- Danny Chicon is a Latino screenwriter, director, and actor who writes about "the dangers of self-reliance". Inspired by his upbringing in the Lower East Side of New York City, he uses his signature comedy surrealism to explore themes of cultural identity, hypermasculinity, and familial relationships.
He is an Annenberg Scholar at the University of Southern California where he pursues an MFA in Writing for Screen & Television (Class of 2026) and has been accepted into a number of fellowships such as Tomorrow's Filmmakers Today, Hook Arts Media's Digital Connections and Concept Factory's Writers Room. His most recent short film, The Good, The Bad, & Tio Umberto premiered at the Warner Brother's New York Latino Film Festival. Previous film festival selected projects include JULIO: The Julio Irving Story About Julio Irving Starring Julio Irving (no, that's not a typo) and Have A Good Night.
Above all, Danny looks to connect audiences through laughter, tell stories of shared human experience, and create better representation for Latiné and other minority communities. He has a B.A in Media Studies from Hunter College, where he earned a reputation for being loud enough to be heard from three floors up. Since then, he has learned to use his inside voice.
- IMDb mini biography by: Daniel Chicon
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