Danny Hoch

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Job Title

Actor, Director, Writer

Born

November 30, 1969

Career Milestones

2007

Cast in "Lucky You" starring Eric Bana and Drew Barrymore

2005

Cast in "War of the Worlds" directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Tom Cruise

2003

Appeared in "American Splendor" opposite Paul Giamatti as Harvey Pekar

2001

Co-starred in Ridley Scott's "Black Hawk Down"

2000

Portrayed a fashion designer modeled on Tommy Hilfiger in "Bamboozled"

2000

Co-directed and starred in feature adaptation of "Jails, Hospitals & Hip Hop"

1999

Co-wrote and co-starred in "Whiteboys" about three white Iowa teenagers who long for a gangsta rap life

1998

Had small role in "The Thin Red Line"; character was a soldier from Brooklyn intended as comic relief; most of performance cut from final version of film

1997

Premiered third solo play "Jails, Hospitals & Hip Hop"

1994

Starred in second one-man show "Some People"; filmed for HBO

1991

Performed first solo stage show "Pot Melting"

Awards

2000

Urbanworld Film Festival for Honorable Mention in Jails, Hospitals & Hip-Hop