Daniel Stern

An American actor, director, and screenwriter, Daniel Jacob Stern is most renowned for his roles in movies like Diner, Breaking Away, City Slickers, C.H.U.D., and the first two films of the Home Alone Series. He is also well known for the work of his voice on The Wonder Years. He has done a variety of roles in different genres proving time and again his effortless acting skills. Some of his other films include Rookie of the Year, My Blue Heaven, Otis, Whip it, Little Monsters, etc.

Daniel was born in Bethesda, Maryland to humble Jewish parents. His father was a social worker, and his mother managed a day care center. According to Daniel, he knew that his wish was to become an actor ever since he was fourteen, and so his interest in theater dates back to his days at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School where he starred in several roles like C.C. Baxter and Tevye in Promises, Promises, and Fiddler on the Roof respectively. Although he applied for the job of a lighting engineer at a Shakespeare festival in Washington, but as destiny would have it, Stern got selected as a walk-in actor for one of their plays. Very soon Daniel recognized his passion and talent for acting and after dropping off high school, he went straight to New York Click to look into! >> Read More... , from where he took his acting lessons.

His mentors were Austin Pendleton and Herbert Berghof from the HB Studios. And after that, there was no turning back for Daniel. He worked for various productions at various theaters and went on to earn fame and money in the world of Hollywood cinema. Breaking Away was his debut film that got released in the year 1979. Daniel Jacob Stern is mostly known for the comic role of Marv Murchens, the burglar that he played in the two Home Alone movies.

The actor earned a lot of acclaim for this particular part of his career. Not only acting, but Daniel has also tried his hands at direction. He directed some episodes of the television series The Wonder years and also two episodes of Manhattan. He has worked as the screenwriter, actor, and director for the television show Danny on CBS. The story of Daniel’s talent doesn’t end here. He is also a wonderful artist who specializes in bronze sculpture. In fact, he has worked as a sculpture for government art projects in Palm Desert, Agoura Hills, Pasadena, etc. He has also designed sculptures for private enterprises. The best achievement of Daniel’s career in the Hollywood film industry has been his nomination for the American Comedy Awards as the funniest supporting actor in the movie City Slickers.