Danny A. Abeckaser

Danny A. Abeckaser (Hebrew: דני א. אביכזר) is an Israeli-born American actor and filmmaker.[1][2][3][4]

Danny A. Abeckaser, 2012

Early life

Abeckaser was born in Israel, the sixth of seven children of Moroccan Jewish parents who immigrated to the U.S. in 1980.[5] He grew up in Brooklyn.[6]

Career

Abeckaser produced and acted in the film Holy Rollers (2010), which also stars Jesse Eisenberg.[5]

He then played the part of Dino Lapron opposite Michael Shannon and Winona Ryder in the Ariel Vromen film The Iceman (2012) and had a very small role in the Martin Scorsese film The Wolf of Wall Street (2013).[6]

Abeckaser had his first starring role in A Stand Up Guy (2016).[7]

He made his directorial debut with First We Take Brooklyn (2018), which he co-starred with Harvey Keitel.[7]

Abeckaser shared a scene with Robert De Niro as Louie the Deadbeat in the Scorsese film The Irishman (2019).[8][9][10]

Personal life

Abeckaser married Instagram model May Almakaies in May 2022 in Israel. Leonardo Dicaprio was one of the wedding guests.[11]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2001MadeClub PromoterUncredited
2004Point&ShootDanny A
2006Alpha DogLatino Youth #1
2006Homie SpumoniRosa's Maitre d
2006El CantanteStudio Engineer
2007Gardener of EdenAmi
2007The Education of Charlie BanksArresting Officer
2008You Don't Mess with the ZohanZe'ev
2010Holy RollersJackie SolomonProducer
2011Bucky Larson: Born to Be a StarAFA Presenter
2012FreelancersLouie
2012The IcemanDino Lapron
2013The Wolf of Wall StreetInvestor's Center Broker #2
2015ExperimenterBravermanProducer
2015Club LifeMarkalso producer and writer
2016A Stand Up GuySammyProducer
2016The Curse of Sleeping BeautyExecutive producer only
2016MaraudersAntonio Leon
2018First We Take BrooklynMikkiWriter, producer and director
2019The IrishmanDeadbeat
2019Mob TownJoe BarbaraDirector and producer
2020Blackjack: The Jackie Ryan StoryProducer and director only
2021LanskyGreg Kunz
2021I Love UsSammy SilverDirector
2023Inside ManRoy DeMeoDirector and producer
2023The EngineerYakovDirector and producer

References
  1. Eric Ortiz Garcia (9 December 2019). "Interview: Danny A. Abeckaser Talks MOB TOWN, The Apalachin Mafia Meeting And THE IRISHMAN". Screen Anarchy. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  2. Donnelly, Matt (20 September 2017). "Martin Scorsese's 'The Irishman' Casts Former Nightlife Kingpin Danny A Abeckaser (Exclusive)". TheWrap. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  3. Donnelly, Matt (20 September 2017). "Martin Scorsese's 'The Irishman' Casts Former Nightlife Kingpin Danny A Abeckaser (Exclusive)". Yahoo! Entertainment. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  4. Grater, Tom (22 December 2020). "Danny A. Abeckaser Signs With APA; Dystopian Thriller 'Go / Don't Go' U.S. Deal – Global Briefs". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  5. Klein, Amy (13 May 2010). "Rolling with not so holy Chasidim". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  6. Roberts, Sheila (30 April 2013). "Danny Abeckaser Talks THE ICEMAN, His Role in THE WOLF OF WALL STREET, and His Movie THE LIFE". Collider. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  7. Gustafson, Kristy (29 November 2017). "First We Take (Hollywood): How One Man is Paving His Way to the Top". HuffPost. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  8. Brunner, Jeryl (5 November 2019). "Danny A. Abeckaser Opens Up About the Time Robert De Niro Punched Him in the Gut While Filming The Irishman". Parade. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  9. "'It Was The Best Experience Of My Life': Actor Danny A. Abeckaser On 'The Irishman' & Robert De Niro". WLNY-TV. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  10. Paltrowitz, Darren (23 August 2019). "Israeli-American Actor Danny A. Abeckaser on Landing Gig on 'The Irishman'". The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  11. Cashman, Greer Fay (May 31, 2022). "Grapevine June 1, 2022: A different Moshe has his say". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.