Daniel Jacob Stern is an American comedy and adventure actor, director, screenwriter and producer. He has more than seventy movie roles, but most viewers around the world remember him as one of the bandits named Marv Merchants in the comedies Home Alone and Home Alone 2. These films were included in the list of "100 Funniest American Films in 100 Years."
Together with his fellow actor Joe Pesci, who played the second bandit Harry Lyme in the films Home Alone and Home Alone 2, the actor became a contender for inclusion in the list of the AFI's 100 Best Heroes and Villains.
Stern began his creative biography at the end of the 70s of the last century with the youth film "Leaving the Lead", where he immediately got the main role. The script for the film was nominated for an Oscar, and the door to Hollywood immediately opened for the young actor. Over the next few years, Daniel received a huge number of invitations to new projects and was removed constantly.
Before the appearance on the screens of the film "Home Alone", the actor played in different genres. In his creative biography, comedic and tragic images, he starred in dramas, horrors, thrillers and detective stories. But a perfectly performed role in a Christmas comedy that conquered the whole world made him hostage to the comedy role.
early years
The boy was born in the United States in the summer of 1957. Daniel's father worked in social services, and his mother was the manager of the child care and assistance center. Although the parents had nothing to do with art, their sons, and there were two of them in the family, they instilled a love of creativity from birth. It was thanks to his parents and their approach to education that Daniel chose the profession of an actor, and his brother David became a screenwriter.
In theatrical performances, Daniel began to participate in his school years. He played several important roles in famous theatrical plays. And by the age of fourteen he finally decided that he would definitely become an actor.
The family's financial resources were limited, so Daniel started earning money early to help his parents and earn money for further education. Before leaving school, he worked at a gas station and washed cars.
After school, Stern enrolled in acting classes, and soon began performing on stage in Broadway musicals and performances. He worked for a while at the Second Stage Theater company, and then began to try himself in cinema.
Film career
Back in his student years, Stern first appeared on the set, playing an inconspicuous role in the film "As You Like It."
Daniel began a serious career in cinema in 1979. The first role was in the film, which became the winner of the "Oscar" - "Leaving the lead." This was followed by work with the famous director Woody Alain in the film "Memory of Stardust".
Stern got the main role in the film "Eatery". Together with him, such famous actors as: M. Rourke, S. Gutenberg, K. Bacon were involved in the film. The film was highly acclaimed by critics and received several Oscar and Golden Globe nominations.
The artist's next works were roles in the horror film Cannibals - Humanoids from the Dungeons and in the comedy Hannah and Her Sisters. Then Stern began to actively appear in television projects, and in 1990 got his most famous role in the family comedy "Home Alone".
The huge success of the film among the audience led to the decision to shoot the continuation of the tape, and two years later the film "Home Alone 2" was released. From that moment on, the roles of the comedy genre began to appear in Daniel's career. He starred in the films: "Exhausted by the Approach", "Very Wild Things", "Murder in the Center of America", "Defective Detective", "A Long Date", "Bachelor Party in Las Vegas", "Christmas Story 2", "Battle on garlands "," Game over, dude! ".
In addition, Stern begins to try himself in directing, directing several episodes of the TV show "Manhattan", and in writing scripts. The actor also took part in the dubbing of the characters in the cartoon Family Guy and The Simpsons.
Personal life
Daniel's wife in 1980 was Laura Mattos. They have been living together for almost forty years. Three children were born in the marriage: Henry, Sophie and Ella. The children did not follow in the footsteps of their star father. The son is involved in politics, the middle daughter is involved in music, and the youngest is in medicine.
