Dante Daniel "Danny" Bonaduce (pronounced /bɑnədooshi/), (born August 13, 1959, in Broomall, Pennsylvania) is an American radio/television personality, comedian and former child actor who became known as an adult for his tumultuous personal life.
The son of veteran TV writer/producer Joseph Bonaduce (Mayberry RFD, One Day At A Time, Good Times), the naturally redheaded Bonaduce gained prominence as a child actor of the 1970s, co-starring as Shirley Partridge's (played by Shirley Jones) wisecracking second son, Danny Partridge, on the sitcom/television series, The Partridge Family. Bonadouche was on The Adam Carolla Show from 2006-2007. He frequently makes personal appearances in television, radio, and at public events.http://www.allamericanspeakers.com/speakers/Danny-Bonaduce/1249
Son of Joseph Bonaduce and Betty Bonaduce (I).
Went to high school with Michael Jackson (I) and Gary Brown (I).
Has stated that he and his wife, Gretchen Bonaduce, met on a blind date, and they were married that same day. However, in interviews he has mentioned Nov. 4, 1990 as the wedding date while divorce papers list Dec. 6, 1990 as the date.
Son, Dante, born 14 February 2001.
He and wife Gretchen were featured on The Learning Channel's "Baby Story, A" (1998) during Gretchen's pregnancy and the birth of their son, Dante.
Daughter is named Countess Isabella Michaela Bonaduce. Son is named Count Dante Jean-Michel Valentino Bonaduce.
(1999-2005) Co-hosted the "Jamie and Danny Show" in the mornings in Los Angeles on 98.7 Star FM.
During auditions for "Partridge Family, The" (1970) there where two different Partridge families. Danny was in the family that did not get hired.
Best known these days as a motor-mouthed radio deejay.
Author of Random Acts of Badness, an autobiography detailing his fall into and recovery from drug addiction.
Danny's fame as a Partridge led to jealousies at home, making an already-bad family situation worse. To get him away from that atmosphere, TV mom Shirley Jones (I) and the other adults from the cast had Danny stay with them some weekends. Jones had children around Danny's age, so he fit in at her house. Susan Dey and David Cassidy (I) treated him like a kid brother, while Dave Madden (I) was like a bachelor father or bad uncle, teaching Danny to play cards, drive a car... and smoke.
Has studied martial arts under Chuck Norris for over 20 years.
Appeared in 8 episodes of "CHiPs" (1977) as a martial artist.
Holds black belts in the following martial arts: Okinawan Chinan Ryu; Tae Kwon Do; Tokyo-Ryu; Shorin Ryu. He won the 1980 and 1981 International Championships.
Ranked #10 in VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Kid Stars"
In 1996, he was a DJ on two radio stations in two different cities at the same time. Five days a week, he would do the "Danny Bonaduce and the Q-Crew" morning show on WKQI in Detroit, then would fly to Chicago to do the afternoon drive show on WLUP there.
Said that he was so broke in the early 1980s that he lived out of his car near a dumpster. He would pose for pictures with fans during the day and sleep in his car at night.
Has said that he did not start drinking alcohol until after he kicked his cocaine habit in the early 1990s.
Said that he was so broke in the early 1980s that he lived out of his car near a dumpster behind Brahms Chinese Theatre. He would pose for pictures with fans during the day and sleep in his car at night.
Studied American Tang Soo Do under Chuck Norris black belt student Bob Burbidge.
