1. Danny Davies Gans was an American singer, comedian and vocal impressionist.
14 Facts About Danny Gans
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Danny Gans was drafted by the Chicago White Sox after being named an All-America at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo where he was a Physical Education major.
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Danny Gans began his career on the road, performing mostly at private corporate functions.
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Danny Gans started his Las Vegas stay at the Stratosphere Hotel in 1996.
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Danny Gans's show there was successful, and he moved over to the Rio in 1998.
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In 2000, Gans' show moved again, this time to The Mirage, where the Danny Gans Theatre was built for him.
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In February 2009, Danny Gans changed venues again and performed at Encore Las Vegas, the sister property to Wynn Las Vegas.
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Danny Gans died on May 1,2009, at his home in Henderson, Nevada, shortly after his wife called paramedics saying he was having difficulty breathing.
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Danny Gans is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.
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Danny Gans had been noted many times for his role in Bull Durham, although his role in the movie was ultimately downsized.
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Danny Gans used this role as an addition to his resume, even going on Roy Firestone's show and promoting the role while holding a picture of himself from the movie to prove that he was, in fact, in it.
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Danny Gans played Roger in the television series Silk Stalkings for 12 episodes, played Scott Babylon in the sitcom Duet, and reprised his role in the spin-off Open House.
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Danny Gans had an uncredited cameo as himself in the sci-fi adventure movie Race to Witch Mountain.
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Danny Gans was mentioned several times, but did not appear, in an episode of the sitcom Gary Unmarried.