1. Daniel Peter Masterson was born on March 13,1976 and is an American actor and convicted rapist.
27 Facts About Danny Masterson
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Danny Masterson portrayed Steven Hyde in That '70s Show, Milo Foster in Men at Work, and Jameson "Rooster" Bennett in The Ranch.
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In May 2023, Danny Masterson was convicted of raping two women in 2003.
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Danny Masterson is a Scientologist, as were his victims at the time of the assaults.
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Danny Masterson was born on Long Island, New York, to Carol and Peter Danny Masterson.
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Danny Masterson grew up in Albertson, Garden City, and East Williston in Nassau County.
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Danny Masterson has a brother, actor Christopher Danny Masterson, who played Francis on Malcolm in the Middle.
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Danny Masterson starred in musicals at the age of eight and began acting as well.
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Danny Masterson starred in all eight seasons of That '70s Show.
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Danny Masterson had a role in the 2008 comedy Yes Man.
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Danny Masterson starred with his real-life future wife, Bijou Phillips, in the 2009 drama The Bridge to Nowhere.
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In 2011, Danny Masterson guest starred as James Roland in USA Network's White Collar.
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Danny Masterson portrayed Jerry Rubin in the 2010 movie, The Chicago 8.
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In 2012, Danny Masterson appeared in the film Alter Egos, directed by Jordan Galland.
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Danny Masterson starred alongside Sam Elliott, Ashton Kutcher, and Elisha Cuthbert in the Netflix comedy series The Ranch from 2016 to 2018.
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The allegations and the resulting trial caused Danny Masterson to be the only surviving main or supporting cast member of That '70s Show not to be invited back to the sequel series That '90s Show, and his character of Steven Hyde was simply not mentioned in the new series.
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Danny Masterson began DJing at Los Angeles night clubs in 1997 as a hobby, under the name DJ Donkey Punch, but it soon became a side business.
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Danny Masterson is a self-described "rock and hip hop fanatic", and is a fan of indie, electro, and funk music, all of which he primarily DJed with.
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Danny Masterson appeared as part of a poker team, the Unabombers, in the 2005 GSN series The James Woods Gang vs The Unabombers.
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Danny Masterson had hosted celebrity poker events, such as the Phat Farm Stuff Casino Weekend Poker Tournament, in which he won the tournament.
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Danny Masterson was dropped as a client by United Talent Agency.
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On June 17,2020, Danny Masterson was charged with raping a 23-year-old woman in 2001, a 28-year-old woman in early 2003, and a 23-year-old woman in late 2003.
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Danny Masterson was incarcerated at Men's Central Jail in Los Angeles, in "administrative segregation" for his safety.
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Danny Masterson's lawyers have said they will appeal the conviction.
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Danny Masterson was admitted to North Kern State Prison on December 27,2023, after months of post-sentencing hearings.
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Danny Masterson was moved to and now resides at California Men's Colony.
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In January 2024, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge denied bail for Danny Masterson pending an appeal with worries Danny Masterson could flee.