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'Danny Bonaduce' (pronounced ), born 'Dante Daniel Bonaduce', August 13, 1959 in Broomall, Pennsylvania, is an American comedian, actor, radio, and television personality.
The son of veteran TV writer/producer Joseph Bonaduce (''Mayberry RFD'', ''One Day At A Time'', ''Good Times''), the naturally redheaded Bonaduce gained prominence as a child actor of the 1970s, co-starring as Shirley Partridge's (played by Shirley Jones) wisecracking second son, 'Danny Partridge', on the sitcom/television series, ''The Partridge Family''. Bonaduce's primary current occupation is co-hosting ''The Adam Carolla Show''. He frequently makes personal appearances in television, radio, and at public events.[1]

Contents

Biography

Career

TV

Radio

Other work

Media appearances

Other

References

External links

Biography

Bonaduce achieved fame at the age of ten, starring as Danny Partridge on the television series ''The Partridge Family''.
By his own account, Bonaduce grew up in a dysfunctional family setting, with physical and emotional abuse from his father.^[1] His early fame at the age of ten in ''The Partridge Family'' led to close relationships with co-stars Shirley Jones and Dave Madden. However, following the end of the series, Bonaduce's late teens and twenties saw drug abuse and a period of homelessness. In the late 1980s David Cassidy signed Bonaduce on as his opening act. Bonaduce found continued opportunities as a professional actor.
By the late 1980's, Bonaduce had become an on-air radio personality.
In 1985, Bonaduce married real estate agent Setsuko Hattori. They divorced in 1988. On November 4 1990, Bonaduce met his second wife, Gretchen Hillmer, on a blind date, and they married that night. They have two children together, Isabella and Dante.
In April 2007, Bonaduce announced on ''The Adam Carolla Show'' (for which he has been co-host since January, 2007) that he and his wife Gretchen are going through a divorce. Bonaduce frequently discusses the developments in his divorce proceedings on the program. He has stated that, although he has retained an attorney, he is on exceptionally amicable terms with his soon-to-be-ex wife. He has a serious girlfriend named Amy Railsback who he discusses frequently on his radio program.

Career

TV

Bonaduce originally gained fame in the television series ''The Partridge Family''. Bonaduce played the wisecracking Danny Partridge, who was a constant bane of the Family's manager, played by Dave Madden. Bonaduce has said that he owes a lot to Madden, who took him into his home during his family's domestic strife.
Bonaduce worked as co-host of ''The Other Half'', a daytime talk show positioned as a complementary show to ''The View'', on which he starred with Mario Lopez and Dick Clark. The show aired from 2001 to 2003. During this time, he was also a Hollywood correspondent for the Australian morning show Today
Bonaduce starred in ''Breaking Bonaduce'', a 2005 reality television show on VH1. In August 2006, he hosted the tabloid-themed game show named ''Starface'', which aired on the Game Show Network.
Bonaduce frequently appears as a featured guest on television news programs. He has made several controversial statements; on Fox News, Bonaduce stated that Jane Fonda should have been shot for treason for her role in support of the Vietnamese authorities during the Vietnam War. He also stated on MSNBC's Scarborough Country that "personally I think at this point if anyone had a rope thick enough, I think that Rosie should be strung up for treason", referring to Rosie O'Donnell.^[2]

Radio

Bonaduce started his radio career on WEGX in Philadelphia. He then went to KKFR in Phoenix, Arizona, a stint which ended in 1991, after he was charged with assaulting a transvestite prostitute.Danny Bonaduce Biography, Biography.com, http://www.biography.com/search/article.do?id=200358 Bonaduce later achieved success at WLUP in Chicago. Later, he hosted weekday mornings in Detroit, Michigan at WKQI, a stint during which he would fly to Chicago for afternoons at WLUP. Bonaduce began co-hosting the morning drive-time show on Star 98.7 FM (KYSR) in Los Angeles, with Jamie White. He has been a frequent guest on the ''Loveline'' radio program.
On January 2, 2007, Bonaduce joined ''The Adam Carolla Show'', replacing Dave Dameshek as Adam Carolla's male co-host.^[3] On the program, in April 2007, Bonaduce publicly celebrated one year of sobriety.
In Late July 2007 Tmz.com reported that it had obtained documents which stated that Bonaduce earned over $29,000 a month as co-host of ''The Adam Carolla Show'' and as almost $1 million in stocks and bonds, these documents were in relation to his pending divorce case. [2]

Other work

As an adult, Bonaduce boxed Donny Osmond in a charity event and later boxed former Brady Barry Williams in a separate event. Bonaduce won both contests gaining a decision over Osmond and a TKO over Williams.^[4] On June 11, 2007, Bonaduce boxed attorney Robert Shapiro for a charitable event.^[5]
In 2002 Bonaduce released an autobiography, ''Random Acts of Badness''. It has been heralded as a smart, well-written comedic tragedy and was a New York Times bestseller.^[6]

Media appearances

★ Bonaduce made a cameo appearance in a 1994 episode of ''Married With Children'' along with Partridge Family costar Dave Madden.

★ Bonaduce received an "award" from The Soup and refused to read his speech then ended up kissing the host, Joel McHale. This was scripted.

★ Bonaduce's self-titled LP was released in 1973 by MGM Records. Bonaduce has admitted that his vocals can barely be heard on the album; most of the singing was provided by Bruce Roberts. [3] [4]

★ Bonaduce has appeared as himself on the detective series ''Monk''.

★ Ashley Massaro, current ''WWE Smackdown!'' diva and winner of the '05 diva search, was Bonaduce's personal trainer and appeared in several episodes of the first season.

★ Bonaduce guest-starred with J.D. Roth on an episode on ''Sex Wars''. Five years later, Bonaduce would later work with Roth, behind-the-scenes on ''Breaking Bonaduce''.

★ Bonaduce guest-starred on ''CSI:Crime Scene Investigation'', Season 7 Episodes 1 and 2. He plays the first victim of the Miniature Killer.

★ Bonaduce appeared in the fourth season of ''The Drew Carey Show'' as the son of Shirley Jones's character.

Other

In 1991, he was arrested for beating up Darius Barney, a transvestite hooker. "When I picked him up," Bonaduce later explained, "I thought he was a girl. I picked him up, he got in my car. As soon as he got in and the dome light hit him, it was obvious. He wasn't a good transvestite. If he was a good transvestite, I might never had known. I was wasted. He gets in the car and I said, 'Oh, sorry, wrong car.' And he says, 'Well you took me off my corner, give me $40.00.' I said 'Dude, wrong car, hop out!' This went on for 6 or 7 minutes and he still wouldn't get out. So I get out of the car, opened his door and pulled him out of the car. But when I did, I see he's this huge guy, about 220 pounds. I weighed 150 pounds! I attacked him first, not because I wanted to, I just thought I was going to have to and I'm too small to take the punishment from a 220-pound man. If he had hit first, I would have gone down and stayed down. So I attacked him and it turned into a fight".^[7]
In 2005, during the making of a reality television program, Breaking Bonaduce, Bonaduce attempted suicide after being asked, by his wife, for a divorce.^[8]

References

1. Danny Bonaduce on his childhood, The Adam Carolla Show, 2007
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3. Danny Bonaduce to Join The Adam Carolla Radio Show, December 21, 2006, http://www.cbsradio.com/press_center/releases/pressrelease095537-12-21-2006.html
4. Biography.com
5. Podcast of ''The Adam Carolla Show'' describing Bonaduce's boxing match with Robert Shapiro
6. Random Acts of Badness, , Danny, Bonaduce, Hyperion, ,

7. Danny Bonaduce entry in the NNDB
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External links

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★ FreeFM bio

★ Bonaduce's personal MySpace page

★ Interview with Danny, and more about the music.

★ When Young Stars Burn Out MSN Movies

★ Danny's Clothing Website

★ Danny Bonaduce Questioned About 9/11

★ Interview with Glenn Beck, December 14, 2006, transcript

★ Breaking Bonaduce Born Again Bonaduce - ThoughtQuotient.com

★ Danny Bonaduce strikes back

★ Danny Bonaduce Jokes With His Divorce Attorney

★ Danny Bonaduce and Hulk Hogan as The Odd Couple