Danny Lloyd

Danny Lloyd
Born (1972-10-13) October 13, 1972
Pekin, Illinois, United States
Occupation Teacher
Years active 1979–1982

Danny Lloyd (born October 13, 1972, confirmed by Lloyd himself) is an American teacher and former actor most known for his role as Danny Torrance in the horror film The Shining (1980), an adaptation of Stephen King's 1977 novel of the same name.[1]

Life and career

Lloyd's first and best-known role is that of Danny Torrance in Stanley Kubrick's The Shining (1980).[2] He was selected for the role due to his ability to maintain his concentration for extended periods. In the DVD commentary by Garrett Brown and John Baxter, they state that Kubrick was able to film all of Lloyd's scenes without the six-year-old actor realizing he was in a horror film. He was led to believe that he was just acting in a drama film about a family who lives in a hotel.

Lloyd was also interviewed in Making 'The Shining' (1980), filmed by Vivian Kubrick. Despite his well-received performance in The Shining, Lloyd retired from acting after his appearance as 'Young Liddy' in the television film, Will: G. Gordon Liddy (1982).[1]

In 2007, Lloyd became a biology professor at a community college in Elizabethtown, Kentucky.[3]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1980The ShiningDanny Torrance
1982Will: G. Gordon LiddyYoung LiddyTV Movie, (final film role)
1984Terror in the AislesDanny Torrance(archival footage)

References

  1. 1 2 "Danny Lloyd - About This Person". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-06-06.
  2. ↑ Maslin, Janet (1980-05-23). "Movie Review: The Shining". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-06-06.
  3. ↑ Daniel, Hugo (2013-10-07). "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. New York. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
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