Danny A. Abeckaser

Danny A. Abeckaser is an Israeli-born American actor and filmmaker.[1][2][3]

Early life

Abeckaser was born in Israel, the sixth of seven children of Moroccan parents who immigrated to the U.S. in 1980.[4] He grew up in Brooklyn.[5]

Career

Abeckaser produced and acted in the film Holy Rollers (2010), which also stars Jesse Eisenberg.[4]

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).[5]

Abeckaser had his first starring role in A Stand Up Guy (2016).[6]

He made his directorial debut with First We Take Brooklyn (2018), which he co-starred with Harvey Keitel.[6]

Abeckaser shared a scene with Robert De Niro as Louie the Deadbeat in the Scorsese film The Irishman (2019).[7][8][9]

Select filmography

• Made (2001; uncredited)
• Point&Shoot (2004)
• Alpha Dog (2006)
• Homie Spumoni (2006)
• El Cantante (2006)
• Gardener of Eden (2007)
• The Education of Charlie Banks (2007)
• You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008)
• Holy Rollers (2010; also producer)
• Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star (2011)
• Freelancers (2012)
• The Iceman (2012)
• The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
• Experimenter (2015; also producer)
• Club Life (2015; also producer and writer)
• A Stand Up Guy (2016; also producer)
• The Curse of Sleeping Beauty (2016; executive producer only)
• Marauders (2016)
• First We Take Brooklyn (2018; also writer, producer and director)
• The Irishman (2019)
• Mob Town (2019; also director and producer)
• Lansky (TBA)
• Blackjack: The Jackie Ryan Story (TBA; producer and director only)

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. Klein, Amy (13 May 2010). "Rolling with not so holy Chasidim". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
5. Roberts, Sheila (30 April 2013). "Danny Abeckaser Talks THE ICEMAN, His Role in THE WOLF OF WALL STREET, and His Movie THE LIFE". Collider (website). Retrieved 3 July 2020.
6. Gustafson, Kristy (29 November 2017). "First We Take (Hollywood): How One Man is Paving His Way to the Top". HuffPost. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
7. 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 (magazine). Retrieved 3 July 2020.
8. "'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.
9. 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.

External links

• Danny A. Abeckaser on IMDb