Danny McBride(I)
- Writer
- Stunts
- Actor
As the quintessential Navy Brat, McBride spent his formative years
living a nomadic lifestyle, moving from one tropical locale to another.
His family was transferred, on average, once every three years. At
first this was tough on Danny and his younger sister, Kelly. Packing up
memories and saying good-bye to close friends soon became all too
commonplace. But to a young boy, the mystery of the jungle and
unparalleled beauty of the coral reefs quickly took hold of Danny and
he fell deeply in love with the tropics... and, of course, movies at
the local Navy base theaters! He has made his home in Hawaii, Guam,
Florida, The Panama Canal Zone, and the Philippines. And each place is
"home" to him in its own special way. His father, Daniel, a special
agent for the Naval Investigative Service, instilled in his son a deep
respect for nature and history. He also taught him to scuba dive, fish,
and explore. As a voracious reader, he urged his son to absorb as much
literature as possible which opened up a whole new world for Danny and
eventually led to his career as a budding screenwriter. Danny's mother,
Pati, a talented folk painter, urged him to be creative, caring, and,
above all else, loyal to his true friends... which, according to Danny
was "Crucial to surviving the most dangerous jungle of all -- Los
Angeles." In the 1980s Danny caught the music bug and began to gig
extensively around the San Diego area. He played in a myriad of bands
including: Sabotage, American Steel, Copper Head, and Dirty Blonde. In
1990 he moved to Hollywood and formed Love Stomp with his childhood
friend, Steve Johnson. But, as fate would have it, movies were always
Danny's first love and slowly but surely his urge to make music was
replaced by a strong desire to become a film maker. In 1992 he
befriended Scott McElroy, a talented stuntman, who quickly introduced him to
the world of film action. Together, as business partners, they formed
The Scuba Dudes Action Team and soon began to coordinate a string of
low budget features. It was during this time that Danny and Scott
befriended 'Brad Martin' who would eventually become a superstar stuntman.
Together, they began to dream of the day when they could put their
"team" to work and make features of their own. In 2000, Danny met an
extremely talented music video/commercial director named Len Wiseman and
together they began to develop movie projects. Following in the
footsteps of Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin, and under the urging and guidance of
their agent, Nick Reed at ICM, Danny and Len forged a strong
writer/director partnership and have recently inked several deals. Len
will be directing his first feature, Underworld, written by Danny, for
Lakeshore Entertainment. Also, as a writing team, Danny and Len will be
penning the supernatural thriller Black Chapter for Disney, with
Antoine Fuqua attached to direct.