Date of Birth

13 March 1976, Long Island, New York, USA

Birth Name

Daniel Peter Masterson

Height

5' 10" (1.78 m)

Trade Mark

Afro

Trivia

Older brother of actor Christopher Masterson

His favorite band is Pearl Jam.

Co-hosted the Fox-TV special Woodstock '99 (1999) (TV) with his "That '70s Show" (1998) co-star Wilmer Valderrama.

He is frequently the guest DJ in several Los Angeles clubs, going by the name DJ DonkeyPunch, but later changed the name to DJ Mom Jeans.

Attended the Pasadena Art Center for a semester, but work kept interfering with attending classes.

Went to public school thru 10th grade but had to switch to tutoring to graduate, as the acting jobs became more frequent and lengthy.

Older half-brother of Alanna Masterson and Jordy Masterson from his mother's second marriage. Older half brother of Will Masterson from his father's second marriage.

He and his fellow castmates from "That '70s Show" (1998), Topher Grace (Eric) and Laura Prepon (Donna) have made guest appearances on "King of the Hill" (1997), but not all in the same episode.

Co-owner of a Los Angeles restaurant, Dolce, with _"That '70s Show" (1998)_ co-stars Wilmer Valderrama and Ashton Kutcher.

Club promoter: Sunday nights at Guy's, a jazz band/Cotton Club era. [2004]

With his brother Chris and That '70s Show costar Laura Prepon has invested in "Card Player Magazine".

Currently resides in Los Angeles, California and New York City. [2006]

Hosts radio show: Feel my heat in Los Angeles. (Indie 103.1)

Was a child model at the tender age of four before taking the turn to acting.

He paid $2,995,000 to purchase a 4,323-square-foot house in Los Angeles' Los Feliz area that once was owned by rock and roll legend Chuck Berry. [2007]

Personal Quotes

"When I was 15, my parents left town for a month. They hid the keys to the car, but I found them. That month, I drove my stepdad's Thunderbird Super Coupe into Manhattan every day, and I would crank Cypress Hill as I flew around the city, racing the taxis."

"If I could make millions of dollars being a softball player, I would quit acting in a second."

"I've never smoked pot. I don't even take aspirin. I know people who do a lot of drugs, and they keep thinking about things from the past and things ahead. But they're not living right here and now."

~ Updated: 2008-06-12 ~