Danny Masterson
as
Steven Hyde
Born on March 3rd, 1976 (27) Danny has made it big and can you believe that by the age of 16 he starred in 100 commercials!
He has a brother Christopher who is also an actor.
Born and raised in New York, Danny Masterson is already an industry veteran. He began his career in entertainment when he was four and has since established himself as one of the industry's emerging young talents, having performed in a number of challenging roles in both feature films and television series.
He just completed production on Robert Rodriguez's latest feature, "The Faculty,"
Beginning his career as a child model, Masterson gradually moved into commercials, appearing in over 100 by the age of 16. It was then that his family decided to move to Los Angeles. Shortly thereafter, he secured his first motion picture role in the popular sequel "Beethoven's 2nd." He then went on to co-star
with Mathew Modine, Paul Reiser and Randy Quaid in the comedy "Bye Bye Love." In 1997, Masterson worked alongside John Travolta and Nicolas Cage, portraying the outrageous boyfriend of Travolta's daughter in John Woo's summer blockbuster "Face/Off."
Masterson is also no stranger to television, having been a series regular for the last two seasons on "Cybill," playing Christine Baranski's son and Alicia Witt's love interest. His additional television credits include regular roles on "Extreme" and "Joe's Life," as well as recurring roles on "Party of Five," "Roseanne" and "NYPD Blue." Masterson also has guest-starred on the series "Sliders," "American Gothic," "Empty Nest," "Jake and the Fat Man" and "The Tracy Ullman Show," as well as the miniseries "Murderous Passion" and the movie-of-the-week "The Morning After." This last summer Danny worked on a movie entitled "Sex and A Girl".
In addition, Masterson has starred in numerous independent films, including "Dirt Merchant," with Anthony Michael Hall and David Faustino, and "Too Pure," which were both screened at this year's Cannes Film Festival. He has also starred in "Happy Birthday Billy Gale," "Family Values" and "Lunchtime Special."
How he is like Hyde:
"I'm really not like him at all. I grew up with an amazing family, and this kid has no family. Anything he can get his hands on, he takes; he identifies people's weak points and targets them. But he's always there for his friends if they need him; I guess in that way we're alike."
Favorite Hyde moment:
Well, I'm lucky since I've gotten to make out with all the girls from the cast. That's not bad. I like the moment when Hyde kisses Donna, and she slaps his face.
Masterson currently lives in Los Angeles.
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