Danny Lloyd
American former child actor (born 1972)
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::summary American former child actor (born 1972) ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Danny Lloyd |
| image | Danny Lloyd Photo Op Nightmare Weekend Richmond 2023 (cropped).jpg |
| caption | Lloyd in 2023 |
| birth_name | Daniel Edward Sidney Lloyd |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Tremont, Illinois, U.S. |
| years_active | 1978–1982, 2019 |
| known_for | The Shining |
| children | 4 |
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| name = Danny Lloyd | image = Danny Lloyd Photo Op Nightmare Weekend Richmond 2023 (cropped).jpg | caption = Lloyd in 2023 | birth_name = Daniel Edward Sidney Lloyd | birth_date = | birth_place = Tremont, Illinois, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | years_active = 1978–1982, 2019 |known_for=The Shining | children = 4
Daniel Edward Sidney Lloyd (born October 13, 1972) is an American former child actor best known for his role as Danny Torrance in Stanley Kubrick's The Shining. After appearing in Will: G. Gordon Liddy, Lloyd retired from acting. He became a professor at the Elizabethtown Community and Technical College in 2004.
Early life
Lloyd was born in Tremont, Illinois.
Career
At the age of six, he was cast as Danny Torrance in Stanley Kubrick's The Shining, a horror film adaptation of Stephen King's 1977 novel of the same name. He was selected for the role due to his ability to maintain his concentration for extended periods. Kubrick was protective of Lloyd during production; he believed he was acting in a drama instead of a horror movie. Lloyd said in an interview with The Guardian that "The Shining was a good experience. I look back on it fondly. What happened to me was I didn't really do much else after the film. So you kind of have to lay low and live a normal life." He was not allowed to watch the film until five years after production.
After playing a young G. Gordon Liddy in the television film Will: G. Gordon Liddy (1982), Lloyd retired from acting. In 2004, he became an associate professor at the department of biology at the Elizabethtown Community and Technical College in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. He does not discuss his work on The Shining with his students.
In 2019, Lloyd made a cameo as a spectator at a baseball game in Mike Flanagan's horror film Doctor Sleep, a sequel to The Shining. He was cast after being contacted by Flanagan on Twitter for the role. After seeing the trailer, Lloyd remarked: "It looked really good, I was curious since there is a fine line they have to walk with Stephen King and Stanley Kubrick. It looks like they found a way to pay tribute to both."
Personal life
Lloyd is married and has four children. He keeps his personal life private and rarely accepts interviews.
Filmography
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes | 1980 | 1982 | 2019 |
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| The Shining | Danny Torrance | Film | ||||
| Will: G. Gordon Liddy | Young G. Gordon Liddy | Television film | ||||
| Doctor Sleep | Spectator | Film; cameo | ||||
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References
References
- Flick, Bill. (October 19, 2015). "Flick: Danny's taken a 'shining' to real life". [[The Pantagraph]].
- Maslin, Janet. (May 23, 1980). "Movie Review: The Shining". [[The New York Times]].
- Ellen, Barbara. (October 29, 2017). "What a Shining example to child stars of today". [[Guardian News and Media Limited]].
- Lucia Bozzola. (2013). "Danny Lloyd - About This Person". [[The New York Times]].
- (November 13, 2020). "How Stanley Kubrick protected child actor Danny Lloyd while creating 'The Shining' - Far Out Magazine".
- "Danny Lloyd – the kid in The Shining: 'I was promised that tricycle after filming but it never came' {{!}} Movies {{!}} The Guardian".
- Shutt, Mike. (July 23, 2023). "The Shining's Danny Wasn't Allowed To See The Full Movie Until 5 Years After Filming".
- (October 29, 2017). "Así es el niño de 'El resplandor' en la actualidad".
- O'Connor, John J.. (January 10, 1982). "TV View; IS THIS AUTOBIOGRAPHY REALLY NECESSARY?". The New York Times.
- Torres, Libby. "THEN AND NOW: The cast of 'The Shining' 40 years later".
- (October 7, 2013). "All work and no play — Dan Lloyd who played Danny Torrence in 'The Shining' went on to be a pig farmer and a high school teacher". [[New York Daily News]].
- Lakritz, Talia. "12 surprising jobs that former child stars do today".
- Hough, Quinn. (November 14, 2019). "The Shining's Danny Has A Cameo In Doctor Sleep".
- White, Nicholas. (October 30, 2019). "How 'Doctor Sleep' Filmmakers Pulled Off That 'Shining' Cameo". [[Variety (magazine).
- (June 14, 2019). "'Shining' Actor Danny Lloyd "Surprised" by 'Doctor Sleep' Trailer".
- Kennedy, Michael. (June 18, 2020). "What Happened to Danny Lloyd After The Shining".
- Volmers, Eric. (June 21, 2019). "The Shining's Danny Lloyd starred in one of the most iconic horror films of all time before settling into a quiet, normal life".
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