Biography

Daniel Robert Lestuzzi was born on July 7th 1977 at Fairfield Hospital in Bury, Greater Manchester. Danny attended Pendlehill Primary School in Clitheroe, Lancashire and later attended St Wilfred's RC High School. As a child Danny was invited to visit London's BBC Studios. Danny found himself on the set of Robin Hood where he met, and, had dinner with the cast and his love for acting began. Danny's next stop was Oldham Theatre Workshop in 1989 appearing in his first production, 'Our Day Out', at Oldham's Coliseum Theatre in the same year. In 1990 Danny attended M6 Youth Theatre Company. From 1993 - 1998 Danny attended Hopwood Hall College in Rochdale, Lancashire, studying Art and Design. In 1999 Danny then studied a BTEC First Diploma in Performing Arts at Bury College, later enrolling on Salford University's Media Performance Course in 2001. After this Danny landed his first TV role in Hollyoaks playing a student, after this appeared in Brookside before landing a different array of distinct character parts on shows as diverse as Always And Everyone, Cold Feet, Coronation Street and the ultra realistic BAFTA winning drama, Buried.
- IMDb mini biography by: Celtic Warrior