Dan Futterman

Dan Futterman: Biography in Details

Who is Dan Futterman?

Dan Futterman is an Academy Award-nominated screenwriter, actor, and producer. He is renowned as Danny of A Mighty Heart.

Last, in 2018, he produced the series, The Looming Tower.

Upcoming Projects

Currently, he is associated with the TV series, Rush as a Producer and Writer. As of now, the series is in the stage of the pre-production stage.

Dan Futterman: Age, Parents, Ethnicity

Dan Futterman was born on the 8th of June 1967 in Silver Spring, Maryland. His birth name is Daniel Paul Futterman.

His mother, Linda Futterman-Roth is a psychoanalysis by profession. Whereas his father, Stanley Futterman is a lawyer. His parental ancestors were from Russia whereas her maternal ancestors were from Ukraine.

He has three siblings. They are raised in a conservative Judaism environment. They are of the Russian-Ukraine ethnicity.

In 1985, Dan Futterman graduated from Mamaroneck High School in Mamaroneck, New York. Later, in 1985, he earned his bachelor’s degree from Columbia University.

Dan Futterman: Professional life, Career

Acting Career

In the early ’90s, Dan Futterman started his acting career as a theater artist. His first play, Club Soda was produced by WPA Production.

Following the play, he made his appearance in plays including Angels in America as Volubel Louis Ironson and A Fair Country. 

At the same time, he was exploring his career in the movie too. In 1991, he debuted in the movie with the movie, Daughters of Privilege.

The same year, he appeared in the movies; The Fisher King as second Punk and Big Girls Don’t Cry … They Get Even as Josh.

To date, Dan Futterman has appeared in more than 15 movies. Some of his movies along with the year and characters are-

Besides that, he has made his appearance in series including Will & Grace, Judging Amy, and Political Animals. 

Screenwriter & Producing Career

In 2005, he debuted as the producer and writer of the movie, Capote. The movie is based on the life event of Truman Capote who learned about the murder of the Kansas family.

For the screenplay, he was also nominated for Oscar. Also, he won the Independent Spirit Award and BSFC Awards for the scriptwriting of the movie.

In 2010, he contributed his script to the series, In Treatment. Also, he happens to be the producer of the series. After that, in 2014, he produced and wrote the movie, Foxcatcher. For the movie, he was nominated for an Oscar for the second time.

Moving forwards, he produced the series the mini-series like Gracpoint and The Looming Tower. 

Dan Futterman: Net Worth, Salary

As of 2020, he has an estimated net worth of $18 million. As a screenwriter, he makes in the range of $21k to $248k. Besides that, his earnings as a producer are in the range of $37k to $140k.

Apart from that, as an actor, he earns in the range of $20k to $215k.

Dan Futterman: Controversy & Rumors

As of now, he has managed to maintain his dignity as an entertainment personality. To date, Dan Futterman has not been through any sort of controversy or scandal that created a buzz in the media.

Also, Dan Futterman has managed to maintain his distance from rumors too.

Body Measurements: Height & Weight

Dan Futterman has blue eyes with black hair. He stands at a height of 5 feet 9 inches and weighs around 75 kg.

Social Media

This actor is not active on any sort of media profile including Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

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