series TV, co-starring as the writer brother of a jurist (Amy Brenneman) in the hit CBS series "Judging Amy" (which he departed early in the 2001-2002 season). On the big screen, he delivered one of his best screen performances in the indie "Urbania" (2000), portraying a gay man coming to terms with the aftermath of a trauma.
Also Credited As: Daniel Futterman
Born: on 06/08/67 in Silver Spring, Maryland
Job Titles: Actor, WaiterFamily
Daughter: Sylvie Epstein Futterman.
Dan has two brothers; Futterman is the middle child
Significant Others
Wife: Anya Epstein. married in September 2000
Companion: Susan Floyd. appeared together in "Breathing Room"; no longer together
Education
Columbia University, New York, New York, English, BA
Milestones
1991 Film debut in small role in "The Fisher King"1991 Stage acting debut in the Off-Broadway production "Club Soda"
1991 TV-movie debut in "Daughter of Privilege" (NBC)
1992 Co-starred in the film "Big Girls Don't Cry...They Get Even"
1993 Had first substantive TV role in the ABC movie "Class of '61"
1993 Replaced Joe Mantello in the role of Louis Ironside in the two-part Broadway production "Angels in America"
1996 Breakthrough screen role as Robin Williams' son in "The Birdcage", directed by Mike Nichols
1996 Played featured role in the Off-Broadway production "A Fair Country" by Jon Robin Baitz
1997 Had featured role in the Off-Broadway play "Dealer's Choice"
1997 Starred alongside Stuart Towsend and Kate Beckinsale in the British caper comedy "Shooting Fish"
1998 Appeared in the telefilms "Thicker Than Blood" (TNT) and "When Trumpets Fade" (HBO)
1999 Appeared as the brother of the main character in the CBS drama series "Judging Amy"; left series early in the 2001-2002 season
2000 Had leading role in independent film "Urbania"
2002 Cast as Karen's cousin Barry, a 35-year-old man who realizes he's gay, on the NBC sit-com "Will & Grace"
2002 Co-starred with Jennifer Lopez and Billy Campbell in "Enough"
2002 Returned to the NYC stage in "Further Than the Furthest Thing" at the Manhattan Theater Company
Raised in Westchester County, New York
watch him in video tube:
and also watch his gay movie called URBANIA:
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