Daniel Franzese
Born | May 9, 1978 |
Hometown | New York City, New York, United States |
Net worth | $500 thousand |
Height | 6'3" (1.91m) |
Parents | Denise Franzese , Ralph "R. J." Franzese |
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Brendan Fraser Defends Wearing Prosthetic Suit for The Whale
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Brendan Fraser Defends Wearing Prosthetics to Play Obese Man in 'The Whale': 'It Was Accurate'
"We felt an obligation ... it was accurate, that was what we strived for," Fraser exclusively told PEOPLE at the film's New York City premiere on Tuesday
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Lindsay Lohan Has 1 Reservation About Doing A 'Mean Girls' Reboot
"Fetch" will never happen, but this reboot may have a chance.
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In The Whale teaser, Brendan Fraser lauds humanity
At just a minute long, the first teaser for The Whale is here, if barely. Darren Aronofsky’s new film—which has been garnering both criticism for its depiction of obesity and Oscar buzz for lead Brendan Fraser—hits theaters in December.
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The Whale Screenwriter Says Film Is 'Diametric Opposite of the Way Obesity' Has Been Portrayed Onscreen
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The Furor Over Brendan Fraser’s Fat Suit in ‘The Whale': Turns Out You CAN Be Too Thin in Hollywood
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Jonathan Bennett and Daniel Franzese Reunite in N.Y.C. Ahead of Mean Girls Day: 'What Gay Is It?'
This mini Mean Girls reunion was so 'fetch'
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RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race Sneak Peek: All Queens Return for the Season 2 Finale
"All season, our celebrity queens have embraced the miracle of drag with their whole heart and soul," RuPaul says in PEOPLE's exclusive First Look at the RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race finale
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Mean Girls' Daniel Franzese is "very conflicted" over Brendan Fraser's casting in The Whale
In a film season marked by drama, spit-takes, and “movies that feel like movies” (will we ever stop worrying, darling?), very few new entries have been able to escape the endless cycle of discourse. Least of all Darren Aronofsky’s The Whale, which stars Brendan Fraser as a 600-pound English teacher and has divided critics and fans since it premiered (to a six-minute standing ovation) at the Venice International Film Festival earlier this month.
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Daniel Franzese Vents Frustration Over Brendan Fraser's Casting in The Whale : 'Why Wear a Fat Suit?'
"I guess you can go ahead and wear a fat suit and do what you got to do and get your Oscar. We'll just sit here, waiting," Daniel Franzese tells PEOPLE
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