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Daniel Franzese

1978 - Today

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Daniel Franzese (born May 9, 1978) is an American actor best known for his roles in the films Bully and Mean Girls. Franzese is the creator of several live comedy shows, including the 2011 rock opera Jersey Shoresical: A Frickin' Rock Opera! and his one-man stand-up performance I've Never Really Made the Kind of Money to Become a Mess in 2013.After coming out as gay in 2014, Franzese became more active in the fight for civil and human rights in the LGBTQ community; and through his portrayal of the HIV-positive character Eddie in the second season of the HBO series Looking, and its subsequent series finale television film, Looking: The Movie, he has become a well known AIDS activist in the United States. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Daniel Franzese has received more than 1,984,827 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Daniel Franzese is the 12,311th most popular actor (down from 11,261st in 2019), the 17,737th most popular biography from United States (down from 16,494th in 2019) and the 5,796th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 29.90

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.66

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.48

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Daniel Franzese by language

Over the past year Daniel Franzese has had the most page views in the with 366,365 views, followed by Spanish (15,193), and German (7,269). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Afrikaans (191.36%), Portuguese (106.09%), and Egyptian Arabic (85.78%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Daniel Franzese ranks 12,311 out of 13,578. Before him are Brett Dier, Kelly Marie Tran, Kate Nash, Johnny Yong Bosch, Colin Ford, and Rafi Gavron. After him are Julian Ovenden, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Austin Abrams, Rider Strong, Mick Wingert, and Quinn Cummings.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Daniel Franzese ranks 941. Before him are Oliver Dowden, Yelena Prokhorova, Andrei Karyaka, Jermain Taylor, Andreas Johansson, and Gao Yao. After him are Denny Vrandečić, Davor Kus, Miri Ben-Ari, Shane Battier, James Obiorah, and Charles Kamathi.

Others Born in 1978

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Daniel Franzese ranks 17,737 out of 20,380. Before him are Colin Ford (1996), Kehlani (1995), Maceo Baston (1976), Kayla Mueller (1988), Peter Craig (1969), and Orlando Jordan (1974). After him are Mike Rowe (1962), Lou Williams (1986), Aaron Lewis (1972), Ben Gibbard (1976), Mike Day (1984), and Christopher Daniel Barnes (1972).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Daniel Franzese ranks 5,796. Before him are Avi Nash (1991), Clifton Davis (1945), Matthew Moy (1984), Kelly Marie Tran (1989), Johnny Yong Bosch (1976), and Colin Ford (1996). After him are Christopher Daniel Barnes (1972), Austin Abrams (1996), Rider Strong (1979), Mick Wingert (1974), Quinn Cummings (1967), and Dean Edwards (1970).

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Television and Movie Roles

War of the Worlds
National Guardsman
Ray Ferrier is a divorced dockworker and less-than-perfect father. Soon after his ex-wife and her new husband drop off his teenage son and young daughter for a rare weekend visit, a strange and powerful lightning storm touches down.
Jun 28o 20056.501 / 10
Mean Girls
Damian Leigh
Cady Heron is a hit with The Plastics, the A-list girl clique at her new school, until she makes the mistake of falling for Aaron Samuels, the ex-boyfriend of alpha Plastic Regina George.
Apr 30o 20047.2 / 10
I Spit on Your Grave
Stanley
Jennifer is a writer working on a new novel and, needing to get out of the city to finish it, hires a riverside apartment in upstate New York to finish her book—attracting the attention of a number of rowdy male locals.
Jun 17o 20106.498 / 10