Daniel J. Travanti

Biography

Daniel J. Travanti was born Danielo Giovanni Travanty on March 7, 1940, in southeastern Wisconsin and raised in Iowa before returning to his native state. He developed a passion for drama at the University of Wisconsin, where he appeared in numerous college plays and turned down football scholarships to pursue acting instead. After studying at Yale School of Drama, Travanti co-starred in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" and went on to appear in notable roles in TV series Hill Street Blues and films like Just Cause and Millennium.