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. 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 at IMDb