Biography
Solidly-built with a permanent disgruntled look on his face, Dan Lauria is best remembered as Kevin Arnold's middle-management, working-stiff but loving father on ABC's long-running "The Wonder Years" (1988-93).
Lauria grew up in Lindenhurst, NY, and developed his interest in performing from his aunt who used to awaken him to watch old movies on TV. A joke cracked on the football field in college led to acting lessons with Yale's Constance …
Career Milestones
2010 | Made his Broadway debut as legendary Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi in "Lombardi" at Circle in the Square Theatre | |
2009 | Returned to the Off Broadway stage, appearing as Jimmy Hoffa in Brian Lee Franklin's "Good Bobby" | |
2006 | Appeared on the New York stage in an Off Broadway production of "A Stone Carver" | |
1999 | Acted in the Showtime series "The Hoop Life" | |
1998 | Played James Webb in the HBO miniseries "From the Earth to the Moon" | |
1996 | Had a recurring role on FOX's "Party of Five" as Coach Russ Petrocelli | |
1993 | Reprised role of police captain in "Another Stakeout" | |
1992 | Returned to NYC theater, appearing off-Broadway in "Other People's Money" | |
1988 | Co-starred as the father, Jack Arnold, on the ABC sitcom "The Wonder Years" | |
1987 | Co-starred as the police captain in the feature "Stakeout" | |
1986 | Had a recurring role on CBS' "Cagney & Lacey" as Detective Dupnik | |
1983 | Feature film debut, "Without a Trace" | |
1982 | TV-movie debut, "Muggable Mary" (CBS) | |
| Spent two years on the ABC daytime drama "One Life to Live" | ||
1978 | Wrote and starred in the play "Game Plan"; was produced off-Broadway at Theatre Four | |
1975 | TV debut on the CBS daytime drama "Love of Life" | |
| Was member of the Washington Theatre Club in the early 1970s; performed in over 50 plays | ||
1970 | Served in US Marines; achieved rank of captain; did tours of duty in Vietnam | |